Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The American bistro was named one of Chicago Magazine’s best new restaurants of the year.
Evanston’s Found has been named one of Chicago Magazine’s 2013 Best New Restaurants—the magazine says the American bistro “has the kind of enthusiastic menu and following that any restaurant would kill for.” Take a peek at the food (warning, it might leave you hungry). The menu features items such as fried oyster tacos with bacon and tomatillos, chicken liver mousse with bacon marmalade and toast. Amy Morton, a longtime Chicago restaurateur and Evanston resident who opened the restaurant at 1631 Chicago Ave. says her vision for the space was “Gertrude Stein salon of 1920s Paris meets Jack Kerouac in my living room.” Chef Nicole Pederson, who has worked at Logan Square’s Lula Café and most recently at C-House in downtown Chicago, …
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Chicago restaurateur Amy Morton returns to the restaurant scene after a 10-year hiatus with a new spot opening this fall at 1631 Chicago Ave. in Evanston, the former location of Gio.
Earlier this summer, a giant quote from Rudyard Kipling appeared on a boarded-up storefront in downtown Evanston. “I’ve taken my fun where I’ve found it,” read the sign’s scrawled white letters. The spray-painted saying was the work of Amy Morton, a longtime Chicago restaurateur and Evanston resident who is opening the restaurant Found at 1631 Chicago Ave. this fall. Want to stay up to date on the latest restaurant news in Evanston? Sign up for our free newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox. Morton took the sign down at the request of city officials, and while she doesn’t want to offend, she says the fact that it got noticed was also sort of the point. She planned to post a new quote every few days as the restaurant took shape, …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Cast and crew for the Starz drama were in Evanston all day Monday, filming the second season of the political drama "Boss," which is set in Chicago and stars Kelsey Grammer.
Rolling costume racks, catering trucks and trailers lined up outside Nichols Concert Hall Monday for filming of the Starz show 'Boss.' A crew transformed the Music Institute of Chicago's auditorium into the setting of a political debate for taping of one episode of the second season. Set in Chicago, the show focuses on the powerful character of Mayor Tom Kane, played by Kelsey Grammer. While Grammer was not on site Monday, several major cast members were present, including Kathleen Robertson, Jeff Hephner, Troy Garity, Nicole Forester and Amy Morton, according to publicist Amanda Brand. Brand said that producers scouted several different locations for the staging of the political debate before choosing the Music Institute of Chicago's …
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M. G. Stephens
7:07 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012
What a great idea for Evanston. I hope this one flies. more ›