With a motto like "Kickass Bar + Comfort Food," I was expecting The Southern to lull me into a contented food-induced slumber. But I wasn't prepared for the absolute wallop the Fried Virginia Oysters packed. More

[Photograph: Michael Nagrant] Though we are surrounded by the azure majesty of Lake Michigan, Chicago is generally not a seafood kind of town. Fed-Ex and dry ice have done wonders for the scene, but it's still pretty rare to find... More