Stephanie Izard

James Beard Awards 2013 honor food world's finest; L.A. not included. Brutal.

2013-05-07 11:34:00

The James Beard Foundation Awards -- the Academy Awards of the food world -- were distributed Monday night in New York, and it was a victory for women but a shutout for Southern California. The winner for outstanding chef, the last award in a long,...

'Top Chef' recap: The ladies won't be foiled again

2012-12-20 10:15:00

The women are proudly killing it on this season of "Top Chef." In Wednesday night's episode, Kristen Kish, a.k.a. Twiggy, smoked the competition in both the quickfire and elimination challenges -- and looked way too good doing it. For the quickfire...

Decline of Western civilization: Famous chefs division

2011-12-08 16:33:02

'Top Chef: Texas': Which cooks are walkin' in tall cotton?

2012-01-19 16:36:43

Thursday's Talk Shows

2011-11-30 21:36:56

Mo-Chica's Ricardo Zarate makes best new chef list

2011-04-06 16:33:26

Significant sequels

2013-05-02 00:00:00

In the last six months, three highly regarded restaurant chef/operators — Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat, Graham Elliot of his eponymous restaurant, and David Flom and Matt Moore of Chicago Cut Steakhouse — have opened sequel restaurants,...

Must menu choices be so difficult?

2013-04-18 00:00:00

A year or so ago, not long before chef Ryan McCaskey opened Acadia in the South Loop, he began thinking about what his soon-to-be restaurant might serve at brunch. A lifelong Deadhead, he was traveling around the country, following what remains of the...

2013 outdoor dining and drinking preview

2013-04-16 00:00:00

"Do you remember when it was 80 degrees in March last year?" Yup, that might be the most common complaint muttered by coat-clad Chicagoans this spring. Sure, summer didn't come early this year as it did last, but that hasn't stopped dozens of...

30 dishes to eat while visiting Chicago

2013-04-11 00:00:00

You've already waited in line for popcorn at Garrett. You've endured verbal abuse at The Wieners Circle. And you've devoured the Chicago classic that is the Italian beef sandwich (Al's #1 and Johnnie's being the best, depending on who you ask). So...

Putting Chicago's violence on the table

2013-03-31 20:18:00

CLAVERING, England — In this rural Essex village stands The Cricketers, the once-quiet pub that launched the career of British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who first cooked in his parents' kitchen. Trevor and Sally Oliver's place has grown with...

Is 2013 the year for Mexican food?

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Stopping by Mexique to catch up with chef Carlos Gaytan an hour before service was probably not the smartest move. Gaytan was busy and politely asked me to wait in the empty restaurant. Meanwhile, he wrapped up an impromptu tasting with his kitchen...

Best Chef: Great Lakes, Stephanie Izard, Girl & the Goat

2013-02-27 08:07:00

An exterior view of the rotating goat sign above Little Goat, the diner restaurant on West Randolph Street that is the sister to Girl and Goat, both operated by chef Stephanie Izard.

2012-12-27 00:00:00

To appeal to foodies, teams could enlist top-tier chefs. Stephanie Izard, Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz and the like are bound to have delicious alternatives to typical stadium fare.

2012-07-02 16:36:00