The Chipotle Effect is Ruining Chicago Restaurants By Penny Pollack Where is the chef? Where is the bartender? Where is the damned kitchen? Read more
Block 37 Gets Another Massive Restaurant with the Dearborn By Penny Pollack and Matt Pollock Though Amy and Clodagh Lawless come from a restaurant family, the forthcoming American tavern is their first solo venture. Read more
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now By Penny Pollack Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants in December Read more
A New Restaurant Spices Up North Center By Penny Pollack and Matt Pollock Kick, located in the former Sola space, focuses on keeping things fiery. Read more
Is Latinicity Eataly Redux? By Penny Pollack Richard Sandoval’s new venture showcases all of Latin America in one space. Read more
Vivial Takes Over the Spencer's Jolly Posh Space By Penny Pollack and Matt Pollock The owner is the same, but everything else is different. Read more
Hearth Takes Over in the Homestead Hotel By Penny Pollack and Matt Pollock It will fill the void left by Quince. Read more
Riley Huddleston Will Man the Kitchens at the LondonHouse Hotel By Penny Pollack and Matt Pollock He'll have a lot on his plate, including a super-exclusive private dining room. Read more
Browntrout Reinvents Itself as a Pop-Up Diner This Weekend By Penny Pollack and Matt Pollock Can't swing by this weekend? In a couple weeks, it'll turn into something completely different. Read more
Forbidden Root's Brewpub Will Serve Botanical Beers and Elevated Bar Food By Penny Pollack and Matt Pollock Dan Weiland (Trenchermen, Blackbird) will run the kitchen when it opens this winter. Read more
