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    May 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Significant sequels

    In the last six months, three highly regarded restaurant chef/operators — Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat, Graham Elliot of his eponymous restaurant, and David Flom and Matt Moore of Chicago Cut Steakhouse — have opened sequel restaurants, each a more casual, more affordable version of their high-end originals.
    In the last six months, three highly regarded restaurant chef/operators — Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat, Graham Elliot of his eponymous restaurant, and David Flom and Matt Moore of Chicago Cut Steakhouse — have opened sequel restaurants,...

    Tags: Chicken, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Pies and Tarts, Potatoes

    2. Aug 2, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Acid trip

    Graham Elliot is hot.
    Graham Elliot is hot. The much-decorated chef owns three Chicago restaurants and will be inducted into the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame in two weeks. He shares screen time with Joe Bastianich and Gordon Ramsay judging "MasterChef" (just renewed for a...

    Tags: Near West Side, Alinea, Tomatoes, Mangos, Phil Vettel

    3. Aug 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Charlie Trotter's pressure cooker

    Everyone knows Charlie Trotter as the chef of Charlie Trotter's. It's his name, his restaurant, and he's the boss. But that title “chef” has many meanings, and Trotter has embodied just about all of them during his 25 years at Charlie Trotter's.
    Everyone knows Charlie Trotter as the chef of Charlie Trotter's. It's his name, his restaurant, and he's the boss. But that title “chef” has many meanings, and Trotter has embodied just about all of them during his 25 years at Charlie Trotter'...

    Tags: Tru, Foods and Beverages, Yusho, Product Recalls, Dining and Drinking

    4. Feb 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Phil Vettel: Four stars for Grace

    Given chef Curtis Duffy's curriculum vitae — his work at Alinea, the two Michelin stars awarded to Avenues restaurant on Duffy's watch — there really wasn't any question whether Grace, Duffy's first solo effort, would be good. Just how good.
    Given chef Curtis Duffy's curriculum vitae — his work at Alinea, the two Michelin stars awarded to Avenues restaurant on Duffy's watch — there really wasn't any question whether Grace, Duffy's first solo effort, would be good. Just how good....

    Tags: Coconut, Fennel, Popcorn, Alinea, Phil Vettel

    5. Sep 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Scaling the heights

    Can a four-star meal begin with fried smelts and end with a Butterfinger bar? My last dinner at Sixteen says yes.
    Can a four-star meal begin with fried smelts and end with a Butterfinger bar? My last dinner at Sixteen says yes. These are uncertain times for four-star dining in Chicago. Since last September, four previous top-rated restaurants have closed up shop...

    Tags: Smelts, Alinea, Chicago Hotels, Foie Gras, Dining and Drinking

    6. Aug 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Charlie Trotter preaches excellence to the extreme

    Graham Elliot was an aspiring young cook in the late '90s carrying steaks to a party of 20 in the Charlie Trotter's Studio Kitchen when the restaurant's brilliant, mercurial owner stopped him in the hallway and grabbed one of the pieces of meat.
    Graham Elliot was an aspiring young cook in the late '90s carrying steaks to a party of 20 in the Charlie Trotter's Studio Kitchen when the restaurant's brilliant, mercurial owner stopped him in the hallway and grabbed one of the pieces of meat. "He...

    Tags: Naha, Chicago Hotels, Tomatoes, Tru, Yusho

    7. Nov 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Let's break out the old crystal ball

    Time once again for my annual exercise in humiliation, as I try to predict the star recipients in the 2013 Michelin Chicago Guide, which hits bookstores Wednesday.
    Time once again for my annual exercise in humiliation, as I try to predict the star recipients in the 2013 Michelin Chicago Guide, which hits bookstores Wednesday. This is the third year that Michelin has published a Chicago guide, and if there's one...

    Tags: Schwa, Naha, Sepia, Tru, Ria

    8. Dec 19, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  8. Art Donation, Stalwarts Depart To Close 2012

    The Hartford Courant
    A few things to wrap up before the ball comes down on 2012: • The late Hartford artist Richard Welling drew buildings and cities; and visually chronicled the postwar changes in Hartford and, to some degree, New Haven and New York City. He died in...

    Tags: West Hartford, Global Warming, Joe Lieberman, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dining and Drinking

    9. Aug 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Charlie Trotter gets ready to hang it up

    Charlie Trotter says he first thought of closing his namesake restaurant after his plane sat on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
    Charlie Trotter says he first thought of closing his namesake restaurant after his plane sat on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. “I realized really how fragile the world is,” he reflects. “I love what...

    Tags: Heston Blumenthal, Naha, Chicago Hotels, Tru, Las Vegas Sands Corporation

    10. Nov 10, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Stargazing: Phil Vettel handicaps Michelin-star winners

    As the second Michelin Guide for Chicago prepares to hit bookstores next week, one thing is for sure: There will be change.
    As the second Michelin Guide for Chicago prepares to hit bookstores next week, one thing is for sure: There will be change. There has to be. Among the 23 restaurants that received one or more stars, Sixteen (one star) saw chef Frank Brunacci depart,...

    Tags: Schwa, Naha, Sepia, Tru, Ria

    11. Mar 7, 2011 | RedEye

  11. What can Wicker Park expect in 2011?

    Bucktown / Wicker Park
    The good: A vegan restaurant, drug store, street murals, a new park. The bad: Possibly more graffiti and earlier last calls?...
    12. Mar 18, 2011 | RedEye

  12. Vegan fast food on its way

    Bucktown / Wicker Park
    Finally, the abandoned lot at the corner of Milwaukee and Honore Avenues is being built up. What's going there?...
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