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Chicago: Taxim
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        (CHICAGO) - There are certain food trends that seem to skip right over Chicago. Until Taxim opened, Nuevo-Greek appeared to be one of them.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        05.08.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - restaurants now,
 - chicago,
 - greek,
 - david tamarkin
 
chefs + restaurants
Chicago: Sunda
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         (CHICAGO) - Sunda can pack over 200 guests into its whimsical, sexy dining room. And yet even a restaurant of this size, and with these good looks, can’t compete with the attention garnered by its proprietor Billy Dec....
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.17.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - chicago,
 - restaurants now,
 - david tamarkin
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Contigo, Sunda, Anchovies & Olives, Ba Shan, Yam’Tcha
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                            
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         This week, Catalan flavors in San Francisco, pan-Asian in Chicago, and a salmonless-in-Seattle seafood restaurant; plus the Gourmet contributor behind a new London hot spot, and the place to eat in Paris right now....
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.17.09
                        
                         
                    chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Hoosier Mama Pie Shop, Neal’s Deli, Damon: Frugal Fridays, Tabla’s 10, and Insieme
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                            
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         This week’s roundup features Chicago pies (not the kind you’re thinking of), a North Carolina deli with a pedigree, and three great deals in New York City....
                        
                    
                
                        
                        03.27.09
                        
                         
                    chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Hoosier Mama Pie Shop
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        (CHICAGO) - It may be a bit hellish out in the world right now, but inside this pie shop you feel like you’re in the happiest place on Earth.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        03.27.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - chicago,
 - pies,
 - dessert,
 - restaurants now,
 - david tamarkin
 
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Eight Great Rock Venues with Great Food
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        In the years I spent touring with the British rock band Electrelane, I
sampled quite a few venue menus. Here are eight of my favorites.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        03.23.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - eight great,
 - restaurant notes,
 - mia clarke,
 - bars,
 - culinary culture
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Terragusto on Armitage
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        (CHICAGO) - At this fiercely local, adamantly handmade pasta workshop, there’s only one way to order.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        03.20.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - italian,
 - pasta,
 - chicago,
 - david tamarkin,
 - theo gilbert
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: The Gibson, Terragusto on Armitage, and Le Safari
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Our roundup this week includes a Beltway bar worth the wait, killer pasta in Chicago, and perfect pizza in Nice.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        03.20.09
                        
                         
                    chefs + restaurants
Weeknights at The Wieners Circle
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Chicago’s notoriously raucous, heckler-friendly hot dog joint is surprisingly tame place to grab a bite Monday through Friday.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        03.09.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - julia langbein,
 - restaurant notes,
 - chicago,
 - culinary culture,
 - meat
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Cochon Butcher, Matsugen, Luau, and The Bristol
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         This week’s roundup includes a New Orleans “swine bar,” a Beverly Hills temple to tiki, a new Chicago crowd-pleaser, and Ruth Reichl’s latest obsession....
                        
                    
                
                        
                        02.13.09
                        
                         
                    







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