December 2015

Slab

For years, hungry patrons stood in line in the back of Micucci’s waiting for Stephen Lanzalotta to serve the thick pizza slices from a window in the tiny kitchen. If you were lucky enough to get a slice right out

East Ender

The low-key, modest demeanor of East Ender co-owners Bill Leavy and Karl Deuben belie their rock star chef backgrounds. There’s no trace of attitude in these two, who have cooked at such highly acclaimed restaurants as Alinea in Chicago and

Frontier

Before Frontier, owner Michael Gilroy led month-long expeditions to places along the Silk Road through Russia, China, and the Middle East. It was an adventurous life, but when the business died down after 9/11, he pondered his next step, brainstorming