Supper Strategy

A game plan for a night at Urban Union

Our first word of advice: Sit in the front room. At Little Italy's new Urban Union, a seat in the front ensures dinner and a show, courtesy of the restaurant's open kitchen. From...

Beyond Brunch

A Sunday-morning jaunt around the Mediterranean

Many believe brunch requires a dousing of syrup. We would like to change your mind. Save for two conciliatory offerings, cannoli and pannettone French toast, the new...

Back in Action

A storied Vietnamese restaurant returns

Those in search of chichi Vietnamese for the last five years have had only one option: the Gold Coast's Le Colonial. With the reopening of Pasteur in Uptown, a once formidable...

Fresh Catch

Go to The Fish Guy for seafood, stay for lunch at Wellfleet

Most seafood travels great distances on the path from water to table. To cut one leg of the journey, head north on Elston Avenue and grab a seat at Wellfleet, the new café...

Slow and Steady

Standouts at Wicker Park's new Korean barbecue spot, Tozi

Korean barbecue brings quick-cooked, sizzling meats to mind. But you'd be remiss if you crafted a meal at Tozi without the addition of some low-and-slow. The new Wicker Park...

Eating History

Heirloom grains star in the new Family Meal at Big Jones

"The chef tends to go really rich with these menus," the server warned us. Indeed, the new heirloom-grains-focused menu at Paul Fehribach's Andersonville restaurant, Big Jones, is...