If there’s one lesson I’ve learned from spending a year shadowing and writing about the process of opening restaurants, it’s this: Most new restaurants will open late and over-budget. As Rose Previte of Michelin-starred…
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The Chefs Who Brought You Honey Butter Fried Chicken Are Doing Things Their Way.
Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp have made it a point to do things a little differently from the very beginning. The co-owners of Chicago’s iconic Honey Butter Fried Chicken met at Kendall College of…
From Bangkok and Beyond to Chicago With Love
What if you could open your dream restaurant without sacrificing your financial well-being? In November of 2018, Galley Group—a food hall development and management company—offered just that to chefs and budding restauranteurs in Chicago.…
A Brief History of Tandoor Cooking and the Chicago-Based Restaurant That’s Known for It
For many, there’s nothing better than mom’s home cooking. For Chef Faraz Sardharia of Tandoor Char House in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, the notion is a mantra that runs his own restaurant. “My parents were…
Chicago’s Proxi Restaurant is a Crucial Statement About the Inclusivity of American Food
The usually airy dining room is packed with hordes of people, all dressed in their finest suits and gowns. It’s T-minus two hours until the 2018 James Beard Awards and Chicago’s Proxi is one…
Four Friends Walk into a Resto-Bar. Now, They Own It.
Imagine the people you crossed paths with in 2013 are now your work partners in 2018. That’s how it went for Jeff Williams, Anton Valkov, Petros Papatheofanis, and Cristian Mendoza Jarquin. They all met…
On Taste and Temperament in the Kitchen
When it first opened, it was named “Best New Restaurant” by both Chicago Magazine and Thrillist. Since then, the restaurant has been featured on Food Network. And, for four years running, it’s earned itself…
Do Customers Influence Restaurant Menus?
There’s a warmth to this air that smells like freshly-baked cookies and gin. The darkened bar is bathed in a golden hue, glinting from bottles filled with white and brown spirits. It’s loud—a typical…
One of the Craziest Pastry Chef Stories You’ll Read
Imagine being a savory chef from the time you were 17-years-old. Now, imagine you finally worked up the courage to approach your biggest idol in the food industry to ask for a job. NOW,…
Quit Shitting on the Pastry Team
“Pastry is the period at the end of the sentence. It’s not just pastry, which is generally the feeling.” Chef Leigh Omilinsky boasts an impressive pedigree with spots like Tramonto’s Steak and Seafood, TRU,…
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