Last year’s restaurant openings in Chicago — and, sadly, its closings, too — can reveal a lot of what to expect in the coming months. Steakhouses continue to reign supreme, while all-day cafes prove a ...

Bar Bambi is the latest addition to West Town’s food corridor, at Ashland and Chicago. They’re serving cocktails and high-end bar snacks, against a backdrop of w ...

It’s the brainchild of Lillie’s Q and Roux chef Charlie McKenna and prominent Chicago hospitality group Fifty/50 Group ...

Humble, family-owned Albany Park newcomer Zaab E Lee, which arrived on the scene in March, is a vibrant celebration of Thai flavors, with dishes that come layered with complexity: fragrant herbs, ...

The party featured jewel-clad pups, long lines for fried chicken, and plenty of tears. Since returning in 2022, the James Beard Awards have made progress on their goals of diversifying the most ...

Patrice Yursik is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She specializes in covering beauty, hair, makeup, pop culture, travel, food, and drinks. In our Dining Reports, we share a firsthand perspective ...

The Zaragoza clan has been serving up birria, a celebratory Jaliscan dish, for more than 15 years, sticking to a 100-year-old heirloom recipe from the Los Altos region. The family, featured on Netflix ...

Officially, Paczki Day is Tuesday, March 4 this year, but paczki season is already underway. In Poland, the sweet, filled doughnuts are traditionally eaten on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday, not ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

The Food Network show, hosted by Geoffrey Zakarian and Sunny Anderson, exalts Au Cheval’s “perfect burger-to-cheese ratio.” It beat out Brindle Room in New York, Pie ‘n Burger in Pasadena, Calif., Sid ...

Chicago will once again be a hotspot for restaurant and bar folks from across the country as they gather here for the annual James Beard Awards, the American hospitality industry’s glitziest awards ...

On a balmy Saturday afternoon in March, a crowd gathers in the parking lot as Dirk Fucik, owner of Dirk’s Fish & Gourmet Shop, presides over his customary seafood sampling event. Amidst the alluring ...