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3 Arts Club Cafe Offers Great Food & Window Shopping

One of Chicago’s landmarked buildings has a stunning new look, and its crowning feature is a light-filled garden restaurant. The 3 Arts Club was built just over 100 years ago, but now, with a furniture and design store giving it new life, it seems the restaurant is attracting as much attention as the sofas and chairs.

Pasta the Focus at Monteverde

There are dozens of Italian restaurants in Chicago, but only a small percentage go that extra mile and make all of their pastas in-house from scratch.  A new restaurant in the West Loop is committed to hand-making everything, including one pasta dish that has become a personal favorite.

Bunny, The Micro Bakery

Once you get past the narrow counter and the make-shift seating arrangements, Bunny, the micro bakery, is a gem of a bread shop. Named for the owner’s childhood nickname, it really puts bread in all its forms front-and-center.

NHK TV Featuring Dolinsky-san in Osaka

A TV crew from NHK Japan followed me around on my exploration of Osaka, and they filed this super long (by TV standards) report, which aired on their national network. Loved the sound effects and pop-up graphics, combined with semi-odd music, which made it feel like a video game; no surprise, I guess, from the … Continued

Bayless Alums Start Their Own Restaurant in Logan Square

There are dozens of stories of husband-and-wife teams working in the kitchen together, but a new Mexican-inspired restaurant in Logan Square has one of the most talented pairs in Chicago. They both worked for Rick Bayless at Frontera Grill and Topolobampo for several years. Now they’re striking out on their own, with a very similar approach.

Ardent Worth the Drive to Milwaukee

Every now and then, I get the urge to head north to the land of beer, brats and cheese curds. But Milwaukee offers so much more than those three clichés. In fact, it’s full of hidden surprises, including one restaurant emphasizing regional cooking.