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10/08/08
05:04 PM
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Eve of Construction

All About Eve

Matt Fisher, the owner of eight-month-old Tallulah (4539 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-942-7585), hasn’t slept since summer. He signed a deal in late August on the old Flapjaws space (840 N. Wabash Ave.) in the Gold Coast, which he is rehabbing and renaming Eve—and he has his chef at Tallulah, Troy Graves, crafting a menu to be ready by the time...

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10/01/08
04:32 PM
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Blame It On Baseball

No Dish Today

Pollack & Ruby came down with a severe case of playoff fever, but they will be back next week with a full lineup of hot news and cool scoops.

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09/24/08
05:28 PM
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Ground Keeper

River North Ranch

Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant & Lounge, which closed on September 20th, will reopen under the same ownership on October 1st as Farmerie 58 (58 E. Ontario St.; 312-440-1818), a 150-seat “farm-centric” contemporary American restaurant. “It wasn’t doing poorly,” says Brian Newman, the general manager. “We just felt there were better concepts to really utilize this space.” Such as one that employs a former farmer who is dedicated to sustainable, organic products, and dishes such as...

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In the Magazine

Pour

Pour

Lavradores de Feitoria Vinho Tinto Douro

Dennis Ray Wheaton
Monkey See, Money Eat

Monkey See, Money Eat

The Bristol brings monkey bread and more to Bucktown.

Becca Milfield
Big Country

Big Country

City slickers head down to the farm for an intimate culinary encounter

Kim Conte
Big Opening: Salmon

Big Opening: Salmon

Jimmy Sneed heads up SugarToad at Naperville's new Hotel Arista

Jeff Ruby
First Course

First Course

Five top restaurants whose chefs offer intriguing single-subject cooking classes

Liz Grossman
 

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Chefs on the Grill

Front Burner: Andrés Lara

Front Burner: Andrés Lara

October 2008: Brioche Bostock with Chocolate Berry Jam

The Hot List

10 places everyone's talking about—and dining at—in September . In order of heat:

GRAHAM ELLIOT This River North iconoclast is more than just "foie-lipops," loud music, and Converse sneakers. 217 W. Huron St.; 312-624-9975

L2O Only a restaurant this good could overcome a name that ridiculous. 2300 N. Lincoln Park West; 773-868-0002

HUB 51 The lines to get in are so long, you would think Batman was seated at the bar. 51 W. Hubbard St.; 312-828-0051

MEXIQUE What happens when a Mexico native does Mexican food through a French lens? Mexique, that's what. 1529 W. Chicago Ave.; 312-850-0288

MADO The talented chefs are obsessed with pigs. We are obsessed with the talented chefs. 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-342-2340

MIXTECO GRILL A giant grill takes up a ton of space; happy Lake View diners fill the rest. 1601 W. Montrose Ave.; 773-868-1601

BRIDIE McKENNA'S Four dudes from Dublin, County Mayo, London, and Chicago open a pub in Highwood; corned beef and cabbage gets a new lease on life. 254 Green Bay Rd., Highwood; 847-432-3311

PICCOLO SOGNO The phone got hooked up, the doors opened, the liquor license was approved, and by day three the place was packed.
464 N. Halsted St.; 312-421-0077

PERENNIAL It's no Boka—or even Landmark—but this American bistro is red-hot at the moment. 1800 N. Lincoln Ave.; 312-981-7070

SOUL Best in the West? Ask the locals hooked on the bacon-wrapped Wisconsin trout. 1 Walker Ave., Clarendon Hills; 630-920-1999

 

Recipe File

Recipe File

Recipe File

Salsa Verde and Salsa Roja at Fonda del Mar

Jennifer Tanaka