Nightwood's New Pastry Chef; Beckett's Public House Going Burgers; Goose Island at Small Bar

PILSEN—Matthew Rice has joined Nightwood as pastry chef. Rice comes from Niche in St. Louis and is already putting his own spin on things like baked Alaska, chess pie and even nightella, his own nutella that gets piped into a doughnut. Drool... [EaterWire]

LAKEVIEW—In May, Beckett's Public House will morph into Beckett's Gourmet Burgers & Craft Beers. They'll feature Meyer Natural Angus beef and have about 300 beers on the list. [EaterWire]

LINCOLN PARK—Goose Island is taking over Small Bar on Fullerton on April 23. For $25, you can drink through 20 special Goose Island brews on tap, including a vertical tasting of Matilda. [UD]

Nightwood [Photo: Jason Little Photography]