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    Nov 15, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Reservations please

    Here's something you may not know about Open Table, the predominant online restaurant reservations system: When you book a table through the Open Table website, the restaurant is charged $1 per seated guest — so if you show up as a foursome, that's $4 off the restaurant's bottom line.
    Here's something you may not know about Open Table, the predominant online restaurant reservations system: When you book a table through the Open Table website, the restaurant is charged $1 per seated guest — so if you show up as a foursome, that'...

    Tags: Ceremonies, Lactose Intolerance, Tru, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Culture

    2. Jun 21, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Go alfresco

    Summer's here, and the time is right for eating in the street. Or near the street. Or in a bottle-service cabana high above the street.
    Summer's here, and the time is right for eating in the street. Or near the street. Or in a bottle-service cabana high above the street. Chicagoans love outdoor-dining season, all the more so because of its short duration. There are precious few days in...

    Tags: Seafood, Oakbrook Center, Gold Coast, Bars and Clubs, Music

    3. Nov 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. 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.
    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: Tru, Alinea, Schwa, Autre Monde, Everest

    4. Nov 15, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Next's tickets system expands

    Alinea, Chicago's most acclaimed restaurant, has used Open Table in the past to manage — though not take — reservations, but co-owner Nick Kokonas isn't shy about anticipating and working toward the service's demise.
    Alinea, Chicago's most acclaimed restaurant, has used Open Table in the past to manage — though not take — reservations, but co-owner Nick Kokonas isn't shy about anticipating and working toward the service's demise. Kokonas, partners with...

    Tags: Next (restaurant), Grant Achatz, Alinea, The Aviary, Lincoln Square (Chicago, Illinois)

    5. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Phil Vettel: Halloween hot spots

    Halloween doesn't get here until Wednesday, but don't tell that to Chicago's restaurant community, which has events planned Friday through the 31st. Here are a few of the most intriguing options.
    Halloween doesn't get here until Wednesday, but don't tell that to Chicago's restaurant community, which has events planned Friday through the 31st. Here are a few of the most intriguing options. Bar Umbriago. Halloween party with a DJ will take place...

    Tags: Halloween, Phil Vettel, Nellcote, Services and Shopping, Appetizers

    6. Jul 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. It all started with a walnut pesto sauce

    April Bloomfield looks like a cop. Her chin juts. Her eyes assess. She's quiet, short, compact, her manner direct and unfussy. Though there is a compelling argument that Bloomfield has done more in the past decade to change the way we eat than any other chef in this country, in person she is more serene, shy and no-nonsense than evangelical or dourly insistent; though she may have inadvertently inspired more urbane food trends than you could shake a hipster foodie at, she herself seems unassuming, even oblivious.
    April Bloomfield looks like a cop. Her chin juts. Her eyes assess. She's quiet, short, compact, her manner direct and unfussy. Though there is a compelling argument that Bloomfield has done more in the past decade to change the way we eat than any other...

    Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Bars and Clubs, Chicago Restaurants, Walnuts, Pies and Tarts

    7. May 31, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Carbo-loading

    As I exited Balena a week or so ago, a passing stranger stopped me.
    As I exited Balena a week or so ago, a passing stranger stopped me. "Good restaurant?" he asked, jerking his head toward the door. I nodded enthusiastically. "Great pizzas," I said. And in that split-second, I fear I gave Balena, which opened two...

    Tags: Pies and Tarts, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Restaurants, Pasta, Hazelnuts

    8. Mar 5, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  8. Hotel Lincoln to feature rooftop lounge and coffee shop

    There are plenty of rooftop lounges in the city, but it’s hard to find one where you can take in the sights from a distance. When it opens June 1, Hotel Lincoln’s rooftop bar and small plates restaurant (1816 N. Clark St.) will look out over Lake Michigan with an uninterrupted skyline view.
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    There are plenty of rooftop lounges in the city, but it’s hard to find one where you can take in the sights from a distance. When it opens June 1, Hotel Lincoln’s rooftop bar and small plates restaurant (1816 N. Clark St.) will look out over...

    Tags: Bars and Clubs, Boka, David Mamet, Sandwiches, Hotel and Accommodation Industry

    9. Nov 3, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. C'est la Vie?

    The fact that chef Paul Virant and I share the same monogram shouldn't confuse anybody, although years back the chef sent me a letter he received from some luckless job applicant who, instead of writing "Paul Virant" in the salutation, used my name instead.
    The fact that chef Paul Virant and I share the same monogram shouldn't confuse anybody, although years back the chef sent me a letter he received from some luckless job applicant who, instead of writing "Paul Virant" in the salutation, used my name...

    Tags: Phil Vettel, Tomatoes, Tavernita, Vie, Chicago Tribune Columnists

    10. May 17, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Summer eating list

    I don't know if teachers still do this, but at the end of each school year, I was handed a summer reading list, a sheet of required and optional books that would prepare students for the coming school year. (I still owe a measure of revenge to the teacher who saddled me with "Lord Jim.")
    I don't know if teachers still do this, but at the end of each school year, I was handed a summer reading list, a sheet of required and optional books that would prepare students for the coming school year. (I still owe a measure of revenge to the teacher...

    Tags: Seafood, Religion and Belief, Belly Shack, Pies and Tarts, Hotel and Accommodation Industry

    11. Feb 2, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Phil Vettel recommends

    Depending on your perspective, this year's Super Bowl is an intriguing battle between two fascinating opponents, or a who-cares clash between an annoying East Coast team and a slightly less-annoying East Coast team (I'll leave it to you to decide which is which).
    Depending on your perspective, this year's Super Bowl is an intriguing battle between two fascinating opponents, or a who-cares clash between an annoying East Coast team and a slightly less-annoying East Coast team (I'll leave it to you to decide which is...

    Tags: Football, Henri, Phil Vettel, Brunch, Vie

    12. Mar 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Lincoln Park lands a comfy boutique hotel

    The first thing you'll notice walking into the Hotel Lincoln is that it's not in downtown Chicago. No five-minute stroll to Navy Pier. No looking up to face the 900 Shops or the John Hancock Center.
    The first thing you'll notice walking into the Hotel Lincoln is that it's not in downtown Chicago. No five-minute stroll to Navy Pier. No looking up to face the 900 Shops or the John Hancock Center. Good for them. The boutique hotel, which opened...

    Tags: David Mamet, Boka, Chicago Hotels, Navy Pier, Restaurant and Catering Industry

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