When a lauded chef closes a restaurant that simply isn’t working, it’s sad. But when a chef closes a restaurant that everyone loves, it physically hurts. I hadn’t been to Mexique in ages when it ...

Ashok Selvam is the James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and has been with ...

If there were a comeback of the year award in Chicago dining, it would undoubtedly be handed to chef Carlos Gaytan. The chef lost his 10-year-old Mexique restaurant last year, returned to his native ...

Closing Mexique still stings chef Carlos Gaytan. “Mexique has always been very special for me. It put me on the map,” Gaytan said of his first restaurant—the one he earned a Michelin star for. “It was ...

(New) When his 10-year-old restaurant Mexique closed, Carlos Gaytan returned to his native Mexico (where he heads a highly regarded restaurant along the Riviera Maya), vowing to return. Eighteen ...

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Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

When Chef Carlos Gaytan closed Mexique last summer, he decided it was time to get back to his roots. “I spent a whole year in Mexico – even after living there for 20 years, I still didn’t know enough ...

The team behind upscale Mexican restaurant Tzuco is opening a new Italian joint about six blocks away, joining a bevy of Italian dining options in River North. Ummo is set to open in July at 22 W.

Almost a year into the pandemic, independent, local restaurants are still struggling immensely. Simultaneously, many Americans have been relying on takeout to feed themselves and their families during ...