Phil Vettel

Gene & Georgetti evicted from Rosemont location over coronavirus-caused rent and tax debts

October 23, 2020 at 8:51 p.m.

Gene & Georgetti, which has operated a restaurant and banquet hall in Rosemont for five years, is being evicted from that location. Its last day of dinner service will be...

The dessert black, brown and white dissolution features Vermilion hedonism dark chocolate cake, with spiced cotton candy, ebony molten chocolate and almond liqueur.

‘We’re fighting like crazy. Any way we can.’ How one Chicago restaurateur is attacking challenges during the pandemic.

October 22, 2020 at 6:47 p.m.

Rohini Dey is outraged. The restaurateur is furious at the federal government's lack of restaurant-targeted aid, scared of what the future holds without that assistance, and determined not to go...

Chef Jean Joho, pictured in the Everest dining room in April 2018, has helmed the restaurant since it opened in 1986.

After nearly 35 years on Chicago’s fine-dining summit, Everest restaurant is closing

October 19, 2020 at 2:13 p.m.

After more than three decades as one of Chicago's peak dining experiences, Everest is stepping down. The four-star restaurant will serve its last meal on New Year's Eve. "Many times...

Exterior of the Ace Hotel, which opened on North Morgan Street across from Google's Chicago headquarters.

City Mouse, a darling of the West Loop boom, closed permanently, but Alinea already has plans for the space

October 21, 2020 at 4:44 p.m.

City Mouse, the Ace Hotel restaurant operated by the team behind Giant and Chef's Special, has closed after three years. "Our hearts are heavy and our hearts are full," read...

Giant and Chef’s Special bar try going mobile with new food truck

October 13, 2020 at 2:58 p.m.

Jason Vincent, chef/owner behind Giant and Chef's Special Cocktail Bar, is taking his act on the road. A large food truck, painted with the Giant logo on one side and...

Maude’s Liquor Bar closes permanently — but not due to COVID-19, says owner

October 9, 2020 at 10:15 p.m.

Maude's Liquor Bar, a mainstay of the Randolph Street Restaurant corridor since its opening in January 2011, has closed permanently. Its last day of service was Thursday. Word went out...

Ryan Pfeiffer was executive chef of Blackbird when the longtime, Michelin-starred restaurant closed earlier this year due to the economic toll of the pandemic.

Chef of now-closed Michelin-starred Blackbird pivots and opens a sandwich shop

October 9, 2020 at 2:39 p.m.

Ryan Pfeiffer, last seen as executive chef at the Michelin-starred (and, sadly, permanently closed) Blackbird, has resurfaced in Logan Square, improbably running a sandwich shop. Big Kids, which opened Thursday,...

Pearl’s Place, the South Side soul food icon, will get a shout-out during tonight’s Bears game

October 8, 2020 at 10:09 p.m.

For some of us, watching the Bears-Buccaneers game on Thursday Night Football will be like watching the Super Bowl. As in, we'll be paying close attention to the commercials. At...

The Ruth's Chris Steak House in Chicago, pictured in 2014, has closed after nearly 28 years.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House closes Chicago location permanently, due to coronavirus downturn

October 6, 2020 at 9:38 p.m.

The coronavirus has accomplished a rare feat: It has closed down a high-end Chicago steakhouse. Chicago steakhouses have managed to thrive in good times and bad, but in a notice...

Cochon 555, the pork-centered fest and competition, to go on but as a virtual event

October 5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

The annual Cochon555 culinary tour, a celebration of cuisine and heritage-breed pigs, will return to Chicago in late October as a series of virtual, participatory cooking events. A quartet of...

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