Urban Union

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Wine Dinner February 20th, 2013

admin — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:24:59 +0000

Urban Union Presents

Wine Dinner
February 20th, $80 Per Person
(Not including tax and gratuity.)

Celebrating the extraordinary wines from wine makers Catherine Breton from Domaine Pierre, Catherine Breton in Bourgueil, France and Christine Campadieu from Domaine La Tour Vieille in Collioure/Banyuls, France.

Chef Michael Shrader will be hosting the Reception and Five Course Dinner, paired with these unique Wines:

RECEPTION: Assorted passed canapés. NV Catherine and Pierre Breton Vouvray Brut

COURSE ONE: Composition of wild mushrooms, young lettuces, shaved Reggiano Parmesan. 2011 La Tour Vieille Collioure Blanc

COURSE TWO: Shaved Serrano ham, six minute egg, cress, grilled Ciabatta bread. 2011 Catherine and Pierre Breton Bourgueil “Clairet”

COURSE THREE: Wood oven roasted porchetta, pork jus, fleur de sel. 2011 Catherine and Pierre Breton Bourgueil “Franc de Pied”

COURSE FOUR: Roasted squab, puree of white bean, young carrots, bacon lardon, herbs. 2009 La Tour Collioure Rouge “La Pinede”

FINISH: Cabrales Blue cheese, Spain. 2010 La Tour Vieille Banyuls “Rimage”

Stop into Urban Union, 1421 Taylor St., Chicago or call 312-929-4302 to reserve your seat today!<

2013 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand Designation

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:07:20 +0000

If you are Familiar with the Bib Gourmand Designation from the Michelin Guide, you know it is an honor for Urban Union to be added to the list. Check out the story here

Top 10 Wine Lists in the Country eater.com

admin — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:42:51 +0000

see the list here

Chicago’s 10 Hottest New Restaurants – Zagat

admin — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:47:47 +0000

By Sarah Freeman
Staying power – it’s the secret ingredient every new restaurant craves. An ingredient that helped Erwin, closing on July 1, stay in business for 18 years while chefs including Paul Kahan and Mindy Segal made their way through its kitchen. Other high-profiles closures this year, such as Charlie Trotter’s in August, leave room for new restaurants to fill their large shoes.

Ten have opened this year that we think stand a chance of surviving in the ever-changing restaurant scene. Here are our picks for the hottest restaurant opening of 2012 – restaurants that not only opened with a bang, but also kept the fires burning.

Read the review here

Urban Union Best Restaurants of 2012 – Chicago Magazine

admin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:28:09 +0000

…we settled in for hunky marrow bones (Hey, are these from Bedrock?), tender lemony grilled octopus, bright minty faro-arugula salad, and out-of-Italy pancetta-laced pasta. But except for the sticky date pudding, desserts were so-so, and while the wine list was nice, cocktails seemed to be by request only. D&eacture; cor is edgy, especially the weird backlit billboard with fortune cookie-style messages, such as “Do what you like and do it often.” A bit subtler than “Eat Here.”

Catch the list here

Chicago Tribune Reviews Urban Union

admin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:25:04 +0000

No restaurant better exemplifies the changing face of the Taylor Street neighborhood than 3-month-old Urban Union.

Taylor Street, the city’s de facto Little Italy (no disrespect meant toward the Heart of Italy enclave at 24th and Oakley), has been a bastion of classic Italian-American restaurants and not much else (though the continued success of the very good Chez Joel is a constant source of amazement and delight).

Enjoy the rest of the article here

Wine on tap in Chicago

admin — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:55:17 +0000

Wine connoisseurs were upset when they started finding wine bottles with screw caps and their favorite libation packaged in boxes. Now they might start fretting when they hear that restaurants are offering wine on tap. But there’s no reason for them to agonize.
“Wine on tap is more of a supplement to bottled wine,” says Elizabeth Mendez, wine director at Vera.

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Time Out Chicago Reviews Urban Union

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:12:09 +0000

Like Twitter, cupcakes and skinny jeans, small plates have reached a saturation point at which they are no longer a trend—they simply are. And so the question is not whether I think it’s a good idea that Urban Union, the collaboration between restaurateur Jason Chan (the long-gone Butter) and chef Michael Shrader (Epic), is a small-plates restaurant. The question is: Is Urban Union a good small-plates restaurant or a bad small-plates restaurant? Not to spoil the rest of the review, but it’s a good one.

Read the article here