NoMI Kitchen Restaurant Review:
This Park Hyatt Chicago restaurant is a more approachable, casual version of its former self, offering seasonal cuisine, cool cocktails and fine wines. The dining room’s sought-after tables next to the floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking Michigan Avenue continue to symbolize NoMI’s reputation as a romantic destination, while other elegant touches like leather-bound menus keep the...
You can "relax and get away from the loudness of the city" at this "expensive" but "worth it" New American in the Gold Coast's Park Hyatt where local ingredients feature heavily on the "fantastic" menu, which includes "incredibly fresh" sushi too; the upscale-casual space with "beautiful views" overlooking Michigan Avenue and a "delightful" roof garden works well for "date night" or "business...
Ohio House to Shutter; Popup at Le Bouchon:
RIVER NORTH—Ohio House Coffee Shop, a relic to River North's past, is shuttering at the end of the month. The diner, which has stood for over 50 years, will become a chain coffee shop. [Crain's]
WICKER PARK—Scott Jambrosek and Oliver Poilevey are hosting another popup at Le Bouchon (1958 N. Damen) on April 21. The focus is "spring lamb," six courses include quail stuffed with merguez, quinoa...
Guildhall Coming to Glencoe in Mid-March:
Look out North Shore, there's a big new concept coming. A group of four big Glencoe businessmen, including Homemade Pizza CEO Eric Fosse and led by Phil Marienthal, are opening Guildhall in the middle of March. There's also a big chef attached—Christian Ragano, formerly of Tru and NoMI Kitchen. Marienthal describes the cuisine as "seasonal American" with touches of international influences....