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Enter our Chicago Top Chef Masters contest! [2010-03-08]
By: Dining Chicago
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Win great prizes for predicting the ending position of Chicago's chefs in the new Top Chef Masters. Be on TV!...more>> |
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Even More Hot February Openings [2010-03-04]
By: Erica Walkup
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Check out the Chicago's Best new hot spots, from breweries to hot dog havens...more>> |
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Hot New Restaurants - February 2010 [2010-02-08]
By: Erica Walkup
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Best of the best new restaurants in Chicago...more>> |
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Fresh Meat Awards for the Best Chicago Chefs [2009-12-25]
By: Kate
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Chicago's Best New Top Restaurants of 2009
...our picks of Chicago's Best New Restaurants
...shortlist of Chicago restaurant debuts that everyone should visit before New Year’s Eve.
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Chicago's Chinatown [2009-12-05]
By: Leah A. Zeldes
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While Chicago boasts a wealth of ethnic eating and shopping opportunities, none are quite so evocative of another world as Chinatown. A living and working neighborhood, Chicago's Chinatown and its adjacent neighborhoods are home to over a third of the city's Chinese-American population, which numbered more than 32,000 in 2000. As a result, the neighborhood offers more than 70 restaurants, 20 bakeries, 40 grocery stores and a colorful street life. ...more>> |
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City of the big sandwiches: Four uncommon Chicago meals on a bun [2010-01-22]
By: Leah A. Zeldes
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Classic, uniquely Chicago sandwiches you may never have tasted....more>> |
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The Chef Shuffle (December Update) [2009-12-25]
By: Audarshia Townsend
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The Chef Shuffle Chicago's Best Restaurants are always changing.(December Update)
Goose Island Chef Takes Over Branch 27 Kitchen
Just in time for the holiday season, a number of high-profile chefs have moved on to some pretty cool digs:
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Chicago’s Chefs: Green Olympians? [2009-11-06]
By: Alan J. Shannon
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It’s a forgone conclusion that the city boasts perhaps the most winning team of eco-minded chefs in the country, if not the world....more>> |
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Hot Openings: New Chicago Restaurant Top Picks [2009-12-28]
By: Kate Anderson
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Hot New Chicago's Best Restaurant's Opening Top Picks
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Chef Shuffling in Chicago's Best Restaurants [2009-12-25]
By: Audarshia Townsend
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Chicago's Best Restaurants keep changing. A culinary guide to Chicago’s great chefs and how the travel....more>> |
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The Secret to Great Restaurants making Sushi [2009-05-01]
By: Kira Coplin & Kara Kulhanek
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No longer a unique treat, the best sushi can be found everywhere – just peruse the aisles of your neighborhood grocery store. In fact, the word ‘sushi’ refers to the simple preparation of using wasabi, seaweed and seasoned/vinegar rice. "Before it was a trend, it was an art." ...more>> |
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Offbeat pizza new trend for city known for deep dish [2009-04-24]
By: Audarshia Townsend
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How deep is your love in great and good Chicago Restautants . . . for pizza? After years of being typecast as the deep-dish pizza city, Chicago is finally getting a new starring role. Unique, thin-crust pizzas are in, and even the most hardcore, traditional pizza lover is warming up to the new slices. Offbeat, yet still budget friendly, these pizzas are also served up in lively, fun and sometimes trendy places. ...more>> |
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Northern Exposure: Cool Climate Wines Back in Spotlight [2008-07-21]
By: Alan J. Shannon
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When we picture vineyards, our minds typically conjure up Mediterranean vistas replete with sun-kissed slopes, maybe the sea, and perhaps even the spiky top of a palm tree or two rising in the distance. The fact is that some of the most famous wine-producing regions in the world are not situated along the steep hillsides of Tuscany or nestled into the chalky soil of Provence. ...more>> |
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Holiday Tipping and Gifting [2008-09-07]
By: Gloria Petersen
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Tipping is not an accepted practice in all countries. Therefore, those visiting or new to the United States, especially during the holidays, might be confused by our custom. For us, tipping is a part of doing business and showing appreciation. WWW.ChicagoRestaurant.com Features information on “Chicago Restaurants” “Best Chicago Restaurants” “Dining in Chicago” “Food and Chef info in Chicago”
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Hot New Restaurants - January 2010 [2010-01-21]
By: Erica Walkup
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Chicago's BEST & hottest new restaurants in January, from lukewarm to blazing...more>> |
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Chicago Warms Up With The Best New Bars; From Fancy Fireplace Inns to Top Neighborhood Hangs [2009-07-25]
By: Audarshia Townsend
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We all get a case of cabin fever when real Chicago winter kicks in. But this year don’t let it get the best of you. Of course you’re terribly tempted to sit around in fluffy socks watching old movies and sipping hot cocoa, but there are just too many new places to explore to stay cooped up inside:...more>> |
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Best Restaurants in ChicagoServing Brunch for all Tastes [2010-01-22]
By: Audarshia Townsend
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Why are Chicagoans so fond of brunch?
