The 27 Best Restaurants in Chicago This December By Penny Pollack A re-creation of a 1930s Shanghai supper club, a festival of rural Midwestern flavors, and more Read more
Trotter Vet Guillermo Tellez Joins Mercadito Hospitality By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The former Trotter’s chef de cuisine (and IHOP short-order cook) replaces Ryan Poli. Read more
Cookies & Carnitas Available Under One Roof in Edgewater By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The new café/bakery/coffee shop hybrid serves exactly what its name says it does: cookies and carnitas. Read more
South America Meets North Shore at Fish Head By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The Highwood restaurant specializes in Ecuadorean seafood. Read more
The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago for Families By Penny Pollack Everyone you ever knew is in town—with kids. Here’s where to eat. Read more
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now By Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby Dusek's, Tanta, and more places everyone in Chicago wants to try in December. Read more
At Kinmont, Try the Rough Fish By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer Chef Duncan Biddulph will focus on infrequently eaten seafood species when the River North place opens in February. Read more
The Man Behind the Counter at City Dough is John Bubala By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The Lake View restaurant, with help from the veteran of Quartino and Thyme, starts serving dinner next week. Read more
Sarah Koechling Takes Over Dessert at the Bristol and Balena By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The pastry chef will be introducing some new desserts—but she promises not to touch that Basque cake at the Bristol. Read more
At Puebla, Mexican Standards Step Up By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer The suburban St. Charles spot is taking some risks with the help of a well-seasoned consulting chef. Read more
