Second Coming

New dishes, and an old favorite, at Kabocha

Three cheers for the return of Shin Thompson’s scallop-and-crab motoyaki. We haven’t dug into the irresistible dish ($10), featuring shellfish swaddled in citrusy...

Silver Lining

Find City Provisions favorites at Fountainhead

Fountainhead’s beer and whiskey menu has always been superb. Its food, however, was only serviceable. But since Cleetus Friedman took over the kitchen, the Ravenswood...

Night Shift

Floriole Bakery morphs into a superb pizza parlor

To call Floriole’s pizza transporting is no effusive hyperbole. On a recent Friday evening at the Lincoln Park bakery, we bit into a slice of potato pizza and felt, for a...

Paris on Clark

Refined, French-inspired dishes at River North's Brindille

Carrie Nahabedian set out to create an elegant, gently creative, high-end restaurant inspired by her love of Paris. In Brindille, she has succeeded. From extensive time spent...

Chinatown Kimchi

Ahjoomah's Apron brings Korean to Chinatown

We’ve eaten curry, cumin and fish sauce in Chinatown, but until Ahjoomah’s Apron arrived, never kimchi. The new Korean BYOB is the neighborhood’s first, and an...

Riccardo Due

A little sister for a neighborhood Italian favorite

For simple, low-key Italian, Lincoln Park's Riccardo Trattoria is often our pick.  But we're not alone in this predilection, as the restaurant's frequent waits and oft-filled...