GOLD COAST—After nearly a year as executive chef, Rosalia Barron left her post at the Signature Room last month. Expect her replacement to surface very soon. [EaterWire]
WEST LOOP—Filini chef William Johnson has left his post and is now the executive chef at Dine Restaurant inside the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro. One of his first moves is a Valentine's Day special with happy hour cocktail deals ($15 for 2) and a $40 per person dinner where 10 percent of proceeds goes to the American Heart Association. [EaterWire]
RIVER NORTH—There's a new cocktail menu at Tanta, featuring choclo (Peruvian corn), maracuya (Peruvian passion fruit) and lots of pisco. Two more draft cocktails are also on the list. [EaterWire]
PILSEN—The next Cake & Whiskey Club event is at Punch House, below Dusek's, on Feb. 23. $30 buys two whiskey punches, "almond cherry wink" cake, a gift bag, and music from two DJs. [EaterWire]