Make a Date for a Kitchen Counter Table

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Gilt Bar’s highly coveted kitchen counter table seats four to six diners.

Gilt Bar highly coveted kitchen counter table seats four to six diners. (Photo: Gilt Bar) In the 1990s and early 2000s, it was all about getting a chef’s table in the kitchens of Charlie Trotter’s and Tru to watch all the action going [...]

Keep Your Eyes on the Fries

Chicago is a city obsessed with fries, from the ingenious roasted lobster frites at Paris Club to the crispy beef- and duck-fat fries with cult followings at Longman & Eagle and Hot Doug’s respectively.

Typically presented as a side dish, the fry is getting center stage at a number of restaurants and bars. At sleek new Lincoln [...]