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Maggie Hennessy

Chicago Contributor

Maggie Hennessy is a Chicago-based restaurant critic and food writer, whose work has appeared in such publications as Eater, Plate, Food52, Wine Enthusiast, and others. Follow her on Instagram and X.

"Seeing the old classics on there, I know I’ve gotta keep this thing going," says wine director Jared Gelband. // Photo courtesy of Italian Village

The Classics   Chicago

Is Italian Village Keeping Chicago’s Biggest Wine Secret?

The quiet pervades the Italian Village’s climate-controlled wine cellar, which is perched implausibly on the top floor of this three-restaurants-in-one…

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Italian Village spaghetti and meatballs

The Classics   Chicago

At Chicago’s Italian Village, a Century of Meat Sauce and Solace

After my family moved to Chicago’s western suburbs in 1991 when I was seven, dinner at the subterranean Italian chophouse…

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Galit's top-notch cocktails are now available in bottled form.

The Hit List   Chicago

The December Hit List: Galit, Royal Grocer, Trivoli Tavern, Big Kids, and More

As we enter a holiday season unlike any other, restaurants continue to show their resiliency, dreaming up clever pivots, four-season…

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Niu B's "cherry blossom," with avocado wrapped around spicy tuna.

The Hit List   Chicago

The November Hit List: Queen Mary’s Tavern, Evette’s, Reclaimed, Niu B, and More

To help stem the fall wave of COVID-19, the city of Chicago and suburban Cook County once again announced the…

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Estereo's high-tops are a perfect indoor-outdoor option right now.

Guides   Chicago

The Resy Guide to Dining in Logan Square

A decidedly residential neighborhood edged with leafy boulevards and plenty of greenspace, Logan Square is the most walkable of Chicago’s…

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Lasagne at the Village.

The Hit List   Chicago

The October Hit List: Italian Village, Imperial Lamian, Marie’s Pizza, and More

Fall is in the air, but there’s still time to hit up your favorite patios — bundled in a few…

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The spread at Perilla Korean American.

New on Resy   Chicago

New on Resy: Osteria Langhe, Perilla Korean, Sportsman’s, Outside Voices, and More

From a coastal Mexican escape in River North and Roman-inspired second restaurant from a beloved Italian eatery owner, to modern…

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The fridge at Daisies is stocked with their bottled cocktails. // Credit: Ryan Gorey

Guides   Chicago

The Resy Guide to the Best Cocktails to Go in Chicago

After a protracted battle spearheaded by the Cocktails for Hope initiative this spring, premixed to-go cocktails were finally legalized in…

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Don't miss the roti flatbread at Moti Cafe.

The Hit List   Chicago

The September Hit List: Pizza Lobo, Mama Delia, Moti Cafe, Kasama, and More

As this beautiful (weather-wise) yet bizarre (everything else-wise) summer gives way to fall, we’re counting on several more weeks of…

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Portrait of chef Erick Williams

Resy Features   Chicago

Tear Down the Restaurant Industry? Virtue’s Erick Williams Would Rather Lead By Building From Within

As COVID-19 devastated the restaurant industry, Chicago’s Virtue Restaurant & Bar pivoted like countless other cash flow-dependent small businesses —…

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