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The Cocktail Gender Divide
Innovation reaches new heights at the Sofitel Water Tower hotel's bar, where I saw something for the first time: a "his 'n hers" cocktail list.
11.15.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- bars,
- cocktail,
- dara moskowitz grumdahl
chefs + restaurants
Avec
Avec's pan-Mediterranean menu of small plates—everything from pasta to salumi—was a step above comfort food, and extremely affordable.
11.08.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- travel,
- mediterranean,
- julia langbein
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: TABLE fifty-two
(CHICAGO) - I’ve eaten a lot of terrific food in the past few days
in Chicago. But the one thing I find myself dreaming about are those
heart-stoppingly delicious biscuits at Table Fifty-Two.
10.15.07
- Keywords
- first taste,
- chicago,
- ruth reichl,
- art smith,
- baking
chefs + restaurants
My Beef with Lam
This is the restaurant that has, in my Midwestern opinion, the best C–SHD available anywhere.
10.13.07
- Keywords
- alan sytsma,
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- pork
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: TABLE fifty-two
(CHICAGO) - Oprah's former personal chef, Art Smith, opened his long-awaited restaurant TABLE fifty-two in the heart of Chicago's Gold Coast.
10.05.07
- Keywords
- louisa chu,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- art smith
chefs + restaurants
America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants: Urban
Big cities have their share of farm-friendly fare, too.
July 2008
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- farm-to-table restaurants,
- rick bayless,
- chicago,
- los angeles
chefs + restaurants
Let us Now Praise Famous Dogs
Chicago hot dogs are phenomenal—a dog snuggling in a poppy seed bun. Yellow mustard, some bizarre neon green relish, dill pickle, tomato, chopped onions, sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt.
09.11.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- meat,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: The Violet Hour
The Violet Hour, in Chicago’s Wicker Park, invokes Bernard DeVoto and is the newest, hottest, and best classic-cocktail revival bar anywhere.
09.07.07
- Keywords
- louisa chu,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- cocktail
magazine
Chicago Mexicano
This town is home to all sorts of regional specialties unavailable almost anywhere else in America.
September 2007
- Keywords
- chicago,
- latino,
- travel,
- restaurants,
- david tamarkin
travel + culture
Key Notes: The James, Chicago
Just off the Magnificent Mile, The James wants to be the place where rock stars throw their plasma TVs out the window.
08.30.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- hotels,
- chicago
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