Review: Downtown, Plus a Revisit of River North’s Other Gay Bar, Second Story
DOWN(TOWN) AND OUT: A gay nightlife scene in River North? According to your smartphone—Yes!
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Pancetta Omelet @ Meli Cafe & Juice Bar
@pennypollack: Full disclosure: I’m not a breakfast person but the pancetta-laced omelet @ Meli Cafe could turn me around. http://yfrog.com/gy58wctj MELI CAFE & JUICE BAR: 301 S Halsted, Chicago, 312-454-0748
Greg Biggers, the New Chef at Café des Architectes
Nine Questions for Greg Biggers
The new chef at Café des Architectes (Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, 20 E. Chestnut St.; 312-324-4063) is Greg Biggers…
Reviews: Chicago Cut Steakhouse and Mastro's
RIVER NORTH STEAKOUT: Meat, the new boss—same as the old boss
Privét Party: A new Gold Coast club dials up the luxe in the old Le Passage space
Comparing itself to the nightspots of Vegas, Dubai, and Ibiza—and an answer to the “run-of-the-mill, overpriced, watered-down clubs of Chicago”—the Gold Coast lounge Privét opens tonight at 937 North Rush Street…
Review: Bangers & Lace
DEER OLD ENGLAND: The British pub invasion takes a wood-paneled detour through the North Woods
French Revelation: A First Sip at Maude’s Liquor Bar
For a spot that’s only been open a week and a day, the West Loop scene-stealer Maude’s Liquor Bar—brought to us by the owner of Gilt Bar and Curio, and one of my most fervently anticipated nightlife openings of 2011—was sailing a smooth ship last night during The Chaser’s first visit…
A First Look at Bistro One West
Pollack’s Dinner at Bistro One West in 111 Words
Bistro One West (1 W. Illinois St., St. Charles; 630-444-0600) has a comfortable dining room tucked inside a building that’s a tad hard to find in the dark…
Weekend Photos: Haymarket Pub & Brewery
“I don’t call myself the brewmaster,” says Pete Crowley, a Rock Bottom vet and co-owner of the new Haymarket Pub & Brewery in the West Loop (also, the new home of Drinking & Writing). “I call myself the director of fermentation…
Brendan Sodikoff on Maude’s Liquor Bar
The new West Loop cocktail lounge also features classic, uncontrived French cooking