Got Lobsta?

Summery shellfish in the Gold Coast

When in need of a break from the simmered, braised and slow-roasted dishes of winter, head to the Gold Coast. At Da Lobsta, you’ll find the makings of a Northeastern...

Old Dog, New Pasta

After 29 years, Spiaggia (finally) launches a pasta tasting menu

The first thing to be said of Spiaggia’s new pasta tasting menu: It’s about time. Some of the city’s finest house-made pasta has graced the restaurant’s...

Pushing Boundaries

En Hakkore's excellent cross-cultural cuisine

Years into the multicultural taco trend, we thought we’d seen it all. Then the paratha taco at Bucktown’s new En Hakkore proved us wrong. It’s a riotously...

Ride the Gravy Train

The city's best bets for Canada's favorite late-night food

Poutine, Québec’s popular late-night snack, has a steady hold on Chicago. Case in point: Tickets to the upcoming Poutine Fest sold out in 30 minutes. But not to worry;...

Reuben, Meet Kimchi

Stephanie Izard loves her Korean cabbage

It’s far from the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of diner food. And yet there it is, sprinkled across the menu at Stephanie Izard's new Little Goat: kimchi,...

Dine Right

Keep it casual this Valentine's Day

All the pros know: Valentine’s Day, with its preponderance of underwhelming fixed-price menus, is not the wisest occasion for fine-dining. Skip the stereotypical plans and...