The Boarding House

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admin, 7-15-2016

Everything Alpana Singh touches turns to gold. She hosts a TV show; every foodie in Chicago becomes obsessed. She runs wines for Lettuce Entertain You; they have some of the best lists in the country. Now, she's striking out on her own with the opening of The Boarding House, a restaurant/bar/cellar/cafe/everything in River North. Why so many descriptors? The place is huge! There's a basement bar and lounge, a main floor bar that serves food, a private party space and a huge 2-story dining room on the top floor. It even has a wine elevator to move all the grape juice around. Step inside and...

Master sommelier Alpana Singh’s first restaurant after a successful run as host of “Check Please!” focuses on New American dishes artfully crafted by chef Tanya Baker, as well as a well-thought-out wine list with many unique finds. The lofty, four-story space showcases a lively indoor-outdoor bar on the ground level, while the dining room gets dressed up with arched windows, showy chandeliers,...

Construction is underway inside Alpana Singh's upcoming restaurant on Michigan Avenue, and the Boarding House owner and her partners John Ward and Matt Fisher have decided on a name and concept for their project across from the Art Institute. Singh has named it Seven Lions and says that it will be an "American clubhouse," featuring "comfortable and approachable" updated American cuisine with a...

Chicago Chef Week begins Sunday, March 16 and features 80 local restaurants offering discounted prix fixe menus. Reservations for participating restaurants, which was spearheaded by Boka Restaurant Group in 2009 as a way to increase foot traffic, can be made through Open Table.

During Chicago Chef Week, guests are offered the opportunity to get a taste of each restaurant with either a...

Wine may not be as trendy as craft beer these days, but many Chicago restaurants can still build a great list. Eater asked four of Chicago's most acclaimed sommeliers for their favorites—Michael Muser (Grace, a 2014 Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year), Alpana Singh (The Boarding House), Jon McDaniel (Henri, The Gage) and Richard Hanauer (RPM Steak). Their picks for the top 11 wine lists in...

Welcome! The Boarding House opened December 2012 and is led by Proprietor and Master Sommelier Alpana Singh. Enjoy a curated and thoughtful list of 500 wines from around the world that will expertly complement your dining experience.