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5 new restaurants to try in Chicago

Here’s what’s new for attendees of the NRA Show

Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

May 16, 2022

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The National Restaurant Association Show, which starts May 21, offers plenty to taste inside the convention hall, but attendees will also find themselves in need of a full meal.

Chicago is a restaurant-rich town and there is no shortage of options. For those who are looking for what’s new, here are five spots that have opened within the past month or so.

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises has added an experiential Omakase Room to the Sushi-san concept. For a deeper dive, LEYE’s Amarit Dulyapaibul, managing partner of Sushi-san and two other restaurants within the group, spoke to our Food Editor Bret Thorn for a recent In the Kitchen podcast.

There’s also a new eponymous concept from wine expert Alpana Singh; the latest concept from What If Syndicate; a French spot named for the comic character Obélix; and a place where you can grab a bite and a cocktail and practice your golf swing.

Here’s a look at five new restaurants in Chicago to try this week.

About the Author

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

[email protected]

@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

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