Sixteen's Spring Menus; New Allium Chef; More

RIVER NORTH—Chef Thomas Lents has launched his follow-up to Sixteen's inventive "Story of Chicago" menu. Two menus based on the sky, one "night" and one "day," are inspired by ideas like fields, farms, celestial bodies, and tidal influences. [EaterWire]

GOLD COAST—Stephen Wambach (Epic) will be the new executive chef at the Four Seasons Hotel and Allium, taking over for Kevin Hickey who left to open Bottlefork and the forthcoming Duck Inn. He starts April 7. [Crain's]

WEST LOOP—There's quite a lineup for the March 31 installment of The Dinner Party at City Winery: Carrie Nahabedian, Rick Bayless, New Yorker cartoonist Pat Byrnes, and author Sara Paretsky. $45 tickets include the show, an appetizer, entree, chocolate, wine and tea. [EaterWire]

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS—Gibson's is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a plethora of specials for 25 days, beginning tomorrow with a raffle and other deals and ending April 21 with a celebration highlighted by highly discounted steaks. [EaterWire]
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