Let’s face it: It’s a chance to eat at the higher-end eateries for a significantly lower price. Or does it just feel cool to eat at a leisurely pace on a lazy Sunday afternoon?
Whatever the case, brunch time draws the long lines of just about everyone imaginable, from the hungry hipsters to the starving suburbanites. Hey, everyone’s got to eat, so we’ve rounded up some of our favorite places for buffets, a la carte, expensive, cheap, fancy, chilled-out, meat heavy, veggie and just all-around cool.
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A Brewmaster’s Guide to Beer Pairing in Great Restaurants [2009-11-02]
By: George Reisch
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The concept of beer and food pairings may be relatively new
to some, but for others like myself, entertaining groups of
family and friends with beer isn’t just a way of life — it’s a
passion. |Talian|... more>> |
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The Chef Shuffle (January Update) [2010-03-04]
By: Audarshia Townsend
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Familiar Faces Make Fresh Starts in New Year. The New Year’s already shaping up to be an exciting one for some well-known chefs, who find themselves at the helm of new kitchens in 2010:...more>> |
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Six Sensational Soups [2008-10-06]
By: Leah A. Zeldes
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Winter's coming. Take comfort in delicious, hot soup. Here are some beautiful bowlfuls worth putting on your mittens and boots to go out for....more>> |
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The good sweet story of the rebirth of the American cheese industry. CHICAGO [2009-05-01]
By: Alan J. Shannon
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In the past decade or so our country’s consumption of top specialty cheeses has soared. ...more>> |
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What's the buzz about Chicago honey? [2009-06-17]
By: Leah A. Zeldes
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If you’re sweet on local food, try Chicago-made honey.
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Welcome to Chicago [2010-01-22]
By: Jay Stieber
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Welcome to Chicago, home to the best restaurants....more>> |
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"Open That Bottle Night" [2009-01-22]
By: 12 Restaurants/Lounges Participate in the Annual Celebration
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Sunday, November 9 through Thursday, November 13
11/9-11/13:
$19.88 Three Course Prix-Fixe Menu featuring items from Angelina's opening menu in 1988. The current menu by Chef fred Ramos will also be available.
11/9:
Celebrate twenty years of Italian cuisine with half-price bottles of wine.
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Recession-proof Restaurants Chicago [2009-05-08]
By: Leah A. Zeldes
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They tell us we're in a recession. Gas prices are up. House-sale prices are down. Layoffs loom. Scary as that sounds, though, if you're eyeing your bank balance with a view toward scaling back on expenses, look for other cuts rather than your food budget.
After all, you've got to keep your strength up. And your morale. Do your part for the economy and go out to eat.
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Fresh Meat deux [2010-01-22]
By: Kate Anderson
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Fresh Meat quatre [2009-11-26]
By: Kate Anderson
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Fresh Meat trois [2009-11-26]
By: Kate Anderson
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Ah yes another David Leonardis Report. [2010-02-12]
By: David Leonardis
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What a fine privilege it is to put together a fun group of events and opinions and to get to share them with my adoring public.
Ok. Here it goes.
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Chicago Chef Contest - Start The Betting [2010-03-04]
By: Dining Chicago
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Five of Chicago's Best Chefs will vie for the title of “Top Chef Master” ...more>> |
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Smoke ’em if you got ’em [2009-07-15]
By: Leah A. Zeldes
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Restaurant newcomers challenge old-line BBQ: At long last, Chicago’s barbecue scene is changing. ...more>> |
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Good Restaurants Entertaining Eats Chicago [2009-05-13]
By: Kira Coplin
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There’s nothing like good dinner and a show – especially in Chicago. Whether you’re on a date with your sweetie or showing off the best of our beautiful Windy City to out of town guests, the theater district has got you covered. So grab some tickets to the show and get ready for a thoroughly entertaining experience. ...more>> |
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