Branching Out
After teaming up with Pete Wentz and Co. to open Angels & Kings last year, Howard Natinsky is set to open Branch 27 in January.
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Weekend Photos: Rebel Bar & Grill
It’s go-time for holiday sweaters. Tacky pullovers that almost never see the
light of day get not one but two airings this week: Once on Christmas Day in
honor of Grandma Gertie, who crocheted the darn thing in the first place;
and once this past Friday, when revelers donned their kitschiest knitwear
for Chicago Sport and Social’s holiday sweater party at Rebel Bar &
Grill…
Check Back Tuesday
Nightspotting is juggling the holiday crazies. Check back on Monday for on-the-scene photos of seasonal tippling and again on Tuesday for the latest in nightlife news.
The Stein Report
Quick Bite
On a no-man’s-land stretch at the edge of Uptown, six-week-old Monticchio (4882 N. Clark St.; 773-275-7080) could someday qualify as a pioneer. We were intrigued by the Tuscan-contemporary spot after the owner, Jim Delelio, said about his Neapolitan pizza, “I didn’t want to put myself out there as the best pizza in Chicago. Even if we are. . . .” So Pollack checked the place out. Decent pizza, nice slice of moist banana cake, but the showstopper was…
Dining Tidbits
Chef Ryan McCaskey, Jamaica Jamaica, Eve, and Farmerie 58
Dining Out: Dream Teams
Take a seasoned chef, put him in a modern space with a slick bar, and turn him loose. Two new spots follow the tried-and-true formula
Weekend Photos: Wrigleyville Pub Crawl
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a PBR with a whiskey chaser—or so went the caroling this past Saturday at the annual 12 Bars of Christmas pub crawl, a lubricated all-day slide through the watering holes of Wrigleyville. Early birds got started at the Cubby Bear at 9:30 a.m.; we snapped revelers a little later in the day at Harry Caray’s Tavern…
Dish Flash
Failure to Communicate
Today’s big news: Roland Liccioni, who put Le Français back on the map in the nineties, is apparently leaving Old Town Brasserie (1209 N. Wells St.; 312-943-3000) just before Christmas. “I’m going to France to visit my mother, take some time off,” Liccioni says. After that, he has no plans, but would like to stay in Chicago. Bob Djahanguiri, OTB’s owner, sees it differently. “I told him…
Mile High Club
Dizzying views, sexy catsuits: Vertigo takes River North for a ride
Front Burner: Chris Pandel
Monkey Bread with Dill, Butter, and Sea Salt