Will sixth chef finally make Evanston Italian spot work?
The Details profile of new Pensiero chef Brandon Baltzley is out now, and it's a mix between Alan Richman's superb story on Schwa's Michael Carlson... and anybody's story on some wild-ass rocker. There's definitely a tabloidy air about the piece...
All roads may lead to Rome, but that doesn't mean there aren't stumbling blocks on the way. Monday night's ambitiously historical Apicius dinner, planned by Brandon Baltzley and his Crux Collective with Jared Wentworth of Longman & Eagle at Pensiero...
Monday is the traditional off night for fine dining, but if you've got a spare hundred and then some, you have your pick of two quite elaborate gourmet events tonight. In Evanston, Brandon Baltzley's Crux Collective is having its pop-up...
We swear we made this joke once on Twitter— the pairing of the chef who kept jumping ship with the restaurant that kept booting chefs. But now it's actually happened: Brandon Baltzley, eternally one of Chicago's most promising chefs, but...
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This is Tribute's fourth chef since it was first rumored in 2010.
The chef leaves before the restaurant even opens.
Brandon Baltzley is getting another go at the executive chef position.
Mado is set to reopen today after the previous chefs left for a butcher shop.