Their names were Jim and Rachel, and they were members of the Wall Street Journal wine club. They were finishing their meal as my table was seated, and they told me precisely neither of these things.

Valencia said he’s leaving the kitchen in good hands with Natalia Oswald, his sous chef who he said, “is an amazing chef ... better than me.” He added that Chilam Balam will “stay in great hands and ...

Amanda Kludt is the former editor-in-chief of Eater. 1438 W. Chicago Ave. Focused on sustainable cuisine and fresh ingredients, Chilam Balam’s ever-changing menu offers creative approaches to ...

French sports climber Sébastien Bouin has repeated Chilam Balam, the famous 9b at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain. The most recent confirmation of how the inner circle is widening comes from ...

The ninth season of Top Chef has a twist: 29 “hopefuls” will be narrowed down to 16 “cheftestants” in the first episode. Julia Kramer talked to the hopeful with the most insane audition video. Well, ...

Lately, you've been hearing a lot of murmuring about the year 2012. Something about Mayan end-of-the-world prophecies or yet another Roland Emmerich disaster movie. Either way, pretty scary. We want ...

Chuy Valencia with grilled hanger steak in guajillo sauce at Chilam Balam Credit: Eric Futran Twenty-three-year-old Chuy Valencia is only the latest—and possibly the youngest—graduate of the School of ...

"Et voilà, Chilam Balam 9a+/b, c'est fait." After almost a month of attempts, Cédric Lachat has successfully repeated one of the most famous sport climbs in Spain, Chilam Balam at Villanueva del ...

Status Burgers, Steak Dinners, and Sabrina Carpenter at Wild Cherry The Frenchette guys’ newest restaurant is pretheater dining that can upstage the show.

Now that the young and fiery Chuy Valencia has departed the kitchen of Chilam Balam (3023 N. Broadway; 773-296-6901), the top chef’s position there has been filled by the promotion of another young ...

Bursting at its tiny seams with colorful ceramic tiles, faux-fancy throw pillows, and goofy star-shaped light fixtures, Chilam Balam is almost too cute to take seriously. Don’t make that mistake. Chuy ...

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