Son of a Butcher Will Serve Offbeat Cuts in Logan Square By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Don't come here looking for filet mignon–chef Frank Valdez is focusing on funkier cuts. Read more
The Ear Taxi Festival Will Celebrate Chicago New Music By Graham Meyer The inclusive four-day event’s organizers are seriously planning ahead. Read more
Wilco's Glenn Kotche Can Turn Anything Into an Instrument By Graham Meyer The famous drummer is collaborating with Third Coast Percussion with some bizarre noise makers. Read more
Nomi Kitchen Gets a New, Globe-Trotting Chef By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Satoru Takeuchi–Take for short–goes for some international accents on the spot's farm-to-table fare. Read more
Land and Sea Dept. Will Revive the Cherry Circle Room By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer With a veteran of the Gage in the kitchen. Read more
The Aptly Named Pizza Bar Will Have Three Kinds of Pizza By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer And its principals, Rich Labriola and Chris Macchia, know their pies. Read more
How Chicago Scored the James Beard Foundation Awards This Year By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Plus how a venue change made the awards step up their game. Read more
The Budlong Will Be Lincoln Square's Hot Chicken Destination This Summer By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer If two styles of fried chicken aren't enticement enough, there are also buttermilk biscuits and Spudnuts to be had. Read more
Boeufhaus Brings Beefy Fine Dining to Western Avenue By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer This month-old, beefcentric spot on the border of Ukrainian Village and Humboldt Park is about to add a lunch menu as well. Read more
Chicago Opera Theater Operates on a $2.9 Million Budget. Here's How. By Graham Meyer General director Andreas Mitisek shares how his company gets by on an annual budget that less than 5 percent of the Lyric Opera's. Read more
