restaurants

GTM belongs on the short list of Indiana’s best destination dining, especially with fall-foliage rambles on the horizon.

A new Mexican eatery opens in the El Sol de Tala location, and a beloved Midwestern wine bar is coming to Mass Ave.

Including the Pork Love sandwich at 317 Burger.

The floorboards creak like an old ship, the menu is in Frenglish, and there is no wine list—but diners crowd the tables here.

Who knew there was a hipster colony in the City of Lakes? Housed just off an alley, this is their home base.

You’ve probably seen the Portlandia “Is the chicken local?” scene by now. It’s the one where a bistro-aproned restaurant server tells her customers that “The chicken is a heritage breed, woodland-raised chicken that’s been fed a diet of sheep’s milk, soy, and hazelnuts … His name was Collin. Here are his papers.” Snarky people like […]

Do barbecue joints need board of health clearance to set up grills in their parking lots (where the flies, stray dogs, and hobos live)?

Including the Cuban Slide panini from Chilly Water Brewing Co.

Even if you’re a native of the Windy City, these 25 ideas make it possible to play tourist in your home city.

A hilly spot with a skyline view perfect for watching the Fourth of July fireworks over downtown, and the edge Flat 12 Bierwerks has on Sun King.

There is nothing delicate or first date–friendly about eating chilaquiles at a bar, but it’s hard to stop shoveling in bites of it, especially if you scoop it up between sips of fruity, frothy Piña Rosada.

Including the grilled Idaho ruby trout at Peterson’s.

Sixteen choices of beef, chicken, lamb, and pork speak for themselves, minimally seasoned and cooked to melt-in-the-mouth succulence.

Jonathan Brooks credits his playful palate to the 12 foreign exchange students his family hosted while he was growing up. Here, he imparts a hearty take on arepas, glorified flatbreads that were an ancient Venezuelan staple.

In Pioneer Park, the new Soaring Eagle Zip Line gives riders two thrills for the low $5 cost of one: load at the bottom, slide up the 600-foot cable, then zoom back down.