Where to Get the Best Fried Chicken in Chicago By Jeff Ruby A finger-lickin’ taste test of eight city spots reveals a lot of great options—and one place that’s truly sensational. Read more
How Not to Talk to George Lucas By Jeff Ruby With his namesake museum planned for Chicago, Star Wars creator George Lucas will be around town. If you see him, please don't do this. Read more
Reviews: Topolobampo and Boka By Jeff Ruby Two restaurants, two reinventions: Here's how these beloved Chicago places started new lives in 2014. Read more
Read Rahm Emanuel's Favorite Books This Summer By Jeff Ruby The Chicago Public Library published a list of Rahm's favorite books. Here's what you should know about his literary tastes. Read more
Goodbye to Hot Doug’s, the Most Beloved Restaurant in Chicago By Jeff Ruby Praise, memories, and a sad farewell to the hot dog stand that held a city’s heart between its buns. Read more
Eataly Review: A Glorious, Infuriating, and Very Tasty Circus By Jeff Ruby How to navigate River North’s enthralling, exasperating, restaurant-packed Italian megamarket Read more
Nico Osteria Review: This May Be the Best Fish in Chicago By Jeff Ruby The newest restaurant from One Off Hospitality has only a subtle link to Blackbird, chef Paul Kahan's first. A visit to each showed how the past 17 years took Kahan and his partners from there to here. Read more
How Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Ruined My Life By Jeff Ruby On Sunday night, all Chicago had was Twitter—and they took that away from us, too. Read more
Reviews: A10 and Azzurra By Jeff Ruby A tale of two restaurants in Hyde Park and Wicker Park—a pair of neighborhoods with very different dining needs. Read more