Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

CHICAGO — Wicker Park’s critically acclaimed bar, The Violet Hour, will remain closed until further notice, the establishment announced over the weekend. The bar, located at 1520 N. Damen Avenue, has ...

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Chicago small businesses and restaurants had a tough start to the summer months with several high-profile places shutting their doors in May and June, citing labor costs and changing customer habits.

After a long time away, Winnifred Coombe (Caroline Kingsley) will once again transcend time and space to bring her audience aboard her inter-dimensional spacecraft. That is, she's back at Caveat on ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Violet Hour, the acclaimed Wicker Park bar that helped define Chicago’s modern craft cocktail scene, is closing its doors for good, the bar announced Friday. The bar, located at ...

The Violet Hour won’t reopen along Damen Avenue, ending an 18-year run. The news comes three weeks after owners at One Off Hospitality Group announced that the pioneering cocktail bar was closed ...

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The Violet Hour, a pioneer of Chicago's cocktail prestige, has closed its doors. The bar went dark late last month because repairs were needed at its Wicker Park home at 1520 N. Damen Ave. The bar ...