chicago restaurants

The restaurant opened quietly in June inside the Green Exchange after more than a year of planning.

The Sept. 11 event will also offer a sneak peek of the forthcoming Lettuce restaurant Oyster on Halsted.

Owners Matt Satow and Louis Dourlain, who have fine-dining roots, make nearly everything from scratch.

The restaurant, which opened in May 2014, draws on chef Beverly Kim's Korean heritage.

Other additions to the sustainable food center include an indie coffee roaster and a mushroom farm.

Thirty vendors will bring dumplings, lobster rolls, jewelry and clothes to Thalia Hall.

Restaurateurs said the lure of vegetables growing on their patios is too great for some passersby.

There will be plenty of locally grown food Thursday, but farmers are still struggling.

For its chicken-and-champagne night, Lush Wine & Spirits has hit on a decadent recipe.

Chef Didier Durand said he'll focus on his Riverwalk cafe and a cookbook he's always wanted to write.

Check out the historical ethnicity and Yelp-preferred restaurant of each 'hood.

Chef Troy Graves added it to the menu at Red Door after eating it on vacation in Mexico.

Owner Dinah Grossman is using furniture from a soda fountain her grandma loved as a child.

The West Loop bakery and Floriole in Lincoln Park are participating in a nationwide Bakery Open House.

Errors-turned-bestsellers include Floriole's pistachio croissant and the Oops Bar at Veruca Chocolates.