October 2011
10/27/11Dish Flash: Piccolo Sogno Due Planned for River NorthLike a Mahlerian orchestra, Chicago is adding another piccolo. Piccolo Sogno Due (340 N. Clark St.; no phone yet) is under construction in River North... Posted at 3:15 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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10/26/112nd Street Bistro Now Open in Highland Park(North) Shore Fire With M, Benjamin, and two cupcake shops already opened in the past year, suburb-of-the-moment Highland Park added 2nd Street Bistro... Posted at 5:21 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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10/20/11Dish Flash: Upscale Chinese Restaurant Red Violet to Open in River NorthGiven what a big city Chicago is—and what a big country China is—there are very few Chinese restaurants outside of Chinatown or the Argyle Street area worth their salt (or soy sauce). The restaurateurs behind a project under way at the corner of Hubbard and La Salle Streets aim to change that. Red Violet (121 W. Hubbard St.; no phone yet), an upscale 200-seat restaurant and lounge, is scheduled to open by the end of November, serving the food of Beijing, Sichuan, and Shanghai... Posted at 10:15 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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10/19/11Sheerin Brothers Plan to Open Trenchermen in JanuaryTrench Foothold Trenchermen, the long-awaited project from the former Blackbird chef Michael Sheerin, took on a clearer shape this week... Posted at 3:18 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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10/14/11Dish Flash: Nella Returns with Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana in Lincoln ParkNella Grassano first drew the drooling hordes at Spacca Napoli, where she made the Neapolitan-style pizzas that packed the place as soon as it opened in 2006. Then Grassano teamed up with Scott Harris of the Francesca’s chain in late 2009 to open Nella Pizzeria Napoletana on Clark Street in Lincoln Park, with plans for a second location in Little Italy... Posted at 3:45 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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10/12/11Wine Bar and Market Bread & Wine Slated for December in Irving Park& How When their kids were on a play date, Lisa Fosler Kelly and Jennifer Wisniewski discovered they shared the dream of opening a wine bar... Posted at 3:46 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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10/5/11Two Reinterpretations of the Sports Bar Opening SoonO Say Can You See Sports bars have a certain sameness to them—greasy fried food, beer, and lots of big TVs... Posted at 3:24 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (1) |
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