Convito Cafe and Market owner Candace Barocci Warner recently shared the origin story for one of the restaurant’s most popular offerings: Pollo Paesana. The Wilmette hotspot is well known to Better readers, who chose it as our Best of 2020 suburban winner for both Italian Food and Al Fresco Dining. Warner gave the details on […]
I believe a nomination is in order. After 17 years of cranking out acres of fresh pasta, showcasing local artists’ work and shoehorning what feels like the entire North Shore into a space the size of Mother Hubbard’s cupboard, I think it’s time The Noodle in Wilmette finally got its due.
Always a go-to for brunch on the North Shore, Fuel can now cater to a later crowd.
One Wilmette breakfast spot will soon be fueling more than the appetites of morning diners.
On Sunday, January 30, Fuel, a farm-to-table breakfast/lunch restaurant, will be holding a prix-fixe dinner event featuring local chef Michael Kropp. For $40 per person, diners will enjoy a three-course meal plus dessert from the restaurant that usually features only breakfast and lunch foods. First course options include Tuscan Bean Soup with Kale and Sausage, […]
Wilmette welcomed its newest restaurant, Bluette, in late November.
Fear not. The closing of the coffee shop at the corner of Central and 12th streets in downtown Wilmette was not a sign of blight. Instead, it led to the birth of a vibrant new dining opportunity: Olive Oil Restaurant. Olive Oil is small and sophisticated, yet welcoming, and features Mediterranean dishes prepared with the […]
The train might not stop at the old Wilmette Depot anymore, but the place is certainly still hopping. Built in 1873 and once home to the “Old Ouilmette Depot Restaurant,” the space has been reborn as Depot Nuevo, serving “fresh fare” with “Latin flair.”
