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With Next, Grant Achatz Returns to Escoffier, Again
By Whet Moser
The Alinea chef's moment of gastronomic time-travel is due to present its first menu, a tribute to the legendary French chef drawn from his "Le Guide Culinaire," on April 1. But it's not the first time Achatz has served up Escoffier's recipes. Read more
Why Rahm Emanuel Won
By Whet Moser
Meet the new boss, the logical next step after the old boss: Rahm Emanuel will replace Mayor Daley as the mayor of Chicago after a convincing win that emerged from money, power, and history. Read more
Dish Flash: From Red Light to Red Meat
By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer
Jackie Shen, whose long and eclectic career includes stints everywhere from Le Français to a diner in Old Irving Park, moves from Red Light to Chicago Cut Steakhouse. Read more
Dave Duerson, Concussions, and the NFL Players' Union Battle
By Whet Moser
The latest development in the tragic death of the Bears' great is that Duerson's brain will go to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy so that it can be studied for trauma. It's another chapter in a story that's been haunting the NFL for a decade, and an issue that looms over a pending lockout. Read more
Five Things Sipped and Heard Lately
By Amalie Drury
Even though I’m nursing a margarita seaside in Puerto Vallarta while you read this (destination weddings, don’t you love ’em?), I’ve got Chicago nightlife on the brain. The Chaser first, people. Here’s the lowdown on the latest trends, openings, closings, and general intrigue... Read more
Dish Flash: Ten Questions for Ryan Poli
By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer
The Perennial chef (and one of our 2009 Singles) talks about why he's leaving to become a chef/partner at Tavernita the new restaurant from the partnership behind Mercadito. Plus: the dishes he's dreaming up, where he wants to be in five years, and more. Read more
Mercadito Owners to Open Tavernita in River North
By Penny Pollack, Graham Meyer, and Carly Boers
Six Questions for Alfredo Sandoval: Sandoval, Larry Silver, and Felipe and Patricio Sandoval (Alfredo’s brothers) are opening Tavernita (151 W. Erie St.; no phone yet), the fifth restaurant for the partnership, this summer... Read more
Chicago Census Roundup: Why Is Chicago Shrinking?
By Whet Moser
The census numbers are in, and Chicago is smaller than it used to be, with a striking decline in its black population, which is leaving for the suburbs and the South. What's driving black and white flight from the city? Read more
Dixie Fix: Trying out Old Town Social’s new Southern bar brunch
By Amalie Drury
I have this rule: No hanging out at bars in the morning. I don’t care if the World Cup is on, I don’t care if you’re supposed to take shots at 8 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, and I don’t care if the bartender makes a mean Bloody Mary (actually, I kind of hate Bloody Marys). In fact, unless I’m on vacation, I can’t get into bar mindset until about four in the afternoon—you know, when the British take their tea... Read more