Darnell Reed in front of his restaurant, Luella's Southern Kitchen.

Behind the Line

Darnell Reed Was a Talented Chef. The Pandemic Made Him a Skilled Baker, Too.

Darnell Reed has spent virtually every day of his life, since high school, working in kitchens. In 2015, Reed opened…

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Portrait of chef Erick Williams

Resy Features

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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The Hit List

BiXi Beer, Testaccio, Ella Elli, Soul Shack, and More: Now on the Resy Hit List

Even as Chicago restaurants navigate the ongoing slew of COVID-era challenges, they’re still finding plenty of ways to feed us…

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Now Open

Pacific Standard Time, Tzuco, Virtue, Boqueria, and More: Now Open on Resy

After months of home-cooking and eating from takeout containers, Chicago’s reopened dining prospects are plenty enticing. But before you book…

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The Hit List

Virtue, Band of Bohemia, Yassa, Laurel Room, and More: Now on the Resy Hit List

A flurry of reopened restaurant patios mark this edition of the Hit List — although not everyone has embraced outdoor…

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Black People Eats founder Jeremy Joyce. / Credit: Arion Davis

Helping Out

For Black People Eats Founder Jeremy Joyce, Helping Black Restaurants Is Everyone’s Job

It began with a June 1 Instagram post by Chicago food site Black People Eats, checking in on the city’s…

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At Home Hit List

Mi Tocaya Antojería, Ina Mae, Split-Rail, and More: Now on the Resy At Home Hit List

While Chicago adapts to partial re-opening, and whatever that actually means, restaurants keep slinging delicious fare to go. Feast on…

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At Home Hit List

Gaijin, Boeufhaus, Pacific Standard Time, and More: Now on the Resy At Home Hit List

As the dine-in ban wears on—brightened by the impending reopening of some bar and restaurant patios in June—more of our…

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At Home Hit List

Monteverde, Saigon Sisters, All Together Now, and More: Now on the Resy At Home Hit List

Breathe a sigh of relief, Chicago: Kathy De’s Deli’s inimitable breaded-steak sandwich is back. And Michelin-starred chef Sarah Grueneberg from…

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Favorites

What We Miss Most: A Resy Tribute to Restaurants We Love

If you’re the way we are here at Resy, you’ve been thinking every day about your favorite restaurants. Yes, there’s…

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