Duran European Sandwiches Café Serves the Cutest Little Lunches By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Three of these open-faced treats is enough for a totally adorable lunch. Read more
The High Noon Saloon Takes Tamales and Bourbon to Wicker Park By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The replacement for People Tapas Lounge, under the same ownership, will have a Rick Bayless alumnus whipping up Tex-Mex in the kitchen. Read more
How Conservative Is Lyric Opera’s Next Season, Exactly? By Graham Meyer For opera in Chicago, is a repertory full of familiar titles really such a bad thing? Read more
Central Standard Has a Charming Take on Local Food By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Roger Greenfield's next project sources its concepts and its ingredients only from places on Central time. Read more
Nine Questions for Rene De Leon, the Next Big Name in Chicago Dining By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The chef tells how his time in the kitchens at Alinea and Next have shaped his plans to run Billy Lawless’s upcoming West Town restaurant. Read more
Glencoe Will Finally Get an Ambitious Restaurant By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Guildhall opens down the street from the town's Writers’ Theatre next week. Read more
Has Bucktown's Pizza House Created the Perfect Crust? By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer This Cortland Street place makes a convincing case that a 12-inch pie is the ideal size, "crustwise." Read more
A Superstar Pastry Chef Is Opening Her Own Chicago Shop By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Hsing Chen plans to be making fancy cakes in her own place by the fall. Read more
Erwin Drechsler Is Back in the Restaurant Game By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The former chef/owner of Erwin returns to the kitchen at Winnetka’s Cafe Aroma. Read more
Sweet Baby Ray's Brings a Beautiful Brisket to Wrigleyville By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The barbecue chain will debut its 17th homemade sauce, and its first city location, in time for baseball season. Read more
