Those prices may be a few bucks more than in past years, but in CRW’s defense, the last hike took place in 2011. The gist is prix-fixe lunches and brunches for $24 three- or four-course dinners for $36 or $48, excluding beverages. 7 (yes, that’s two full weeks), is the biggest yet, with nearly 400 restaurants participating-more than 100 of them first-timers, including foodie powerhouses like The Publican, mfk, and Duck Duck Goat. Not only are the prices good and the restaurant selection great (more below), but also, hey, since it’s sweater weather, we feel perfectly OK about indulging in a three-course meal (or two, or three)-especially at a fraction of the usual cost. "I'm with the right restaurant group to do that.It takes a lot to get most of us to leave our homes on these cold winter nights, but Chicago Restaurant Week, now in its 12 th year, has serious pull. "I want to have a nice big, busy, bustling restaurant that people crave where I can serve delicious food," Jacobson says. Guests will also have the option of selecting rotisserie meats, salads, and housemade frozen Greek yogurt from a grab-and-go counter. The full-service restaurant will also have a full bar with beer, cocktails and a wine list that channels the Mediterranean. In addition to the healthy stuff, a rotisserie will spit out roast chicken and legs of lamb served with housemade bread that Jacobson describes as a cross between naan and a pita that is brushed with butter. Assorted small plates, or mezze, will feature unique spices and encourage sharing. He will bring the same dedication to fresh ingredients to Ēma by sourcing vibrant greens and seasonal vegetables from both local farmers as well as farmers in California. "I remember being blown away about how fresh everything was," he says. The 6-foot-8-inch chef lived in Israel during his time as a professional volleyball player, and that experience inspires the food at his restaurant. The Mediterranean small plates restaurant is named after the Hebrew word for "mother" and sits adjacent to another mother-inspired concept: Beatrix, which is named after Melman's mom. When asked about his decision to stay in Chicago, Jacobson says, "I want to be a restaurateur, I want to be a entrepreneur, and with Rich Melman mentoring me it would be foolish not to." Together, along with partner Marc Jacobs, they will open Ēma in the Hyatt Place at 74 W. The California-based chef was the first to take over the kitchen at Lettuce's chef-changing concept and is also the executive chef at Girasol in Los Angeles. It should open this summer on Illinois Street in River North. Jacobson is staying in Chicago and announcing plans for Ēma, his first restaurant under the Lettuce Entertain You umbrella. It seems their plan has worked, as chef and partner C.J. When Rich Melman opened Intro a year ago, his goal was not only to bring some of the best chefs in the country to Chicago for three-months stints, but also teach them the ins-and-out of restaurant ownership.
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