Chicago Eats by Barbara Kafka

CHICAGO EATING
Barbara Kafka

Chicago has become a hot restaurant city. Anyone going there and planning to eat well and/or lavishly will need to reserve long in advance. In addition to the French and Italian derived styles of cooking, there are adventurous—if sometimes far-out—chefs, the leader of whom is Charlie Trotter. There are Mexican restaurants in this the second largest Mexican populated city in North America. There are well-known steak houses and even, if far from salty shores, good seafood restaurants. There are also the Chicago classics. The Pump Room is probably the most famous of these and was known in ages past for its flamboyant service with many foods brought in on flaming swords. Continue reading Chicago Eats by Barbara Kafka