Ashok Selvam
Editor at Eater Chicago
Editor @eaterchicago @eaterdetroit @eatertwincities, @vox_union labor-management committee, ex- @dailyherald, @NewhouseSU
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5 days ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
Springfield lawmakers tried to pass a $1.50 food delivery tax over the weekend that would have impacted restaurants across Illinois. The proposal’s details were unveiled hours before the Springfield legislative session was set to expire on Sunday, June 1. The bill hastily passed through the Senate late on Saturday, May 31, but failed to make it to the House for a vote.
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1 week ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
A rendering of Dimmi Dimmi Corner Italian, which will open in the former Tarantino’s space. Cornerstone Restaurant Group Ashok Selvam is the regional editor for Eater Midwest and in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He's a native Chicagoan and has been with Eater since 2014. Another Lincoln Park stalwart fell by the wayside when Tarantino’s closed in March, ending three decades along Armitage Avenue.
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1 week ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
It’s been three years since the ownership of Friends of Friends, a new bar debuting today — Thursday, May 29 — in West Town, pulled together with the idea of opening a tavern on the corner of Chicago and Grand. Opening day for co-owner Abe Vucekovich — also an alum of the influential cocktail bar Violet Hour — hit differently. It was the celebrated bartender’s first as an owner.
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1 week ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
In recent times, Chicago has been once again embracing its meatpacking history with a rush of new steakhouse openings. Trend pieces are no doubt on their way about the allure of comfort food and a need to return to the simple life. However, that’s not the formula deployed at the Alston, an opulent steakhouse that debuts on Friday, May 30, on the third floor of the 971-foot-tall One Chicago, a $750 million skyscraper built in 2022. This is the same building that houses Gold Coast’s Whole Foods.
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1 week ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
Imagine eating dinner here. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Ashok Selvam is the regional editor for Eater Midwest and in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He's a native Chicagoan and has been with Eater since 2014. As Chicago’s street festivals struggle, Chicago Gourmet is swinging for the fences in 2025 and leaning into the city’s passion for sports.
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