Jason Vincent Is One of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs in 2013 By Kristina Vragovic The local guy and Nightwood chef is on the annual list alongside a couple of other notable one-time Chicagoans. Read more
Five Sweet Things to Eat This Week By Kristina Vragovic There's a night market at Fête, pork galore at 2 Sparrows, and quite an incredible number of deals on cupcakes. Read more
You Can't Stop Cleetus Friedman By Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer After closing City Provisions, he took a head-chef job at Fountainhead and reached the finals to host Check, Please! Read more
The Boarding House Review: Basically Meeting Chicago's High Expectations By Jeff Ruby Alpana Singh has four stories of revelers to please in River North. For a three-month-old venture, the restaurant pulls it off pretty well. Read more
A Sexy Chicago Landmark Home Is Back on the Market By Dennis Rodkin Take a look inside the Gold Coast’s Florsheim Mansion. Read more
Will the Thalia Hall Become Pilsen's New Music Venue? By Trupti Rami The owner of the Empty Bottle has big plans for the landmark building. Read more
Chicago's Number of Detectives Dropped with the Murder Clearance Rate By Whet Moser The drop in Chicago's beat-cop ranks has gotten a lot of deserved attention. But our detective and forensic investigators are trimmed down as well. Read more
Four Great Ways to Eat and Drink This Week By Kristina Vragovic Vodka cocktails at Epic, sauce at Standard Market, scotch at Quay, and 312 Chicago debuts a democratic approach to dinner. Read more
The Best Fried Chicken in Chicago: A Plump, Juicy List By Penny Pollack and Jessica Nikolich We're filling in a few local names left off of Food & Wine's list of the Best Fried Chicken in the U.S. Read more
This Logan Square House Is New Construction Done the Right Way By Dennis Rodkin The efficient systems and modern aesthetic make this $699,000 property a true rarity in Chicago. Read more
