Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

I’ve experienced and reviewed a fair number of tasting-menu concepts this year, always with an asterisk for readers and me: Even if I love the meal, I probably won’t eat there again, barring some ...

This year has brought a variety of new restaurants, bars and bakeries to Chicago, from Filipino-owned Umaga Bakehouse to Evan Funke’s Tre Dita. It can be hard to keep up with all the openings. So as ...

Silogs: sunny-side up eggs over garlic rice with tomato salad and your choice of meat Credit: Sandy Noto for Chicago Reader Eggs and coffee are the two most essential elements on a proper breakfast ...

Lawrence Letrero and Raquel Quadreny have always pushed the envelope with their Ravenswood restaurant, Bayan Ko. When they opened it in 2018, they found the intersection points of Filipino and Cuban ...