Dew Suriyawan shares the art of authentic Thai food

By Harrison Liao Medill Reports I didn’t know anything about Chinese food until I found out how much I didn’t know about Chinese food. My parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1990s from Hunan, a landlocked province in central China. They had me in 1994 in Ann Arbor, while they were pursuing graduate engineering […]

Bohemian House enjoys early success despite competitive food scene

By Sarah Very and Sony Kassam Dan Powell and Markus Chwajol met late one night in a neurosurgical operating room. Little did they know they would become best friends and business partners – founding their own Bohemian restaurant and taking its annual revenue to $2.6 million in under two years. Embellished with brightly colored tiles and European-inspired […]

First Chicago Black Restaurant Week celebrates community and brings in new business

By Marisa Endicott The first annual Chicago Black Restaurant Week concluded Saturday. Seventeen restaurants from the city and suburbs participated in the event launched by social media specialist Lauran Smith. Smith chose the second week in February to correspond with Negro History Week, the precursor to Black History Month founded by Carter G. Woodson. “It […]

Where have all the (Michelin) stars gone?

By Elizabeth Atkinson Restaurants close all the time in Chicago, but what about when several of the best close in succession? It’s almost like losing a friend. “Oh no! They closed? I loved that place! I remember when I went there last year with my friends from out of town!” The memory plays through your mind’s […]