"When a restaurant has a tasting menu option called “I Don’t Give A F*ck,” it’s probably a way more fun place to be than your aunt’s house in Naperville. Maple and Ash is a steakhouse in the Gold Coast, and it’s over-the-top in the best way, with chandeliers, candelabras, and huge velvet booths. During the holiday, they’re serving their regular a la carte menu, plus a $285 chateaubriand with truffles and seared foie gras. Which you should give a f*ck about." - adrian kane, john ringor