Ashok Selvam
Editor at Eater Chicago
Editor @eaterchicago @eaterdetroit @eatertwincities, @vox_union labor-management committee, ex- @dailyherald, @NewhouseSU
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1 week ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
After six years in Pilsen, Samantha Sanchez wants more. Sanchez and sister Corina are about to open their second restaurant, La Lunita, in Logan Square. Think of it as the name suggests — it’s La Luna’s little sibling. The new restaurant will bring over favorites from Pilsen with a few notable changes to the menu. Opening date should be Saturday, June 14 at 2539 N. Milwaukee Avenue.
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1 week ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
Fire, which replaced Roister in November 2024, closes permanently on Tuesday, June 10, in Chicago’s Fulton Market.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
For the past three weeks, the Violet Hour has remained dormant in Wicker Park, with ownership saying the cocktail bar was in dire need of plumbing repairs. Originally, the owners planned on reopening last week, but now the 18-year-old cocktail bar will stay closed “until further notice,” missing the onslaught of culinary tourists in town next weekend for the 35th annual James Beard Awards.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
Chicago chefs have often explored the connection between the visual and culinary arts through creating plating or decor. LIA, opening today in River North, takes that relationship to a new level, featuring dishes that replicate the art that surrounds the diner. The restaurant will welcome a resident artist; the menu also has a QR code encouraging customers to purchase pieces. For its opening, LIA (which stands for “life imitates art”) will shine a spotlight on Laundry Room Studios.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.eater.com | Ashok Selvam
Joto Sushi’s beverage pairings for its sushi omakase meals do not include Jeppson’s Malört. Chicago’s famous bitter spirit, savored by the city’s two-fisted drinkers, was made on premises at CH Distillery, where Joto opened this spring off Randolph Street in the West Loop. In recent months, the spirit’s production has shifted to Pilsen. Still, the drink’s connoisseurs visit CH as a pilgrimage, but their visits reveal a surprise.
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