Tony Mantuano

Eating strategically for health

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Restaurant Michael in Winnetka feels a bit like stepping back into the famed Le Francais dining room in Wheeling, except it's cozier, a touch more casual, with brighter lighting and upbeat jazz gently playing on the speakers. It all makes sense because...

Phil Vettel recommends

2013-01-03 00:00:00

A roundup of restaurants reviewed in 2012 by critic Phil Vettel. Acadia ✭✭✭ 1639 S. Wabash Ave., 312-360-9500. Ryan McCaskey's gamble to place a luxury restaurant in the South Loop is, so far, paying off. People are crowding into...

Michelin snubs: Spots the popular guide ignored

2012-11-22 00:00:00

The 2013 Michelin Guide, published last week, awarded stars to 19 Chicago restaurants, and bestowed Bib Gourmands (signifying good restaurants that offer good value) to 19 more. And congratulations to each and every one. But recognizing 38 restaurants...

Go alfresco

2012-06-21 00:00:00

Summer's here, and the time is right for eating in the street. Or near the street. Or in a bottle-service cabana high above the street. Chicagoans love outdoor-dining season, all the more so because of its short duration. There are precious few days in...

Taste of Chicago returns

2012-07-05 00:00:00

It's safe to say that nobody knows what to expect from this year's Taste of Chicago. Stripped down to five days from its usual 10, the number of food vendors trimmed to 40 (compared with 59 in 2011) and separated from its traditional Fourth of July...

Chefs to serve as culinary diplomats

2012-09-08 15:00:00

Move over, all you Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger wanna-bes. Here come Chicago’s Rick Bayless, Tony Mantuano and Art Smith, along with 87 other renowned chefs, willing to perform a little kitchen diplomacy on behalf of the U.S. Department of...

8 new summer brunches

2012-07-26 00:00:00

Beach trips and picnics are summer fun staples, but there’s nothing like lazing away an afternoon at brunch. Forgo your regular haunt and consider checking out the new brunch service at these eight restaurants. As an added bonus, five have outdoor...

Chef Susan Feniger pops into town for dinner, book signing

2012-08-10 14:32:00

Chef Susan Feniger heads to town Aug. 16 to celebrate her latest cookbook “Susan Feniger’s Street Food” (Clarkson Potter) with a book signing/demo at Williams-Sonoma on Michigan Avenue and a pop-up restaurant at Tony Mantuano’s...

Lady Gaga sightings in Chicago -- lots of restaurant visits but, curiously, not a lot of clubs

2012-08-12 13:20:00

What do Chicago restaurants Spiaggia, Table Fifty-Two, Girl and the Goat and Topolobampo have in common? They all feature former “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters” contestants in their kitchens. And, not coincidentally, they’...

Taste of Chicago: Same as it ever was

2012-07-11 14:23:00

Buoyed by near-perfect weather, Taste of Chicagoreturned to Grant Parkon Wednesday to a substantial lunchtime crowd that looked very much like opening-day Taste crowds from years past. Concerns that this 32nd Taste of Chicago would be poorly attended,...

Fine dining stakes claim in Berwyn

2011-08-11 00:00:00

To corrupt an old saying, the good Lord never closes a condo without opening a bungalow. Berwyn is on the rise. The financial crisis has turned the near west suburb into a hot spot of affordable housing, and young couples and families are crowding in....

Top chefs have 'A Taste for the Arts'

2012-05-18 08:12:00

Student performances and Top Chef stations were the main attractions at "A Taste for the Arts" benefiting the Chicago Academy of the Arts. More than 350 attended the free performances by students and alumni May 10 at the Harris Theater. The show opened...

Who eats: A mixture of businesspeople, museum visitors and diners taking it easy with a glass of wine. Why eat: It's a chance to sample Spiaggia chef Tony Mantuano's cuisine while enjoying Michigan Avenue views from atop the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.

2013-02-25 00:00:00

and the Art Institute's tony Terzo Piano) for turning the old Bistro 110 space into a pizza-focused Italian light-bites cafe.

2013-01-16 13:47:44

Tony Mantuano's Gold Coast restaurant Bar Toma

2012-06-19 11:26:00