IN THE NEWS: Chicago magazine’s Dish column details the opening of Indian/Nepalese Chicago Curry House (899 S. Plymouth Ct.) in the South Loop and also reports, “John Peters (the former chef at Powerhouse) is in talks with Grant Achatz, his boss at Alinea (1723 N. Halsted St.), to do a restaurant project together.” … In the January issue, Dennis Ray Wheaton reviews Sugartoad in Naperville and C-House (Affinia Chicago, 166 E Superior St). www.chicagomag.com/dish … www.ChicagoBites.com reviews One Sixty Blue (1400 W Randolph St., Chicago). … The North Shore’s Sage Grille (www.sagegrille.com) has a new executive chef, Adam Grandt, who replaces Greg Darrah. … The Trib’s Phil Vettel reviews The Publican (837 W. Fulton Market). www.chicagotribune.com …

The Reader reviews Green Village Restaurant (5848 N. Broadway), Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant (6118 N. Ravenswood), and Lalibela (5633 N. Ashland). www.chicagoreader.com … Time Out reviews Briejo (211 Harrison St, Oak Park)www.timeout.com/chicago … The Sun-Times Thomas Witom reviews Odyssey (667 W. Roosevelt, Lombard), while Pat Bruno considers Chickpea (2018 W. Chicago, Chicago) and Briejo. www.suntimes.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

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