As a member of the Chicago Blogger Network, I was lucky to attend the Time Out Chicago Eat Out Awards at the Terzo Piano, located in the Modern Wing of The Art Institute. The event featured 15 awards going to the best bars and restaurants in Chicago, voted on by readers choices and critics picks. Terzo Piano was filled with the industry's top players, and it made for quite an exciting night. Congratulations to all the nominees and the winners and it was so fun eating, drinking and mingling with you!
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And the nominees and winners are...
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Balena
Bavette’s
Elizabeth
Fat Rice
Grace
Trenchermen
RESTAURATEUR OF THE YEAR
Janan Asfour, Tom MacDonald
and Jason Normann at Telegraph & Reno
Matt Eisler & Kevin Heisner at Trenchermen
Jerrod, Molly & R.J. Melman at RPM & Bub City
Alpana Singh at the Boarding House
Brendan Sodikoff at Bavette’s & Au Cheval
BEST CHICAGO MICROBREWERY
5 Rabbit Cerveceria
Half Acre Beer Company
Metropolitan Brewing
Pipeworks Brewing Co.
Revolution Brewing
Solemn Oath Brewery
BEST NEW BAR
Billy Sunday
The J. Parker
RM Champagne Salon
Scofflaw
Ward Eight
BEST NEW COFFEE SHOP
Big Shoulders Coffee
Bow Truss Coffee Roasters
Elaine’s Coffee Call
Gaslight Coffee Roasters
Little Goat Bread
BREAKOUT CHEF OF THE YEAR
Abraham Conlon at Fat Rice
Iliana Regan at Elizabeth
Zoe Schor at Ada St.
Lee Wolen at the Lobby at the Peninsula Chicago
Jonathan Zaragoza at Masa Azul
CHEAP EATERY OF THE YEAR
Antique Taco
Armitage Pizza
ATK
Dak
Phil’s Last Stand
BEST NEW PASTRY CHEF
Erin Mooney at Maison & Eggy’s
Mitsu Nozaki at Urban Union
Bobby Schaffer at Grace
Anna Shovers at the Publican
Katie Wyer at Telegraph & Reno
BEST NEW SWEETS SHOP
Bang Bang Pie Shop
Do-Rite Donuts
Interurban Café & Pastry Shop
Julius Meinl Coffee Bar & Patisserie
Katherine Anne Confections
BEST NEW BARBECUE
Big Bricks
Bub City
Dat Bar-B-Q Uncle John’s
Milt’s Barbecue for the Perplexed
Wrigley BBQ
BEST NEW COCKTAIL PROGRAM
Justin Anderson at La Sirena Clandestina
Charles Joly at the Aviary & the Office
Paul McGee at RPM & Bub City
Tona Palomino at Trenchermen
BEST NEW SUSHI
Arami Go!
Hamachi Sushi Bar
Kai Zan
Masaki
Sushi Dokku
BEST NEW BRUNCH
Au Cheval
Carriage House
Nellcôte
Township
Trenchermen
NEIGHBORHOOD JOINT OF THE YEAR
Bar Pastoral in Lakeview
Carriage House in Wicker Park
Eggy’s in Lakeshore East
Pecking Order in Uptown
Reno in Logan Square
BEST NEW BYOB
ATK
Bistro Dre
Briciola
Kai Zan
Shaman
