IN THE NEWS: Chicago magazine’s Dish column visits the new Monticchio (4882 N. Clark St.) and reports, “Alan Shikami plans to close Shikago (190 S. LaSalle St.; 312-781-7300) on Dec 21, then reopen with a new name on Jan. 5 as “a fun Japanese restaurant”—his original plan for the space in 2007.” www.chicagomag.com … The […]

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IN THE NEWS: Chicago magazine’s Dish column reports the closings of Copperblue (580 E. Illinois St.), Haussmann Brasserie (305 Happ Road in Northfield), and Mantou Noodle Bar (1633 N. Milwaukee Ave.), and also reports that Room 21 ((2110 S. Wabash Ave.) is closing in January for few weeks to transform from American cuisine to regional […]

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IN THE NEWS: Chicago magazine Dish columnists Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby report: “Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant & Lounge, which closed on Sept. 20, will reopen under the same ownership on Oct. 1 as Farmerie 58 (58 E. Ontario St.), a 150-seat “farm-centric” contemporary American restaurant.” … Dish also details the opening of RoPa Restaurant & […]

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IN THE NEWS: DineLV.com reports that Centennial Center has opened new restaurants Sonios Rotisserie & Grill, and Sushi Loca. … In the January issue, Las Vegas Life magazine’s Max Jacobson reviews Trader Vic’s (Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 702-405-4700). lvlife.com … City Life’s Al Mancini reviews White Chocolate Grill (9510 Eastern Ave., Henderson, 436-7100). […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Boston Globe’s Chris Reidy reports that Dunkin’ Donuts, the Canton, Mass.-based regional coffee-and-baked-goods chain looking to go nationwide, claims that its first Las Vegas store broke a company record for first-week sales by 41 percent. Dunkin’ Donuts, which did not provide dollar figures touting the Vegas store’s performance. The Las Vegas […]

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