The neighborhood deserves better than what chef Jared Wentworth has brought to the table at the Promontory.
by Mike Sula
Despite its recent enthusiasm for beckoning cool restaurateurs to Hyde Park, the University of Chicago didn't always want to be part of the city surrounding it. Beginning in the 50s, the university adopted urban renewal initiatives meant to control what it viewed as encroaching blight—and in the process destroyed commercial districts, sent thousands of poor African-Americans packing, and turned the neighborhood into a grim fortress.…[ Read more ]