Connie’s Pizza Is Coming to the Viagra Triangle By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The corporate pizza giant brings a retail operation to an unexpected place. Read more
Drinking With Mason Bates By Graham Meyer Over expensive cocktails at the Aviary, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's composer-in-residence talked Steely Dan, gin, and his plan for the MusicNow series. Read more
Oceanique, You Don’t Look a Day Over 17 By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The Evanston fine-dining restaurant celebrates its silver anniversary with a makeover and a summer vacation. Read more
Michael Dean Reynolds Is in Love With His Menu at Bread & Wine By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The Gage and Leopold alumnus, the new chef at the Irving Park spot, will have a new menu in place by the end of June. Read more
Meet and Eat With BBQ Royalty at the Windy City Smokeout By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The smells will be pungent and the air thick with pig smoke at the corner of Illinois and Rush this July 12 -14. Read more
Before You Look at Parson’s Fried Chicken, Grab a Napkin To Wipe Up Your Drool By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Among the fried food, Parson's Chicken & Fish actually sneaks some haute cuisine onto its menu. Read more
The Beethoven Festival Is a Fantastic and Strange Work of Art By Graham Meyer This fun, free-flowing music festival is not easily confused with the other classical events in Chicago this summer. Read more
A Restaurant Called Bentley Will Park in Lake View This June By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer There will be local-seasonal food from the Lokal chef, Ian Flowers, plus craft beer, cocktails, and brunch. Read more
Spoon Thai’s Former Chef Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Rainbow Cuisine, just up Western Avenue, has been discovered by the foodies. Read more
Kitchen 17 Is a New Vegan Restaurant With Homemade Burgers and Chicken Salad By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer At Don Clements' new East Lake View spot, the vegan cheese is the only thing not made from scratch. Read more
