Graham Meyer

The trend-wave of Korean tacos welcomes a new player: the forthcoming Del Seoul (2568 N. Clark St.; 773-248-4227), which we first heard about from a New York Times story about the trend... Read more

Stein and Dine The mystery about who would helm the kitchen of The Florentine (JW Marriott, 151 W. Adams St.; no phone yet), the upcoming Chicago debut of BLT Restaurant Group, didn’t stay mysterious for long... Read more

Thai One On

Arun Sampanthavivat, the chef at the renowned upscale-Thai restaurant Arun’s, is teaming up with two business partners, the city of Chicago, and Thai investors to build Thai Town Center (4461 N. Pulaski Rd.), a kind of Thai community center that will feature a restaurant with Arun’s cuisine... Read more

Rodelio Aglibot, whom Chicagoans know as the chef at Sunda, has moved to New York to take the position of executive corporate chef of the BLT Restaurant Group. Aglibot will oversee the menus of the group’s 18 restaurants, including the 11 BLT Steaks, the many-starred steak houses that launched the chain. He will remain associated with Sunda as a consulting chef... Read more

The barbecuing of Chicago continues, and we’re not talking about the weather. Tomorrow at 11 a.m., Rub BBQ Company (2407 W. Lunt Ave.; 773-675-1410) opens its doors for business... Read more