All posts tagged "West Loop"
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Two New Bakeries Get Creative During COVID
With the holidays approaching and most restaurants closed to indoor dining, bakeries seem to be opening at a frantic pace. This week, I visited two new...
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Chicago Gets Taste of Osaka with First Okonomiyaki Restaurant at Gaijin
The Japanese dish known as okonomiyaki was created in Osaka. And ever since I traveled there a few years ago, I’ve been wondering why this...
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St. Clair Supper Club Elevates a Wisconsin Tradition
Supper clubs have always been a part of the fabric of the Midwest, a place where you could get steak, potatoes and a shrimp cocktail....
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Peruvian Flavors Served At Cabra
Stephanie Izard is one of the city’s busiest, high-profile chefs. Not only does she oversee several restaurants in Chicago’s West Loop, she’s also an...
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Yugen in Chicago’s West Loop offers contemporary Japanese cuisine
Restaurants come and go all the time, but it was a surprise in the food community when Grace suddenly shut its doors last year in...
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Bonci Opens First Branch Outside Rome…in Chicago
40 year-old Gabriele Bonci looks like he could wrestle a crocodile. As wide as a linebacker, he sports a few colorful tattoos beneath his short-sleeved...
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Caterer Tries Opening a Restaurant, Right Next Door
Catering is a tough business, but one local caterer decided that it had the right team in place, and the know-how, to create a new...
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Roister’s Chicken Sandwich A Lunchtime Hit
There are dozens of chicken sandwiches in Chicago, some fast food, others more elaborate. There’s a truly unique and delicious one, in West Fulton Market where...
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Vegetables Star at Bad Hunter
When most new restaurants in Chicago tend to feature steaks, chops and other meat-heavy entrees, Bad Hunter is taking a very different approach. The Chef...
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After 19 Years, Blackbird Still Feels Brand New
Most restaurants are happy to make it to five years. Ten years is a major accomplishment. In Chicago’s West Loop, Blackbird restaurant has always been considered...
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CH Distillery Channeling A Christmas Story For Dec. Pop-Up
The spirit of Ralphie, Flick and Old Man Parker is strong in the West Loop for the next few weeks. That’s because the folks at...
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