Southern Comfort

Mining Southern culinary history at Big Jones

Late last month, Andersonville’s Southern-slanted restaurant Big Jones closed for a few days. It reopened with more dates on the menu: 1730, 1920 and 1940. Long enthralled...

Dinner and the City

Feasting at City Provisions' new weekend dinner service

It had been quite some time since we overdosed on a particular food. That was before we sat down near a deep bowl of Cleetus Friedman's Old Bay-spiced chicharrones. We tore...

A Bitter Coup

'Tis the season of the amaro

In most cocktails, classic and nouveau, bitters and amari play supporting roles. On the new drink lists at Balena and The Purple Pig, though, they take the lead, starring in every...

Classic Tables: Café des Architectes

An ambitious new start for this decade-old standby

It’s been a decade since Café des Architectes opened behind a glass-walled entrance of the Gold Coast's Sofitel Hotel. With a young, ambitious chef-pastry chef team in...

Dine Right

Eggy's is a thoroughly modern diner

We have ample praise for Eggy's, the new diner from the team behind Custom House Tavern. The space is a smart mix of nostalgia and style. Flavors are bright and gently creative....

A Different Premise

Andersonville's newcomer has high ambitions

We sang the praises of Graham Elliot's new chef a few days ago. Today, we head north to Andersonville, where Graham Elliot’s former chef, Brian Runge, is introducing Clark...