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
The Classics London The Definitive Guide to London’s Classic Restaurants What makes a London restaurant a classic? To us, classic restaurants are exceptional places that, over time, have come to… By David Paw September 29, 2020
The Classics Nashville Now More Than Ever, I’m So Grateful For Legacy Restaurants Like Arnold’s I am eternally grateful for Arnold’s. It’s the first place I take a guest when they come to town, especially… By Sean Brock September 14, 2020
The Classics New York Sylvia’s in Harlem Still Stands For Community A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday afternoon in August, I strolled up to the pickup window at Sylvia’s… By Osayi Endolyn September 8, 2020
The Classics New York Fanelli’s Has Belonged to Downtown Manhattan Since 1874 Everyone who hangs out at Fanelli’s was a downtown kid, or their friends were. I realized this when I started… By Emily Wilson September 8, 2020
