Of the many great reasons to check out Dose Market, our favorite part is definitely the chance to preview exciting soon-to-open restaurants. The monthly food and fashion gathering in the River East Art Center usually features a sneak peek at new venture or two, and yesterday's event was no different. Guests previewed dishes from the upcoming Pecking Order and Flour and Bones, along with a host of other quality vendors from around the Midwest. More

This past weekend, Markethouse in the Gold Coast launched a take-home menu based around charcuterie. You can either pick up some of chef's specialty sausages, or you can place custom orders, mixing and matching types of meat and spices. More

Epic Burger opened a brand new location today inside the old post office in Streeterville, it is the fourth location for the rapidly expanding local burger chain. Featuring a well-smashed patty and some pretty amazing fries, this is one location we wouldn't mind seeing a few more of around town. More

Chicago bars and restaurants have taken a fresh perspective on sake lately, turning out a growing crop of creative, expressive, well-balanced cocktails that honor sake's delicacy while taking advantage of its broad range of flavors and rich texture. And this experimentation is happening where you might least suspect. More

This week Chicago is gearing up for one of the most popular summer music festivals in the country. Lollapalooza will be held at Grant Park from Friday, August 5th through Sunday, the 7th. If you're in town for the weekend of rocking out and have some extra time to explore the downtown area of Chicago, check out our taco roundup as well as this map of affordable, unique, and delicious places. We've got everything from fried onion loaf to deep-dish pizza to tortas on this map. More

I've long been amused by those who eagerly declare that certain styles of pizza are, in fact, not pizza at all. There are plenty of folks who dismiss pizzas that 99 percent of the pizza-eating world would call pizza without hesitation. But like bad weather and crying babies on airplanes, they are mere annoyances that I accept I cannot change and instead try to find something positive. In this case, that means being inspired to try to come up with my own solid definition of pizza. More

With Marcus Samuelsson eating in the restaurant at the same time I was, I expected to get a delicious burger. C-House went well above excellent with an absolutely flawless burger that ranks among the best in Chicago. More

Daniel Zemans, our man in Chicago, checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. --The Mgmt. Gino's East 160 East... More

We asked Michael Nagrant, our normal Chicago go-to guy, to handle this week's Serious Eats City Guide. From deep-dish pizza to the best taqueria and meatiest Eastern European butcher, Michael tells how a missionary of the delicious should visit Chicago. As always, chime in with agreement, or feel free to alert us to any Chicago eats we've overlooked. More