All About Eve
Matt Fisher, the owner of eight-month-old Tallulah (4539 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-942-7585), hasn’t slept since summer. He signed a deal in late August on the old Flapjaws space (840 N. Wabash Ave.) in the Gold Coast, which he is rehabbing and renaming Eve—and he has his chef at Tallulah, Troy Graves, crafting a menu to be ready by the time…
Lake View gets a horse of a slightly different color
Five top restaurants whose chefs offer intriguing single-subject cooking classes
Duchamp, Soul, Mana Food Bar, Tamalli
If you think “el-two-oh” is a new overhead train line, guess again; and West Town’s Mexique makes the case for Mex-French
No Dish Today
Pollack & Ruby came down with a severe case of playoff fever, but they will be back next week with a full lineup of hot news and cool scoops.
A second location in up-and-coming Logan Square is a natural move for Northside Bar & Grill
River North Ranch
Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant & Lounge, which closed on September 20th, will reopen under the same ownership on October 1st as Farmerie 58 (58 E. Ontario St.; 312-440-1818), a 150-seat “farm-centric” contemporary American restaurant. “It wasn’t doing poorly,” says Brian Newman, the general manager. “We just felt there were better concepts to really utilize this space.” Such as one that employs a former farmer who is dedicated to sustainable, organic products, and dishes such as…
Truth Be Toad
Pollack ate her first sugar toad. That’s the amuse Jimmy Sneed sends out to every diner at his just-opened SugarToad (2139 CityGate Ln., Naperville; 630-778-8623). She also tried the sweetbread with a poached egg on arugula (hearty and enjoyable) and turnip soup with smoked bacon (more, please). So what’s up with sugar toads? They’re a nice gesture but…
October 2008: Brioche Bostock with Chocolate Berry Jam
