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We've been reading My Last Supper, a book that asks 50 chefs what they would eat for their last meal. It made us wonder about what we'd choose for our last meal if our choices were limited to restaurants in Chicago. Here are some of our picks:

The November issue of Chicago Magazine is on newstands, and the cover story is, simply put, open for discussion if you're a gourmand.

Last week we were part of a “whiskey dinner” at David Burke’s Primehouse with Martin Duffy, a "master of whisk(e)y" for the liquor holding company Diageo. Mr. Duffy's specialty is focusing on the classic malts of Scotland: Talisker, Dalwhinnie, Glenkinchie, Cragganmore, Oban, Clynelish, Caol Ila and Lagavulin. At the time, whiskey and steak seemed like a common-sense pairing to us, if not cliché. The dinner, which started off lovely with a delightful amuse bouche and...

No repartee this week, all business. - We've received e-mails from concerned people and had to check it out for ourselves, and it looks as though Cereality at 110 South Wacker has closed down, only a couple years after Chicagoist (among other media) made a big fuss about its opening. There's even a "For Rent" sign in its front window. This kind of reaffirms our faith in the human race; if people won't pay $4.50...

In addition to being one of the fattest cities in the United States, Chicago is also a hot market for designer beef. “There aren’t very many small people walking around Chicago,” Jason Miller, executive chef at David Burke's Primehouse, told the Tribune.

It seems Chicago is following in the footsteps of Las Vegas and New York when it comes to hotel dining. On Sunday, the Tribune reported Chefs Rick Tramonto and Gale Gand of Tru have plans to bring four new restaurant concepts to the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, which will open in Wheeling this October. Dining options at the Westin will include Osteria Di Tramonto (serving breakfast lunch and dinner), Tramonto’s Steak & Seafood (a...