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If you’re wondering how well expertise in one ethnic restaurant segment translates into another, pay attention to the new joint venture from Larry Mindel and Joanne Weir....More

This 98-seat gastropub features a changing array of craft beers from its 31 taps...More

After 14 years as Charlie Trotter's right hand man, Matthias Merges has launched his own restaurant, a sophisticated street food spot in Chicago's Logan Square....More

If you’re one of the many people who see a food truck as the first step toward permanent restaurant ownership, you should get to know Dave and Chris Hanley. They’ve taken their pizza concept from food truck to brick-and-mortar restaurant to beyond in just three short years....More

Alla Spina (Italian translation: “from the tap”) is a much-funkier venture than the three other Philadelphia restaurants Vetri and his partners operate under the Vetri Family umbrella....More

There’s no question that fast casual burgers have been the restaurant industry’s hot growth segment of late; it’s popular with hungry customers and eager franchise buyers alike. Soon we’ll learn what happens when a dominant full-service burger chain, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, takes on Five Guys, Smashburger and their fast casual burger brethren and attempts to beat them at their own game....More

Matt Eisler has created some of Chicago’s most popular bars and restaurants. His latest venture, set to open in May 2012, is the much-anticipated Trenchermen....More

Soon there’ll be a hotel in Las Vegas where guests can send back their entree to the hotel’s namesake and tell him to cook it some more. Try that at the Trump....More

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Gordon Ramsay dominates in fine dining, holding 11 Michelin stars. Now we’ll see how well he plays the American-style casual restaurant game when he opens his new place in L.A....More