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Kitchen of the Future
The recent Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Chicago showcased hundreds of new products. These sleek, smart designs were some of our favorites.
05.02.08
- Keywords
- haley thurshwell,
- cooking + technique,
- art + design,
- cookware,
- kitchen
wine + spirits + beer
A Kinder Cocktail Scene
Chicago’s best drinks are all coming from the mind and hands of one man.
04.21.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- spirits,
- chicago,
- cocktail,
- bars
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Sixteen
Sixteen occupies Chicago’s new Trump International Hotel and Tower, and the view is exhilarating. But the food wasn’t meant to be the main attraction.
03.20.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- restaurants
travel + culture
Burek to Go in Chicago
A group of unfriendly regulars isn’t about to keep me from these flaky, savory pastries.
02.27.08
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- pastry,
- chicago,
- eastern europe,
- david tamarkin
chefs + restaurants
First Re-taste: HotChocolate
An old haunt still offers some of the best pastry around—if the morning hordes haven’t snapped it up.
02.14.08
- Keywords
- first taste,
- david tamarkin,
- dessert,
- chicago
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Takashi
I’m just one more voice in the chorus singing Takashi’s praises, because the flavors here are among the most intricate Chicago currently has to offer.
01.30.08
- Keywords
- first taste,
- japanese,
- chicago,
- david tamarkin
wine + spirits + beer
Back to the Drawing Room
Five years ago, I wouldn't have been caught dead here. But bars change.
01.15.08
food + cooking
Delicious History
WTTW’s newest release, an ambitious documentary called Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History ultimately traces immigration history in Chicago through examining the culinary tracks it has left.
12.07.07
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- culinary culture,
- chicago,
- film,
- restaurants
chefs + restaurants
From the Police Blotter
Doug Sohn, the guy behind Chicago's wildly
popular hot dog emporium Hot Doug's, has been slapped with the city's first
ticket for serving foie gras, illegal to sell here since last August.
03.09.07
- Keywords
- louisa chu,
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- food politics
food + cooking
White on White
Marco Pierre White should just have the title of original bad boy/rock star/celebrity granted him by royal decree for as often as he's described as such.
06.27.07