The Drawing Room

The Drawing Room 937 N. Rush Street Chicago (312) 266-2694 www.thedrchicago.com To read more about the restaurant: www.metromix.com Diver Scallops with Curry Cauliflower Puree, Baby Zucchini, Rosemary-Ginger Pork Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower 3...

(Bill Daley co-wrote this story) Muddy shoes. That was about all the hundreds of revelers at Chicago Gourmet, the two-day food and wine festival at Millennium Park over the weekend, had to complain about. Efficiently-moving food lines and nine chef-...

If you've already got your tickets to the fourth annual Chicago Gourmet, which takes place Sept. 24 and 25 in Millennium Park, here's a way to plan your assault on the two-day food and wine festival. The Illinois Restaurant Association, which organizes...

As if we needed yet another reason to write about The Drawing Room... Still, it's a big deal when one of our favorite bars in Chicago is named one of Esquire's Best Bars in America -- especially because that elite list is overseen by esteemed cocktail...

Our buds at Metromix Chicago landed a quick Q&A with Peter Gugni, the beverage director and general manager at The Bedford, aka the bank vault bar due to open at Ashland and Division in early May....

Grant Achatz moved up the aisle of the plane, his carry-on draped over his gaunt frame. It was October at Reagan National Airport, a rare moment of calm for Chicago's top chef, whose wary eyes belong to a man older than 36, and whose life has been blessed...

In deep winter, the home barkeep tends to stockpile high-alcohol spirits in various shades of brown, from amber rum to tawny bourbon and rye, liquors that tend to warm the toes but can also tire the palate. Time to wake up and try the best aperitif you'...