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		<title>&#8216;Too Old&#8217; pop-rocker Riser to perform in Wrigleyville</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2012/02/07/too-old-pop-rocker-riser-to-perform-in-wrigleyville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local singer Michael Riser performs at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Goose Island Brewpub in Wrigleyville. Riser gained acclaim for his &#8220;Too Old for Idol,&#8221; a video protesting &#8220;American Idol&#8217;s&#8221; age limit, and has built up a following at area clubs. The pop-rock performer also hosts and sings at the &#8220;Rising Stars Songwriter Showcase&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Chicago spots for 2012 Super Bowl indulgence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 5, marks Super Bowl XLVI: the New York Giants vs. the New England Patriots. Here&#8217;s a few places where Chicagoland food and football fans can indulge in both. Cantina 46 on the Gold Coast goes beyond screening the pigskin plays to roasting a whole pig in a Cuban Caja box. $30 gets you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More love for canned beer</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2012/01/23/more-love-for-canned-beer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Don&#8217;t struggle with trading your pint glass for a can &#8212; just think of it as a mini keg and tap up!&#8221; says Timothy O&#8217;Toole&#8217;s Pub in Streeterville and Gurnee. Canned-beer celebrations continue this week, with National Beer Can Appreciation Day tomorrow. Canned beer first debuted on January 24, 1935, thanks to a process invented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday food porn: Ay, ay, ayu!</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2012/01/20/friday-food-porn-ay-ay-ayu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ayu, a Japanese river fish also known as sweetfish, is skewered, lightly battered and deep-fried tempura-style at Lure Izakaya Pub in Chinatown, $7.]]></description>
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		<title>Timewarping back to Prohibition in Chicago&#8217;s Loop</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prohibition returns Friday, Jan. 20, at Cactus Bar and Grill. From 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., the Loop watering hole will turn itself into a speakeasy. A secret password, released at 11 a.m. via Facebook, will be required to enter their private back room for intoxicating, &#8220;illegal&#8221; libations such as $4 Batch 19 prohibition-style pints [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise a can to Chicago beer, past and present</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2012/01/12/raise-a-can-to-chicago-beer-past-and-present/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<strong>Tokio Pub</strong> in Schaumburg salutes Chicago's beery history at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, with a four-course dinner devoted to canned beer. ]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Elvis&#8217; birthday on Chicago&#8217;s Gold Coast</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2012/01/03/celebrate-elvis-birthday-on-chicagos-gold-coast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elvis performs in Chicago, Oct. 14, 1976. Can it really be more than 34 years since Elvis Presley&#8217;s death? He would have turned 77 this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, and The Original Mother&#8217;s, on the Gold Coast, celebrates his birthday with their 12th annual Elvis Fest. Radio Hall of Famer Dick Biondi (WLS-FM 94.7) hosts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 top New Year&#8217;s Day brunches in Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/12/29/10-top-new-years-day-brunches-in-chicago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! Sop up your hangover this New Year&#8217;s Day with a hearty brunch and the hair of the dog that bit you. Cantina 46, Gold Coast, 11:a.m. to 4 p.m., $15. Start the new year off with a Latin-style pig roast. Guest chef Troy Graves cooks conchita pibil in a Cuban Caja box [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plainfield dry gin? A Chicago favorite</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/12/27/plainfield-dry-gin-a-chicago-favorite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are you drinking this New Year&#8217;s Eve? If gin or vodka is your tipple, and you order &#8220;well&#8221; drinks at a Chicago bar &#8212; from Emmit&#8217;s in West Town to Grape Street in Streeterville &#8212; your libations will likely originate in southwest suburban Plainfield, Ill., where the U.K.-based spirits, wine and beer giant Diageo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soup&#8217;s on in Bucktown</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/12/26/soups-on-in-bucktown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Soup &#038; Bread" starts up for a new year Jan. 4, serving six soups to a soundtrack by DJ <strong>Treetop Lover</strong>. ]]></description>
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