The iconic restaurant along the Chicago River at Marina City had a small kitchen fire on April 5, and reopened on Saturday. ... Smith & Wollensky Chicago steakhouse reopens after fire 00:17.

In Chicago, Smith owns Blue Door Kitchen and Garden, formerly known as Table Fifty-Two, where former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama enjoyed their 2009 Valentine’s Day dinner.

Kevin Pang is a writer and former restaurant critic living in Chicago. Priya Krishna, Brian Gallagher and Brett Anderson are on the staff of The New York Times’s Food desk. Published April 9 ...

Smith started Chicago Black Restaurant week seven years ago to help market Black-owned businesses to the masses. In Illinois, only 9% of restaurants are Black owned.