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Charlie Trotter’s Veteran Matthias Merges to Open Yusho
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Yusho Crazy
After leavingCharlie Trotter’s last October to strike out on his own, Matthias Merges lays the first brick in his own business this November with a yakitori-inspired restaurant in Logan Square called Yusho... Read more
Dish Flash: Michael Shrader Leaving Epic to Open Urban Union on Taylor Street
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
The stretch of Taylor Street in Little Italy continues to add new restaurants at a pace as blisteringly hot as a Neapolitan crust. The chef Michael Shrader has given notice at Epic and is teaming up with Jason Chan (Butter) to open Urban Union (1421 W. Taylor St.; no phone yet) this fall, if all goes well... Read more
Sunday Dinner Masterminds to Open Honey Butter Fried Chicken
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Hi, Honey
Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp, who run the underground dining club Sunday Dinner, discovered how glorious fried chicken tastes with honey butter when their staff tried it while eating their meals in the kitchen at a dinner a couple of years ago... Read more
Jacky's on Prairie Bought by Its Chef, Menu to Shrink
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
I Cook, Therefore I Am
Now several overhauls away from the original Jacky, Jacky’s on Prairie has new owners—Jonadab Silva and Erin Silva Winston, also known as the current chef and the pastry chef... Read more
The Thai Menu at Next Is a Party
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Jeff Ruby's Meal at Next in 280 Words
Chicago magazine’s chief dining critic, Jeff Ruby, sent Dish this report on the new Thai menu at Next... Read more