Chicago’s Best Zero-Proof Drinks and Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
Eater Chicago/ by Nylah Iqbal Muhammad / January 2, 2025 As a Muslim, I don’t drink. But plenty of people abstain or limit their intake of alcohol for other reasons that aren’t religious or cultural. Some want to avoid negative health side effects, others want to go on personal journeys, and some simply don’t like the taste. In response to growing awareness of sober (and California sober) lifestyles, restaurants are starting to answer with non-alcoholic drink menus, low-ABV drinks, or CBD-infused drinks.
Michelin-Starred Atelier Will Offer Weekend Takeout as the Restaurant Waits for Repairs
Eater Chicago / by Ashok Selvam / September 4, 2024 Atelier, the Michelin-starred restaurant in Lincoln Square, has been closed since August 24 as staff contends with a broken air conditioner and wall and ceiling damage caused by heavy rain late last month. As founder Tim Lacey and chef Christian Hunter wait for a new unit to arrive, the small business needs a way to continue in the short term. That’s why they’re offering a special five-course takeout menu from Friday, September 6 through Sunday, September
Meet Chicago’s only Black Michelin-star chef
by Amber Gibson / The Tribe / April 25, 2024He moved to Chicago a little more than a year ago, but chef Christian Hunter has taken the city by storm, earning a Michelin star for his restaurant Atelier, receiving the Young Chef Award from the Michelin Guide along with a James Beard semi-finalist nomination, and being named one of Chicago Magazine’s best new restaurants. Hunter is currently the only Black chef in Chicago with a Michelin star, and one of only two Black chefs in the country with the
Love It or Hate It, Cincinnati Chili Is Coming to Chicago Thanks to a Michelin-Starred Chef
by Daniel Hautzinger / WTTW Chicago / March 5, 2024 Chicagoans are diehard about hometown food specialties, and soon they’ll have another one to defend and celebrate – from Cincinnati. Christian Hunter, who steered Lincoln Square’s Atelier to a Michelin star in its first year, is now planning to open La Verne’s, a bar and Cincinnati chili parlor that will be the second establishment in the newly formed Atelier Restaurant Group. A location is forthcoming, but Hunter and Atelier founder Tim Lacey want to
