The Classics Los Angeles At the Heart of L.A., Harold & Belle’s Preserves a Legacy and Looks Ahead Ryan Legaux says that he’s probably eaten more po’ boys than most people alive. Having at least three or four… By Dakota Kim March 18, 2021
The Classics Chicago On Chicago’s South Side, Josephine’s Preserves the Lineage of Soul Food To own a restaurant is a labor of love. To own a soul food restaurant for 35 years, as Josephine… By Angela Burke February 10, 2021
The Classics Chicago Original Soul Vegetarian: Proof That Divine Culinary Inspiration Can Grow on Trees To the casual observer, Original Soul Vegetarian (a.k.a. “Soul Vegetarian East”), a Chicago restaurant with multiple locations across the country,… By Adrian Miller February 10, 2021
The Classics New York The White Horse Tavern Evolves, But Dylan Thomas Is Always Watching The psychic center of the White Horse Tavern in Greenwich Village—still, even after decades of changes–is a lifesize portrait of… By Robert Simonson January 22, 2021
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… By Maggie Hennessy December 8, 2020
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… By Maggie Hennessy December 8, 2020
The Classics Los Angeles A New Brush With Fame, Yes, But Casa Vega Has Always Been There For Us Rafael “Ray” Vega opened his Casa Vega restaurant in 1956, near the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Fulton Avenue in… By Barbara Fairchild November 20, 2020
The Classics Los Angeles Daniel Navarro Kept El Cochinito in the Family. Now He’s Made Sure It Reflects the Community In the days before COVID-19, there’s a good chance you drove by El Cochinito a million times without noticing it.… By Lesley Balla October 16, 2020
The Classics Los Angeles The Golden Bull Has Been a Cornerstone for Santa Monica Canyon and the LGBTQ Community Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, author Christopher Isherwood, and painter Don Bachardy walk into a bar. This isn’t a joke. It’s… By Lesley Balla October 12, 2020
The Classics New York At Arturo’s, a Reminder That We Celebrate in Restaurants “She wants to go somewhere with live music,” my partner told me, and my eyes widened in dismay. His parents… By Emily Wilson October 12, 2020
