Time Out Chicago Eat Out Awards 2013

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