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Nov 1, 20211 min read

Another restaurant quandary: Eat or send back?

Two women were seated next to each other at separate tables along a banquette. A food runner delivered what appeared to be a fried...

Oct 19, 20215 min read

'Love, Charlie' captures the compelling complexity of Chef Trotter

I’d never seen my head so big. That wasn’t my main takeaway from the Chicago International Film Festival world premiere of Rebecca...

Oct 12, 20213 min read

If a restaurant no-shows, does it owe you anything?

I made the reservations Monday on Resy for a late-summer Sunday brunch at 12:15 p.m. on the patio. There would be four of us, two coming...