Gilded Pleasures

Simplicity shines at River North's new dining destination

Ask chefs what they want to eat on their days off, and they almost always say "comfort food." Case in point: Gilt Bar chef Brendan Sodikoff, who built his new River North...

The Disappearing DragonLady

Taste Sue Chong's Korean charms while you can

The "How I First Met the DragonLady" story is often the same. Burger seekers deterred by an unfathomable wait at Kuma's Corner wander off in search of a drink. They find a decent...

Double Brunch

Where to celebrate a Sunday-morning tradition--on Saturday

For as brunch-crazy as Chicago is, the lack of Saturday options has always left us dismayed. Happily, this is no longer the case, thanks to a spate of new, Saturday-savvy...

Hot Catch

A Hell's Kitchen castoff cooks up some seafood redemption

In 2009, Tony "Little" D'Alessandro got the boot from Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen for poor performance on the fish station. A year later, he jumped back on the bull that threw...

Taste of the Southland

Meet The Southern's Cary Taylor--and cook like him, too

Georgia-born Cary Taylor has spent years in Chicago kitchens, but you can still catch a hint of his Southern drawl. And since Chaise Lounge morphed into The Southern earlier this...

Classic Takeout: Calumet Fisheries

Pick up phenomenal fish at this 62-year-old smokehouse

Since 1948, Chicagoans have been journeying to a small shack on the far Southeast Side for superior smoked fish. There are no tables and no chairs here; instead, space is reserved...