The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now: February 2023

January 20, 2023January 19, 2023 by Lynette Smith

The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month

Finding Sujan Sarkar

January 24, 2023January 18, 2023 by Lynette Smith

From top: Egg curry, lamb chop, yogurt chaat

The Indian chef delivers big flavors at Indienne, but his dishes are short on personality.

Qing Xiang Yuan’s Pork Dumplings

January 13, 2023January 12, 2023 by Lynette Smith

Here’s a get-rich-quick scheme we should all get behind on Lunar New Year: dumplings. “People say the more you eat during New Year time, the more money you will make next year,” says Jesse Li of the Chinatown dumpling authority Qing Xiang Yuan. Li credits the tasty little pockets’ auspiciousness to their shape, said to … Read more

Lunch Bunch

March 23, 2023January 11, 2023 by Lynette Smith

Every morning just before lunchtime my phone lights up with a message from Madhura Cafe’s WhatsApp group chat about the restaurant’s daily thali. And every day it occasions such an intense hunger pang that I consider making the 30-minute drive from my house to the little strip mall in Deerfield where the restaurant resides. Madhura … Read more

Ask the Dining Editor

September 6, 2023January 9, 2023 by Lynette Smith

Illustration of a woman sitting at a table, holding a knife and fork

Where should I go for date night tomorrow? I’ve had fantastic date night dinners at Dear Margaret (2965 N. Lincoln Ave., Lake View) and Monteverde (1020 W. Madison St., West Loop), but you’re probably not getting in on such short notice. So go grab a reservation for next month’s date night. Now for tomorrow … … Read more