Berry Chill is one of the hotly anticipated spots opening in 2008. (Photo: Yelp; Andrea W.) As you’ve heard here often, there’s a bunch of o...

(Photo: Fat Cat) And with that, this is the end of my postings on 312 Dining Diva for the year. Fans of Uptown's Fat Cat (4840 N. Broa...

Wicker Park's The Violet Hour was called "the country's most exciting bar" by Food & Wine magazine in 2007. (Photo: T...

Wouldn’t you just love a stack of these gooey bread pudding pancakes, from Southport Café, to cure that New Year’s Eve hangover? (Photo: Sou...

Should've known something was brewing over there at the 900 Shops (900 N. Michigan Ave.) when Frankie's Fifth Floor Pizzeria sudde...

Yet another long-standing venue bites the dust. Spy Bar (646 N. Franklin St., 312-587-8779), which lost its major A-Lister appeal five or s...

With New Year’s Eve and Halloween being the two most festive holidays of the year, it only makes sense to combine them. So if you’re looking...

Writes the Chicago Tribune's Phil Vettel in The Stew : "After 28 years, La Strada Ristorante (155 N. Michigan Ave., 312-565-2200)...