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Dear Margaret A love letter to Midwestern ingredients, written in elevated and honest French-Canadian cuisine

Just a few tickets left to join us Frontier Chicago for the ultimate winter comfort food, tourtière! This French-Canadia...
11/09/2026

Just a few tickets left to join us Frontier Chicago for the ultimate winter comfort food, tourtière! This French-Canadian meat pie meal comes with a hearty greens salad, cider-braised turnips, and a maple crème brûlée for dessert. Vegetarian option available as well! This Wednesday, Nov. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 9. Tickets are $70/person and available on Tock at the link in bio

10/30/2026

Talkin’ tourtière with Chef Ryan while he rolls out endless pastry dough for the crust! We’re popping up to serve this French-Canadian meat pie (vegetarian option available!) for two nights this fall Frontier Chicago (1072 N. Milwaukee): 11/11 and 12/9. Tickets on sale now via Tock at the link in bio

We are super excited to announce more popups on select Wednesdays this fall, hosted Frontier Chicago (1072 N. Milwaukee ...
10/26/2026

We are super excited to announce more popups on select Wednesdays this fall, hosted Frontier Chicago (1072 N. Milwaukee Ave.) in West Town! Each evening features an entrée, sides, and dessert for a set price. Some evenings can accommodate vegetarian or gluten-free. On sale via Tock link in bio! Time slots available between 6-8pm. Beverages will be available for purchase each evening; not included in ticket price. **Additionally** mark your calendars for Burgers & Poutine with our pal Hatchet Burger at Frontier on Wednesday, Dec. 16, on sale separately soon!

Dear Margaret, a year ago this evening, life with you as we knew it burnt up. It’s hard to explain that grief. Everythin...
10/07/2026

Dear Margaret, a year ago this evening, life with you as we knew it burnt up. It’s hard to explain that grief. Everything ended so abruptly, and your loss was felt deeply by all those who loved you: our guests and regulars, our little restaurant family, me and Chef Ryan. We are still grieving, if I’m being honest. But we are also moving forward. Doors are opening. We’re cooking again and hosting intimate popup dinners that remind me of what a special community you created. We have more plans in the works; it feels good to stretch those muscles. We’re making big plans. We know we will bring you back, even if looking for new real estate makes Ryan’s catchphrase ring even truer than before: Everything Takes Forever. But it’s more than that. Everything good takes forever. Everything worth it takes forever. We deserve to be together again, no matter how long it takes. See you soon for 2.0. The energy is shifting. I feel it. Ever yours, Lacey

07/30/2026

Chef Ryan makes duck confit tacos with white beans, fennel slaw, and pickled onion for Mercadito Tacos for Strength, available at both Chicago locations (108 W. Kinzie, River North; 2423 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Park) for the month of August! Thanks for having us Chef !

Thankful to be popping up with our friends Ox Bar & Hearth! This special, one-night-only, seasonally focused dinner feat...
07/01/2026

Thankful to be popping up with our friends Ox Bar & Hearth! This special, one-night-only, seasonally focused dinner features a collab menu (swipe for a peek ➡️) from Ryan Brosseau and John Asbaty and the Ox Bar & Hearth crew. Thursday, July 16th, 5pm, $195/person. Reservations required; book at link in bio

05/20/2026

This evening, we’re excited to launch our popup series P.S.- Miss You Dearly, an intimate weekly dinner with Dear Margaret, while we continue looking for a new permanent home. The first six events are sold out, but keep an eye on social media and our newsletter for more

05/15/2026

We’re recipe testing for our new popup series P.S- Miss You Dearly. (First run currently sold out, but stay tuned for more events!) Today, Chef Ryan prepares a mousseline with golden chicken (a breed with a higher fat content closer to a duck). The mousseline will become a component of the golden chicken and foie gras ballotine course

Announcing P.S.- Miss You Dearly (a Dear Margaret popup series) ❤️🌾 Join Dear Margaret for an intimate multi-course dinn...
05/13/2026

Announcing P.S.- Miss You Dearly (a Dear Margaret popup series) ❤️🌾 Join Dear Margaret for an intimate multi-course dinner at a 10-seat communal table in West Town, featuring seasonally inspired dishes from Executive Chef Ryan Brosseau. Wednesdays May 20-June 24 at 6:30pm; $175. Book on Tock

04/07/2026

Welp, it’s officially been six months, since a fire shuttered our restaurant. We are still looking for the right space to reopen in. And in the meantime, Chef Ryan lets us in on a little secret: spring popup dinners coming soon! Stay tuned for all the details (we will announce on social media and to our newsletter list), and thanks for your patience. We miss serving y’all so very much 🫶

02/01/2026

Back at it—in another kitchen that isn’t our own—Chef Ryan demonstrates how to break down and clean up a huge honkin’ sturgeon. This fish was part of a dish for a special event (as we are trying to keep ourselves busy until we find a new home for Dear Margaret)

Address

2965 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL
60657

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5pm - 10pm
Thursday 5pm - 10pm
Friday 5pm - 10pm
Saturday 5pm - 10pm
Sunday 5pm - 9pm

Telephone

(773) 360-8213

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