As you no doubt are aware, March is Women’s History Month, a national celebration of the impact women have had on our shared history and modern culture. Over the four Clark Street restaurants, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Bar Sótano, and Xoco, over 60% of our management team are women. To celebrate them, we have put together … Continue reading The Women of Clark Street →

All across our country, for the month of February, we have the opportunity to recognize and reflect on the triumphs and struggles of Black Americans. On Clark Street, we are celebrating the history and cuisine of another part of the African diaspora, those whose history is in Mexico.  Enslaved Africans were brought to Mexico as … Continue reading Black History is World History is Mexican History →

A server at Topolobampo for the past four years, Jessica Dennis has routinely impressed the restaurant’s guests with her style of friendly, elegant service. Along the way, she developed an intense interest in wine and began serving as assistant to our longtime sommelier, the impeccable Jill Gubesch. Earlier this year, Jessica set out to take … Continue reading Five Questions with our Newest Sommelier, Jessica Dennis →

Frontera has been bombarded with inquiries in the wake of peagate. What’s #peagate? Referencing a recipe adapted from New York City’s ABC Cocina restaurant, the New York Times tweeted out a link imploring cooks to add peas to guacamole, appending a supremely confident “trust us” to its message. Add green peas to your guacamole. Trust us. … Continue reading 13 Guacamoles That Don’t Involve Peas →

Chicago Tribune food critic Phil Vettel has bestowed some lavish praise on Topolo in years past.  Last year’s four-star review, the one where our fearless chef de cuisine Andres Padilla was credited for “triumphs of technique and scholarship that stimulate the mind as much as they do the palate,” simply blew us away. Imagine our … Continue reading Topolo Earns Four More Stars From the Chicago Tribune →