Time Out Chicago recently featured a sweet little essay on how more women are embracing Chicago’s vibrant dining culture. This is especially cool because it’s not another story about how we’re soooo obsessed with shoes, handbags and lipgloss.

18 June 2012

“I’m going to get my ass kicked tomorrow,” Kristine Subido said more than once as she greeted guests to her preview party on Friday, the last day before she opened for business on Saturday.

18 June 2012

You’d never call Kristine Subido chicken.

The chef recently left her cushy gig at the W Chicago – Lakeshore to open Pecking Order, a restaurant that pays homage to her Filipino roots.

18 June 2012

Animal mascots are not just for cereal boxes anymore. These smiling, talking friends are taking up residence at local restaurants, and adopting personalities on Twitter. It started at Barcito (the bar adjacent to Tavernita), with a Spanish bull dog named Pintxo. He has a bit more bark than bite and according to his Twitter profile, “I luv drinking Kalimotxos and hanging out by the cooks in Barcito Chicago. I hear all the gossip and will report back in Spanglish.”

14 June 2012

Running a business with Mom can be a daunting prospect, but the ex-Wave chef behind Pecking Order isn’t the least bit chicken, teaming up with hers on this 75-seat Filipino poultry joint decked in bright red, yellow & blue, and sporting picnic-style seating, though be sure to keep reading before making any (sigh) blanket assumptions.

11 June 2012