Balsan

Chicago Michelin Guide 2012
Casual and cosmopolitan Balsan is burrowed inside the chic Elysian Hotel and is the easygoing, casual-chic dining option at this hip hotel. (more-pdf)

Chicago Magazine - October 2011
...Danny Grant, who also helms four-star sibling RIA, offers Sunday Supper – a lovely, bountiful meal for $29... (more-pdf)

CS Men's Book - August 2011
At the Elysian Hotel’s Balsan, it’s a more subdued affair but nonetheless sophisticated with leather banquettes overlooking the boutique hotel’s European-style courtyard... (more-pdf)

Hotel Sweet - July 2011
In the not so distant past, hotel dining catered more to weary travelers than food-focused locals. These days it's a different story - and the Elysian is perhaps Chicago's best example, with two terrific restaurants... (more-pdf)

ABC 7 News - June 2011
One of the by products of the recession has been a readjustment of pricing, especially in the world of fine-dining... (more-pdf)

The Wall Street Journal - June 2011
Hog Butcher for the world. Player with Railroads. City of the big shoulders. These are a few lines from Carl Sandburgs famous take on Chicago... (more-pdf)

GOOP - May 2011
The restaurant was delicious... (more-pdf)

METROMIX - March 2011
Best Chicago Brunches (more-pdf)

GQ - January 2011
Perhaps the tastiest of all great French pastries... (more-pdf)

TIME OUT CHICAGO - December 2010
The dining room at Balsan–the casual sister to the Elysian hotel's Ria... (more-pdf)

METROMIX - October 2010
We try the new family-style supper at Gold Coast restaurant Balsan. (more-pdf)

TIME OUT CHICAGO - September 2010
Chicago Yankees got schooled in the ways of the South this year via biscuits, fried birds and, mostly, barbecue. (more-pdf)

CHICAGO READER - July 2010
Balsan pulls off something fun and unfussy... (more-pdf)

FOOD ARTS - May 2010
Balsan has a wood-fired oven and a flexible menu with entrées ranging from burger to ocean trout... (more-pdf)

FRONT DESK CHICAGO - May 2010
Fantastic hotel restaurants want to make us check-in and stay awhile. (more-pdf)

NEW YORK TIMES - May 2010
With a menu both daring and satisfying, the chef Jason McLeod and his staff aim to entice resident and trasient diners alike. (more-pdf)

FOOD & WINE - May 2010
...the stellar tart flambé from the wood oven of the hotel's bistro, Balsan. (more-pdf)

MICHIGAN AVENUE
Within the Elysian Hotel, two restaurants celebrate their openings... (more-pdf)

CHICAGO MAGAZINE - Hot List - May 2010
The eclectic menu (throwback cocktails, burgers, charcuterie) basically taps into every current trend. (more-pdf)

FOOD & WINE
Balsan follows Chicago's casual trend, serving wood over-fired pizzas and craft beers. (more-pdf)

CHICAGO MAGAZINE - April 2010
A star was born at the Elysian Hotel this winter, and no one came to the nursery to visit. (more-pdf)

GRUB STREET CHICAGO - February 2010
Hidden as it is on the third floor of the Elysian Hotel, Mike Sula thinks Ria's sister restaurant, Balsan, deserves a following. (more-pdf)

DAILY CANDY - December 2009
At sleek, Parisian-style bistro Balsan, the virtuoso is cooking simple, seasonal, straightforward dishes: roast chicken, tarte flambee, wood-fired pizza... (more-pdf)

CHICAGOFOODIES.COM - December 2009
Balsan is casual, featuring a raw bar, wood-fired oven pizzas and housemade charcuterie. (more-pdf)

GRUB STREET CHICAGO - December 2009
Originally slated to open this summer, the restaurants at the Elysian Hotel are finally ready to take their opening bows... (more-pdf)