City Winery Construction Starting Jan 1;. GQ Spotlights Aviary; ItaliAsia Cooking Demos; More

WEST LOOP—City Winery will start construction Jan. 1 on its new Chicago location at 1200 W. Randolph. [@MMXDining]

FULTON MARKET—In an article about current cocktailing trends, GQ, unsurprisingly, talked about Aviary as its sole Chicago pick. [GQ]

RIVER NORTH—Starting Jan. 19, ItaliAsia will host free cooking demos with the first focusing on pasta Bolognese. The first 40 people to sign up get to attend. Future demos will take place on Feb. 16 and March 15. [EaterWire]

MAYFAIR—Cody Butler (Boiler Room, Blue Hill at Stone Barns in NY) was named as chef at Wellfleet, the new restaurant attached to The Fish Guy Market (4423 N. Elston). [Dish]

RIVER NORTH—The LGN Group, which owns the Cedar Hotel and the now-shuttered Manor, are in construction mode to turn the Manor space into Stout Barrel House and Galley, a chef-driven comfort food restaurant, scheduled to open next year. [MMX/EaterWire]

[Photo: ItaliAsia]