News for Restaurants in Chicago August 2018 Archive Search / Openings / Closings / Chef Shuffle / News Bytes / Culinary Events / Wine Dinners / Sign up for our free, monthly newsletter / News Archive Read about the openings, closings, chef shuffle, and special events in Chicago here. Gayot's Restaurant News has the information you want on the local restaurants in Chicago.   CHICAGO RESTAURANT NEWS Openings Walton Street Kitchen + Bar is a new concept from Ballyhoo Hospitality. The first floor summons the look and feel of a home library, but with curated wines and cocktails. The second-floor restaurant from husband-and-wife partners Ryan and Anna O'Donnell features seasonal upscale American tastes from executive chef Jon Keeley. Walton Street Kitchen + Bar, 912 N. State St., Chicago, IL 60610, 773-570-3525.   The former Riverview Tavern space has morphed into Last Call Tavern Group's The Reveler. The sports bar opened on August 25 with a horseshoe bar, 96 taps, specialty drinks, smoothies, shakes, wood-fired creations, hand-tossed pizza and a weekend brunch. Self-serve taps and outdoor seating add to the communal appeal. The Reveler also offers a new home for Iowa Hawkeyes fans. The Reveler, 3403 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60618, 773-248-9523.   Brass Heart fills the void for fine dining in Uptown, thanks to the efforts of chef Matt Kerney (Longman & Eagle) and partners Margaret Eisen and Vincent Maiorano. Look for a standalone vegan menu (i.e. carrot leather) and meat dishes (such as a ham that gets its richness from aging, and an acorn diet fed to the pig). Cost is $165-$185 per person, wine tastings additional. Brass Heart, 4662 N. Broadway St., Chicago, IL 60640, no phone.   etta already has an impressive pedigree, what with chef Danny Grant (Maple & Ash) at its helm. The restaurant, whose name means "keeper of the hearth," riffs on the fire theme, with pizza, lamb and chicken as some of the many dishes luring foodsters to Bucktown. Salads, veggies and pastas also account for a big portion of the menu, with standouts such as hearth-fired Klug farm sweet corn, arugula and peach salad, and squid ink mafaldine complementing the full wine list and thoughtful cocktail program. Dinner nightly. etta, 1840 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60622, 312-757-4444.   News Bytes New Home for Wishbone Southern restaurant Wishbone is moving a few blocks away to a new location at the end of September 2018. Wishbone, 1001 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607, 312-850-2663.   U.S. Pizza Museum Opens in the South Loop Why would the home of an acquired taste – deep dish pizza – claim to know all things 'za? Well, why not? The U.S. Pizza Museum, which soft launched on August 10 in the South Loop, is a monument to pizza-themed paraphernalia, including menus, rare pizza boxes, vinyl records, vintage ads, toys, video games and interactive activities. The museum is free and open to the public, and will be open throughout October on Fridays from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Get tickets here. U.S. Pizza Museum, 1146 S. Delano Ct. W., Chicago, IL 60605, no phone.   Travelle Kitchen + Bar Offers New Art-Inspired Cocktails Frida Kahlo. Salvador Dalí. Katsushika Hokusai. Heavyweights in the art world, and now inspiration for Travelle Kitchen + Bar's new art-inspired cocktails. The Langham's upscale lounge takes creative license with the Frida Colada, a concoction of Ron del Barrilito, Diplomatico Blanco, Dr. Bird, mango, coconut and pineapple, based on the artist's On the Borderline between Mexico and the U.S. (1932). Dalí's Melting Watch (1954) is resurrected in the sip called Keep on Dreaming. Travelle Kitchen + Bar, The Langham, Chicago, 330 N. Wabash Ave., 2nd Fl., Chicago, IL 60611, 312-923-7705.   Bar Biscay Offers Five-Course Chef's Counter Dinner West Town's Bar Biscay hosts "Dinner at the Chef's Counter," a five-course dinner of off-menu items from Tuesdays to Saturdays. With just four seats at the counter, diners will have a prime view of chef Johnny Anderes as he prepares Basque-influenced cuisine paired with Basque vermouth, specialty cocktails and, of course, wine. $65 per person. Make reservations at barbiscay.com or by calling 312-455-8900. Bar Biscay, 1450 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60642, 312-455-8900.   Chef Shuffle Check back soon for more news. Closings CLOSED FOR GOOD Take your taste buds on a walk down memory lane! Check out our exclusive closed restaurant database for Chicago to virtually visit your favorite dining spots from yesteryear. The Dining Room, R.I.P. Check back soon for more news. CULINARY EVENTS Want to learn to cook? Try new dishes? Meet a foodie friend for fun? Check out our compilation of culinary events in your area. View our calendar of Wine Dinners & Tastings in Chicago

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