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Review: Kabocha Japanese Brasserie
Review: Kabocha Japanese Brasserie 952 W. Lake St. 312-666-6214 Rating: !!! 1/2 (out of four) Heating up Chef Shin Thompson's former restaurant, Bonsoiree in Logan Square, was a darling of the foodie crowd. It also demanded a commitment, both in time...
Tags: Japan, Dining and Drinking, Joakim Noah, Sushi and Sashimi, Lifestyle and Leisure
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'03 lawsuit challenged work conditions
There are so many opportunities here of rare, rich experiences which I need to thank Chef Trotter for. From the housewives, doctors, and others who come to work as guest chefs to famous chefs like Tetsuya, Toque and Alain Ducasse. I've always learned...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Dining and Drinking, Charlie Trotter's, Boka, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Charlie Trotter preaches excellence to the extreme
Graham Elliot was an aspiring young cook in the late '90s carrying steaks to a party of 20 in the Charlie Trotter's Studio Kitchen when the restaurant's brilliant, mercurial owner stopped him in the hallway and grabbed one of the pieces of meat. "He...
Tags: Mindy's HotChocolate, Chicago Hotels, Charity, Jupiter, Media Industry
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Alinea, Ria, Charlie Trotter's among Michelin-starred restaurants in 2012 Chicago guide
Tribune reportersIn Chicago’s dining scene, there is Alinea, and there is everybody else. That’s the message being conveyed in the 2012 Michelin Guide Chicago, whose star ratings were announced Tuesday afternoon. Only Alinea, which also earned three stars...Tags: Spiaggia, Chicago Hotels, Sprout, Dining and Drinking, Topolobampo
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Let's break out the old crystal ball
Time once again for my annual exercise in humiliation, as I try to predict the star recipients in the 2013 Michelin Chicago Guide, which hits bookstores Wednesday. This is the third year that Michelin has published a Chicago guide, and if there's one...
Tags: Sprout, Dining and Drinking, Phil Vettel, Everest, Michelin Group
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Lessons from a 'Top Chef'
Around this time last year, Beverly Kim was something of a minor television celebrity on "Top Chef." Several Saturdays ago, we found Kim calling out dinner orders from a cavernous and modern West Town kitchen, a space that would be the envy of every...
Tags: Top Chef (tv program), Beverly Kim, John Clark, Dining and Drinking, Teaching and Learning
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A potluck kind of year
![If only it were so easy to pithily proclaim 2012 as the Year of the (fill-in-the-blank). But there's really no one thread that neatly ties together the Chicago restaurant scene these last 12 months. A restaurant that put Chicago on the culinary map 25 years ago closed its doors. Doughnuts became "a thing." Digging up mushrooms from the forest preserve took on high status.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2013-01/73864214-02140552.jpg "If only it were so easy to pithily proclaim 2012 as the Year of the (fill-in-the-blank). But there's really no one thread that neatly ties together the Chicago restaurant scene these last 12 months. A restaurant that put Chicago on the culinary map 25 years ago closed its doors. Doughnuts became "a thing.\" Digging up mushrooms from the forest preserve took on high status.")
If only it were so easy to pithily proclaim 2012 as the Year of the (fill-in-the-blank). But there's really no one thread that neatly ties together the Chicago restaurant scene these last 12 months. A restaurant that put Chicago on the culinary map 25...Tags: Chris Jones, RPM Italian, Everest, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Human Interest
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2012 bar and restaurant review: Highs, lows and delicious trends
RedEyeWhen it comes to adventures in dining and drinking, Chicago definitely delivered this year. Hot chefs expanded their empires with new restaurants. New words made their way into our nightlife vocabulary. And, of course, there were doughnuts. And pie. And...Tags: Stephanie Izard, Maude's Liquor Bar, Sprout, RPM Italian, Dining and Drinking
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Review: Bonsoiree (closed)
Editor's Note: In the time since our review, Bonsoiree has closed. Review: Bonsoiree 2728 W. Armitage Ave. 773-486-7511 Rating: 2.5 stars (out of four) Take it or leave it Beverly Kim was perhaps the most controversial contestant on "Top Chef: Texas"...
Tags: Alinea, Sixteen, Allergies, Beverly Kim, Wines
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City health inspections tough even for toniest of restaurants
Close watchers of Chicago's food scene may have been surprised to learn that Alinea — one of the most highly regarded restaurants in the city and the world — failed its routine health inspection a month ago.
But what may seem like a big...Tags: Food Industry, Government, Media Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Dining and Drinking
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Phil Vettel recommends
So, your kid's going off to college. There's time for one last dinner out before you pack up the minivan.
Where to go?
The main goal should be to ensure the little brat misses you. So treat him to a meal that he won't be able to find near campus.
A...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Henri, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Veal, Human Interest
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Top 50 restaurants for foodies? Here's what Diners' Choice Awards says
Tribune reporterWhat list of the top 50 restaurants “fit for foodies,” puts San Francisco in first place, Chicago in second with Boston, Seattle and New York (yes, New York) jockeying for third? The Diners’ Choice Awards, brought to you by the 10...Tags: Blackbird, Stephanie Izard, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Graham Elliot
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