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…
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…
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…
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,…
Determination is a Sugar Cookie
It’s not often that you hear of someone making a career out of something they were bad at. It’s also not often that you meet someone like Nicole Guini. Pastry chef extraordinaire at…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Quiote’s New Executive Chef
Dubbed the “ambitious new Mexican restaurant in Logan Square” by Chicago Tribune and Best New Restaurant by Thrillist, Quiote has quickly become a city-wide favorite. Known for its adventurous mezcal list and small plates,…
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