First, a story: We had drinks recently with someone who actually, personally knows Laurent Gras (chef at — do you even need to be told? — L.2O) who was waxing rhapsodic about how he is, essentially, a perfect person:...
So it turns out that among other things TODAY IS LOLLAPALOOZA DAY. Yay for music and Kanye and whatnot, but what oh what will we be eating? Lolla is basically a festival-food paradise: • Frozen Kefir from Starfruit and...
Food courts: Are they gross and mall-esque? Yes! Are they awesome and gross and mall-esque? Probably!* Are they super-annoying when they try to transcend their essential fluorescent dinginess and become "gourmet" and "high-end" and "fancy"? Definitely! Along with these thoughts...
HOMFG. Per the ever-reliable Audarshia, it turns out that Heather Mills, our absolute least-favorite famous individual (we won't even call her a celebrity, since that implies she is celebrated), was spotted last night at HUB 51. Heather is ostensibly famous...
It was Tuesday that we read the horror story of the glass of whiskey that cost more than a bottle of that whiskey, served at — surprise, surprise — Rebar at Trump Tower. For reals: a whiskey that's $41.99 per...
The buzz on HUB 51, run by Melman-spawn R.J. and Jerrod, might have died down just a tidge. But we're still uncovering new ways in which the restaurant piques our interest. You see, besides posting humdrum Craigslist ads to fill...
Let us begin this week's roundup of reviews from the Reader and the Sun-Times with a repeat of last week's call to prayer, which we are going to post every week until someone who both is employed by the...
A restaurant can have fabulous food and an awesome atmosphere (bear with us), but snotty service can truly sink the ship. But the converse — where stupendous service solidifies a stellar experience — is just as plausible. Okay, that...
Remember how, for a few minutes, graham elliot was BYOB? Well, as of last night, they got their liquor license and if you want to bring your own bottle, that will be $25, please, according to the man himself....
We got a detailed and pointed feedback on Sunday morning from Doopy Lupree, a local Classic Rock / Neo-soul / House band. Or at least, we're able to surmise as much from certain data we have access to; suffice...
ZED451, the River North American-style churrascaria is opening tonight to much fanfare. We passed judgment on the restaurant a few weeks ago, contending that it would be a fun place to spend an evening, but the all-you-can-eat meat selection...