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The 5 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago in March

Comfort food is the name of the game as spring ushers in a lineup of pizza, pasta and burgers at the city’s newest restaurants

A Michelin-Starred Chef’s Guide to the Best-Ever Steak Dinner at Home

Chef John Shields says it’s “rich, indulgent and deeply satisfying with every bite”

The Wisconsin-Style Old Fashioned Offers a Unique Twist on a Classic Cocktail

Swap the whiskey for brandy and add some 7 Up. No, seriously.

The 5 Best Restaurants to Open in Chicago in 2022, So Far

Including an inventive sandwich shop and a Latin-inspired fine dining restaurant

This Chicago “Coffee Influencer” Wants You to Live Your Best Coffee Life

Melissa Stinson makes the case for by-appointment-only coffee and culture.

A Look Inside the Curing Room at America's Finest Salumeria

Chef Chris Thompson breaks down the process behind his immaculate cured meats

How Jaleo Makes Patatas Bravas, The Essential Spanish Side Dish

Chef Ramón Martínez has been working alongside José Andrés for 15 years. Today, he spills some of the legend’s secrets.

Where to Find Affordable Eats From Chicago’s Best Fine-Dining Chefs

You don't need to have a foodie budget to dine like a foodie in Chicago

The 10 Chicago Restaurants We Loved Most in 2021

Celebrating Chicago’s best eats (including “the most insane fried chicken sandwich’”)

The 7 Best Bars and Restaurants That Opened in Chicago This Fall

Did someone say $2 cocktails (for a very specific 15-minute timeframe)?

What Four First-Generation Chicago Chefs Are Cooking on Thanksgiving

Make this the year you look beyond the green bean casserole.

The Grant Achatz Guide to Attempting Molecular Gastronomy at Home

One of the culinary world's greatest living pioneers delivers a DIY grilled prawns recipe that will blow your next dinner party away

A Weekend in Grand Rapids, An Underrated Hub for American Design

Three hours from Chicago, Grand Rapids offers everything from a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece to a decorated history of furniture manufacturing

Review: Is This Really the World’s Best Old Fashioned?

A drinks vet from The Violet Hour debuts The Gold Fashioned, a luxury bottled cocktail

Chicago Chef Rick Bayless Is Here to Next-Level Your Dinner Theater

"A Recipe for Disaster" comes to Windy City Playhouse