Ashok Selvam
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Chicago Is Home to America’s Only Michelin-Starred Filipino Restaurant
The tire guide got a lot right, but there were some significant omissions → Read More
This Chicago Cub Liked His Coffee So Much That He Bought the Company
The Major League baseball star is able to Connect throughout the league and will eventually sell the coffee to customers online → Read More
Chicago’s Iconic Southport Lanes to Close Permanently After Nearly a Century
Southport Lanes, the historic bar, bowling alley, and billiards hall that’s operated under various names for nearly a century, will permanently close on Sunday, September 27, according to a rep. Chicagoans can bid farewell to the beloved venue over the next week and a half with beer and bar food that’s available for dine in and carryout. Sadly, the last pins have already been set: the games have… → Read More
A ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ Pop-Up Bar to Open in Chicago
The Sixth in Lincoln Square has decided to mine the 1989 Rick Moranis film for 14 creative cocktails → Read More
‘Saved By the Bell’ Pop-Up Returns as a Carryout and Delivery Option
The Max is back in time for the reboot in Chicago, LA, and New York. → Read More
Chicago Bars and Breweries Can Reopen Wednesday for Outdoor Drinking
Outdoor drinking will follow the same regulations as outdoor dining → Read More
The restaurant that serves board games
Eater Chicago and Polygon visit the new Chicago Board Game Cafe, co-founded by a co-creator of the tabletop game Cards Against Humanity. The high-concept restaurant includes escape rooms and more. → Read More
Boka Wins Big As Chicago Nets Four James Beard Awards
Last year, despite being the host city, Chicago nominees took home just a single win at the 2018 James Beard Foundation Awards. The result had some national critics wondering if the city was suffering through some tragic downward spiral. The reports of the city’s demise were greatly exaggerated as Chicago won big in taking home four awards on Monday’s 2019 edition. The biggest may be from Boka… → Read More
A ‘Crazy Rich Asians’-Inspired Restaurant Pop-Up Is Coming to Chicago
Rickshaw Republic will celebrate the Singapore hawkers featured in the movie with elevated street food. → Read More
Chicago’s Cold Will Close These Restaurants and Bars on Wednesday
The weather forecast for Wednesday in Chicago calls for a low of -22 degrees, and thus restaurants and bars have started to announce they’ll be closed on hump day. The announcements started on Monday afternoon as Chicagoans dug themselves out of about two inches of snow. This time of year is traditionally slow for restaurants, and many owners would rather keep workers at home rather than risk… → Read More
Tour Virtue, Hyde Park’s New Soul Food Restaurant, Opening Tonight
Take a peek around ex-MK chef Erick Williams’ new digs → Read More
A Rare South Side Rooftop Bar Opens Today Near McCormick Place
VU Rooftop Bar neighbors Wintrust Arena in the South Loop → Read More
New Fulton Market Restaurant/Bar Replaces Honey’s
Eleven Eleven features food from an ex-Roister sous chef → Read More
Chicago’s Largest Restaurant Group Will Ban Plastic Straws at 120 Locations
Chicago’s largest restaurant company, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises and its 120 restaurants will stop using non-biodegradable plastic straws, joining a growing movement sweeping the country. Rich Melman’s company announced they hope to phase out plastic straws at all 120 of its restaurants by the fall, the Tribune reports. While Chicago does not have a law prohibiting these straws, cities… → Read More
McDonald’s HQ’s New Restaurant Features Food From Around the World
The Randolph Row outpost opens tomorrow with global menu items such as Hong Kong chicken sandwiches and flat whites from Australia → Read More
America’s First Halal Lifestyle Festival Happens This Weekend in Chicago
This weekend, Chicago’s Navy Pier will host what’s described as America’s first festival celebrating halal. As Eater Chicago first reported back in February, the inaugural I Heart Halal Festival hopes to attract 20,000 attendees with a Taste of Chicago-style lineup for halal food vendors and cooking demos. Food’s not the only focus of the event that goes from Friday through Sunday. The festival… → Read More
Chicago White Sox Are Selling Anti-Ketchup T-Shirts This Season
Plus many more food and drink changes for the 2018 season at Guaranteed Rate Field → Read More
TAO Chicago, the Giant Clubstaurant With Asian Cuisine, Could Open in July
The 126-year-old former Chicago Historical Society building is changing → Read More
Boka Group’s Four Nominations Highlight Chicago’s 2018 James Beard Award Finalists
Chicago has 10 Beard nominations this year, the same as last year → Read More
OpenTable Infuriates Restaurants With Fake Reservations Scheme
OpenTable has fired an employee for making hundreds of Chicago restaurant reservation using Reserve, a rival booking platform → Read More