Field Notes
Field Notes is where we share what’s happening at Eden. From the kitchen to the greenhouse, this is a closer look at how we approach sourcing, seasonality, sustainability, and the systems behind the food we serve.
Here, you’ll find seasonal menu updates, ingredient spotlights, greenhouse harvests, partnerships with Midwest farmers and producers, wine dinners, collaborations, behind-the-scenes stories from the team at Eden, and notes and perspectives from Chef Devon Quinn.
December 20, 2022 Press, Eden, Local
Eden Included in Chicago Magazine’s “30 Favorite Things to Eat Right Now”
Featured alongside numerous Chicago culinary gems, eden restaurant and its berbere-spiced carrots dish was recently included in Chicago Magazine’s list of “30 favorite things to eat right now”.
November 30, 2022 Dining, Eden
Winter Seasonality at Eden
Say goodbye to 2022 with an unforgettable meal courtesy of Chicago’s award-winning dining scene. The city’s restaurants are going all out for New Year’s Eve dinner, with one-night-only specials, champagne toasts, luxe add-ons, and more. Check out this gorgeous new Avondale restaurant and enjoy their special New Year’s Eve chef’s tasting menu.
November 17, 2022 Press, Dining, Dinner, Eden
New Year’s Eve Dinner at Eden Featured on Choose Chicago
Say goodbye to 2022 with an unforgettable meal courtesy of Chicago’s award-winning dining scene. The city’s restaurants are going all out for New Year’s Eve dinner, with one-night-only specials, champagne toasts, luxe add-ons, and more. Check out this gorgeous new Avondale restaurant and enjoy their special New Year’s Eve chef’s tasting menu.
November 9, 2022 Press, Dining
Eden Featured on OpenTable
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month include Eden, where eating gets super local at a new location of the plant-forward restaurant. Snack on bites like Burrata with roasted squash or Chili Cured Hamachi Crudo (pictured above).
November 7, 2022 Press, Dining, Fall
WGN Features Chef Devon’s Herb Ricotta Gnocchi
Chief Culinary Officer Devon Quinn appeared on Chicago’s very own WGN9 segment, representing Eden Restaurant, which recently moved from its West Loop home to a brand new space in Avondale. Chef Devon joined WGN in their Studio 41 kitchen with a look at what’s on the menu – his very own Herb Ricotta Gnocchi dish.
November 2, 2022 Press, Dining
Chicago Magazine Features Eden in 10 Hottest Restaurants
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month include Eden, where eating gets super local at a new location of the plant-forward restaurant. Snack on bites like Burrata with roasted squash or Chili Cured Hamachi Crudo (pictured above).
November 2, 2022 Eden, Breakfast, Cocktails & Mocktails, Dining, Lunch, Market
Fall Seasonality with Eden
Fall seasonality is here at eden!
November 1, 2022 Press, Dining
Crain’s Chicago Business Features Eden Private Dining
Eden in Chicago has one of Chicago’s best new private dining rooms, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Two different rooms offer different vibes. Selenite (seats 18) is a clean, bright, airy room with checkerboard-style tiles, a faux fireplace and brass kaleidoscope light fixture over the table. Slate (seats 22) offers a dark, sexy persona with a shadowy, foggy, forested theme on the walls.
September 14, 2022 Press, Dining
Eater Chicago Features Eden Dinner Service
Dinner service debuted this week at Eden in Avondale three months after the restaurant opened for breakfast and lunch. The restaurant morphs to full service in the evening, serving more composed dishes from the kitchen team of co-owner and chief culinary officer Devon Quinn and executive chef Tim Havidic.
August 26, 2022 Press, Brunch
Modern Luxury Chicago Social Features Eden Reopening
Here’s something you don’t hear very often: a COVID-era restaurant closure with a happy ending. So it is with Eden, the passion project of events magnate Jodi Fyfe of The Paramount Group and partner/chief culinary officer Devon Quinn. At its pre-pandemic peak, the beloved West Loop restaurant lived up to its name: an inviting oasis of green—as in uberfresh, toothsome seasonal fare, much of it utilizing produce from the on-site greenhouse Quinn built himself, plus local ingredients from farmers and purveyors—along gritty Lake Street.