Restaurants

Review: Harbor House Inn

That old saw that smell is 80% of taste could use an audit: it doesn’t quite account for the role imagination and projection increasingly...

Review: Brass Heart

As Michelin awards its stars for 2021, the Uptown restaurant finds its center Brass Heart defines itself as a “post-modernist”...

The Future of Chicago Dining: Four Models of and for a Changing Scene

A look at emerging restaurant models that are likely to influence Chicago dining.

The Next Generation of Chicago Indian Restaurants Emerges

Reviews of upstarts revitalizing subcontinental cooking There was a moment there in 2019 when Chicago looked as if it was on the...

Unboxing the Chicago Pizza Revolution

Three shifts have revitalized the area 'za game. Where's it leading us? Pizza is having a year. At least 25 new ventures--sitdowns,...

Ever, Porto, and the Murky Future of the Tasting Menu

A review of the restaurants Ever and Porto, and a reflection on fine dining's emerging identity crisis post-pandemic.

Bites: The Pastrami Sandwich @ Jeff and Jude's

Review of the most difficult--and best--sandwich in Chicago.