Dining

Getting this gorgeous sweets palace up and running didn’t come without a fair share of roadblocks.

Libertine settles into a new location, and the team behind Local Eatery & Pub opens a new brewery and restaurant today.

Including the shrimp and grits at Thunderbird.

For now, being back in business—at a place that seats just 34 in its main dining room—seems to have rejuvenated George’s spirits.

Scratch Truck announces plans to expand, and Lutz’s Steakhouse gears up for a grand-reopening date.

Day and night options to act on before it’s too late

Including a luscious pierogi starter from Black Market.

Salvaged barn wood, weathered to a fine patina. A hostess stand behind an ancient baling press. Servers in crisp denim aprons. Are we really in Greenwood?

Booze lines are long, and mixed drinks take time. Be a hero and order beer.

The shrimp cocktail is very good—let’s get that out of the way. The real reason why downtown’s 113-year-old chophouse still thrives: It’s the steak.

The Midwestern-sourced beef stands on its own, thanks to the method Ruth’s Chris has carefully honed since 1965.

You can leave the coat and tie at home, and even show up in a sweatshirt if you like (just not one with a big “P” across the front).

A dramatic glassed-in wine closet spans an entire wall, like a Barney’s display window, and the female servers wear hemlines well above the knee.

People generally exhibit a “thermic response” when they put on the feedbag and could get similarly hot and bothered if they horked down a mountain of, say, carrots.

The biggest draw at this landmark eatery is its 32-ounce bone-in prime rib, a meltingly tender slab of beef rimmed in fat.