Orozco most recently was the chef and owner of Five O Four Kitchen, a Glen Ellyn restaurant featuring a create-your-own ...

The official James Beard Restaurant and Chef nominees will be announced on Tuesday, March 31, followed by a ceremony reveal ...

Wood-fired South American restaurant Brasero serves up tropical vacation vibes with dishes like yellowfin tuna crudo with ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Chicago sports are in a crisis. It’s a sad time to be a fan with every single franchise obsessed with mediocrity or scraping the cellars of the standings. Those cellars aren’t even stocked with ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Naomi Waxman is the former reporter for Eater Chicago and an award-winning journalist who covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups. Colectivo Coffee, the Wisconsin-based chain with five Chicago-area ...

On a balmy Saturday afternoon in March, a crowd gathers in the parking lot as Dirk Fucik, owner of Dirk’s Fish & Gourmet Shop, presides over his customary seafood sampling event. Amidst the alluring ...

LOGAN SQUARE — Victory Grill, the late-night diner for hot dogs, Polish sausages, burgers, gyros, and other greasy eats, is no more. The restaurant will soon be replaced by Dimo’s Pizza, which is ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Much to the delight of Au Levain fans, what started as a pop-up has now landed a permanent spot, bringing top-notch baked goods to North Center and adding a few breakfast staples. Here, chef and owner ...

Below is a slightly edited transcript of a Slack conversation between Eater Chicago Editor Ashok Selvam and Reporter Naomi Waxman about said cake. Made with Valrhona cocoa powder in the cake and icing ...