Alinea's Grant Achatz yesterday listed his favorite places to eat when he isn't in the kitchen on Gridskipper. Achatz listed Kith & Kin, The Drawing Room, The Bristol, Schwa, and TAC Thai (where he recommended ordering off the second menu). "These are the places that I crave all week, and where you'll most likely find me come Monday," Achatz wrote. more ›

The Gawker-affiliated travel site Gridskipper took a look at the local dining scene yesterday. Laura pointed out to us - and after reading the post we concur - that the tone of the post strikes the balance between "yeah, that's about right" and "this is why people in New York shouldn't write about Chicago." Seriously, they consider moto to be overrated, when we found it to be the most fun we've had in a restaurant in years. And Violet Hour is so six months ago, according to them. more ›