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 Thursday, Sep 27 For some restaurants, The Michelin Guide's awards are a big deal, but this year was less bang and more whisper. While some of the city's best new restaurants were summarily snubbed (more below), others, notably in the suburbs, aren't even considered: Michelin Guide Chicago highlights great restaurants, but the suburbs, and some parts of the city, aren't included. We try to find out why. |   | |
| Michelin Guide awards star to Temporis, which was passed over last year, but snubs city's best new restaurants, in a list that otherwise repeats last year. Do you care about the Michelin ratings? Let us know! |
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| Studies conclude that the ability to hold a conversation is more important to patrons than restaurants previously though, so why is it so hard to get it right? Reporter Grace Wong talks to audio engineers, designers and restaurateurs about the process of outfitting restaurants with sound-abatement strategies and the costs of doing so. She also chats up the founder of a new app that hopes to be "Yelp, but for sound," which maps out conversation (and ear-drum) friendly restaurants. |
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| Bongo Room in Wicker Park marked its 25th anniversary in July. Owners Derrick Robles and John Latino have succeeded by doing things their own way, avoiding advertising, social media, and trendy influencer marketing along the way. What's their secret to success? Giving people what they want. |
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| Presidio, which opened in 2014 and was the first project for Patrick Cullen, a former attorney, will close Saturday. In a message posted to his Facebook page, Cullen wrote about the importance of neighborhood restaurants in Chicago, and how they are threatened: "While our local food media have become ever-more enchanted by heat maps, celebrity chefs, 'restaurant rows,' glitzy awards ceremonies, and big box restaurant groups, the neighborhood joint has suffered." |
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| Tlacoyos are oval-shaped discs of fresh masa stuffed with refried beans and griddled until crackly and golden brown on the outside, soft and steamy within. They look very similar to huaraches, though much smaller; at Xocome, they are about the size of your hand. Opened over the summer in Archer Heights, Xocome Antojeria a genuine family operation well-worth visiting: Bertha Garcia works with her son David Rodriguez and his wife, Sarah Mendoza. Beyond the tlacoyos, the menu is an exciting draw for different Mexican flavors. |
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| Ina Mae Tavern & Packaged Goods keeps its ambition focused mostly on the casual end. As its name suggests, this is a tavern, and it's a very good place to drink. |
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| Chicago's German beer culture pridefully chugs on even as national interest in German beer slows and the city sees restaurant and bar closings. |
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