But honestly? If you left him on his own, he’d sit around on the sofa like Al Bundy with baseball on the tube all day. So, let’s rephrase that: Let Dad do what he really wants to do outside of the house. You can start with brunch options tailor-made for him: IPO. If you plan on [...]
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Since they opened nearly a decade ago, Dunlay’s on Clark in Lincoln Park has served this brunch item, which they bill as the “World’s Best Fried Egg Sandwich.” They cook the eggs in bacon grease and layer them with bacon, mayo, cheese and tomato on thick marble rye (the better to sop up the yolk [...] Trenchermen has been serving Sunday brunch for some time now, featuring inventive variations on weekend staples such as pretzel cinnamon rolls, sauerkraut bagels, and waffle ice cream. This weekend, the Sunday repast will be supplemented by the restaurant’s new weekly Saturday bar brunch. Some dishes will carry over from the Sunday menu, but for [...] Today is National Eggs Benedict Day. April 16 is a silly day to have it — they should make sure it always falls on a weekend, because who has time to have eggs Benedict during the week? The brunch possibilities are much broader on Saturdays and Sundays. Although it’s pretty clear, it dates from 19th [...] Ham, ham, ham … who says you have to have ham on Easter? We got 100 press releases for Chicago restaurants all serving variations of the same Easter brunch. It doesn’t have to be that way. Here are a handful doing something a little different, this Sunday, March 31. Filini Bar and Restaurant in the [...] Monday, March 25, is International Waffle Day! In honor of the occasion, Grass Fed in Bucktown offers its top weekend brunch item, fried chicken and waffles, for lunch and dinner, $14. The savory and sweet combination features buttermilk-brined Amish-raised chicken over crisp waffles with sage butter and a drizzle of warm maple syrup. Stoke up after tonight’s excesses with a hearty brunch and a little hair of the dog that bit you. (Where does that phrase come from, anyway? Woof.) Zest Bistro at Lemon Tree Grocer in Downers Grove will be open to serve Chef Tim Canning’s brunch dishes including breakfast sandwich with scrambled eggs, Niman Ranch bacon, [...] The City That Works goes to bed early. But though Chicago isn’t much of a late-night town, we do have a few eateries that stay open till the wee hours. Among them is Mexican hot spot Mercadito in River North, which serves a midnight brunch from the stroke of 12 till 2 a.m. Fridays and [...] Named for British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who once boasted, “I’ve taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me,” the Churchill bloody mary, $12 at Old Town Pour House comes in a 20-ounce goblet filled with house-made bloody mix and Effen Cucumber, Tito’s Handmade, Stoli Hot or your preferred vodka, and [...] Caramelized wild berry French toast a la mode, made with brioche and topped with caramelized berries, Malibu rum sauce, vanilla gelato and whipped cream, $13 at Carmine’s on the Gold Coast, now serving brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday |
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