The Chicago Tribune named two new food critics today. Louisa Chu and Nick Kindelsperger have both been with the Tribune for five years. The reporters covered the food and dining beat. The pair are replacing Phil Vettel, who departed after 31 years as “the city’s definitive authority on dining.”
The Tribune says Chu and Kindelsperger will have a special interest on how the restaurant and bar business emerges from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Chicago dining scene right now is a phoenix rising from the ashes of a pandemic year when so many people lost their jobs, and so many lost their lives. Whether it’s someone serving amazing tacos out of a garage, or a beautiful pastry from a window, or really world-class-level execution, the community still supports it and is still so hopeful.”
Louisa Chu, The Chicago Tribune Food Critic
Chu graduated from Le Cordon Bleu Paris and has been a server, cook, magazine writer and a field coordinator for “No Reservations.”
Meanwhile, Kindelsperger was behind a recipe blog and was founding editor of Serious Eats Chicago. He’s been a writer for The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Epicurious and Gothamist.
