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    Nov 15, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  1. Reservations please

    Here's something you may not know about Open Table, the predominant online restaurant reservations system: When you book a table through the Open Table website, the restaurant is charged $1 per seated guest — so if you show up as a foursome, that's $4 off the restaurant's bottom line.
    Here's something you may not know about Open Table, the predominant online restaurant reservations system: When you book a table through the Open Table website, the restaurant is charged $1 per seated guest — so if you show up as a foursome, that'...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Lactose Intolerance, Marketing, Apple iPad, Yusho

  2. Nov 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  3. 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: Seasons Restaurant, Dale Levitski, Goosefoot, Ann Sather, Dining and Drinking

  4. Nov 15, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  5. Next's tickets system expands

    Alinea, Chicago's most acclaimed restaurant, has used Open Table in the past to manage — though not take — reservations, but co-owner Nick Kokonas isn't shy about anticipating and working toward the service's demise.
    Alinea, Chicago's most acclaimed restaurant, has used Open Table in the past to manage — though not take — reservations, but co-owner Nick Kokonas isn't shy about anticipating and working toward the service's demise. Kokonas, partners with...

    Tags: Lincoln Square (Chicago, Illinois), Lifestyle and Leisure, The Rolling Stones (music group), The Aviary, Marketing

  6. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  7. Phil Vettel: Halloween hot spots

    Halloween doesn't get here until Wednesday, but don't tell that to Chicago's restaurant community, which has events planned Friday through the 31st. Here are a few of the most intriguing options.
    Halloween doesn't get here until Wednesday, but don't tell that to Chicago's restaurant community, which has events planned Friday through the 31st. Here are a few of the most intriguing options. Bar Umbriago. Halloween party with a DJ will take place...

    Tags: Nellcote, Lifestyle and Leisure, Animal, Restaurants, Frontera Grill

  8. Jul 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  9. It all started with a walnut pesto sauce

    April Bloomfield looks like a cop. Her chin juts. Her eyes assess. She's quiet, short, compact, her manner direct and unfussy. Though there is a compelling argument that Bloomfield has done more in the past decade to change the way we eat than any other chef in this country, in person she is more serene, shy and no-nonsense than evangelical or dourly insistent; though she may have inadvertently inspired more urbane food trends than you could shake a hipster foodie at, she herself seems unassuming, even oblivious.
    April Bloomfield looks like a cop. Her chin juts. Her eyes assess. She's quiet, short, compact, her manner direct and unfussy. Though there is a compelling argument that Bloomfield has done more in the past decade to change the way we eat than any other...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Breads, Chicago Restaurants, Walnuts, Restaurants

  10. Jun 21, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  11. Go alfresco

    Summer's here, and the time is right for eating in the street. Or near the street. Or in a bottle-service cabana high above the street.
    Summer's here, and the time is right for eating in the street. Or near the street. Or in a bottle-service cabana high above the street. Chicagoans love outdoor-dining season, all the more so because of its short duration. There are precious few days in...

    Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Arts and Culture, Music, Lifestyle and Leisure, Greektown

  12. Nov 10, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  13. 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: Next (restaurant), Seasons Restaurant, NoMI, Dining and Drinking, L2O

  14. May 31, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  15. Carbo-loading

    As I exited Balena a week or so ago, a passing stranger stopped me.
    As I exited Balena a week or so ago, a passing stranger stopped me. "Good restaurant?" he asked, jerking his head toward the door. I nodded enthusiastically. "Great pizzas," I said. And in that split-second, I fear I gave Balena, which opened two...

    Tags: Breads, Pistachios, Pasta, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Lemons

  16. Mar 5, 2012 |Story| RedEye
  17. Hotel Lincoln to feature rooftop lounge and coffee shop

    There are plenty of rooftop lounges in the city, but it’s hard to find one where you can take in the sights from a distance. When it opens June 1, Hotel Lincoln’s rooftop bar and small plates restaurant (1816 N. Clark St.) will look out over Lake Michigan with an uninterrupted skyline view.
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    There are plenty of rooftop lounges in the city, but it’s hard to find one where you can take in the sights from a distance. When it opens June 1, Hotel Lincoln’s rooftop bar and small plates restaurant (1816 N. Clark St.) will look out over...

    Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, David Mamet, Restaurants, Girl and the Goat

  18. Nov 3, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  19. C'est la Vie?

    The fact that chef Paul Virant and I share the same monogram shouldn't confuse anybody, although years back the chef sent me a letter he received from some luckless job applicant who, instead of writing "Paul Virant" in the salutation, used my name instead.
    The fact that chef Paul Virant and I share the same monogram shouldn't confuse anybody, although years back the chef sent me a letter he received from some luckless job applicant who, instead of writing "Paul Virant" in the salutation, used my name...

    Tags: CLTV, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tomatoes, Tavernita, Vie

  20. May 17, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  21. Summer eating list

    I don't know if teachers still do this, but at the end of each school year, I was handed a summer reading list, a sheet of required and optional books that would prepare students for the coming school year. (I still owe a measure of revenge to the teacher who saddled me with "Lord Jim.")
    I don't know if teachers still do this, but at the end of each school year, I was handed a summer reading list, a sheet of required and optional books that would prepare students for the coming school year. (I still owe a measure of revenge to the teacher...

    Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Stephanie Izard, Seasons Restaurant, Japan, Bars and Clubs

  22. Feb 2, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  23. Phil Vettel recommends

    Depending on your perspective, this year's Super Bowl is an intriguing battle between two fascinating opponents, or a who-cares clash between an annoying East Coast team and a slightly less-annoying East Coast team (I'll leave it to you to decide which is which).
    Depending on your perspective, this year's Super Bowl is an intriguing battle between two fascinating opponents, or a who-cares clash between an annoying East Coast team and a slightly less-annoying East Coast team (I'll leave it to you to decide which is...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Henri, Football, Vie, Credit and Debt

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