Friday food porn: The cure?

Chef Kristine Subido’s Vietnamese-style mini banh mi sandwiches feature in the new globally inspired buffet brunch, noon to 8 p.m. Sundays at Wave Restaurant & Bar in Streeterville. Tagged “Remedy Brunch: Cure for the Common Weekend,” the $29 brunch also offers such items as hand-rolled ravioli with stewed tomato sauce, Italian cured and dried sausages, [...]

13 spooktacular Halloween weekend events in Chicago

Costumes and specialty cocktails, pumpkins and beer. Halloween is for everybody — kids, adults, families and singles. Check out a few of the events going on this weekend around Chicago: Cactus Bar and Grill Halloween Benefit, Loop, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28, free to attend, donations of canned goods encouraged. All-day celebration [...]

5 new Chicago spots for brunch

With the arrival of fall, comes a slew of new brunch-focused spots serving homey and filling fare, but none is more exciting than Lincoln Park’s Morso, an ambitious project from Gaztro-wagon’s Matt Maroni. Made famous for his tireless efforts behind Chicago’s food truck movement, Maroni already has a strong foodie following for a rotating menu [...]

Top 10 Chicagoland Father’s Day freebies for 2011

Have a ball with your dad this Father\’s Day, and enjoy free giveaways from Chicago restaurants.

Eat this! Scotch eggs, eggs in meaty jackets

At Blokes & Birds in Lakeview, Chef Greg Cannon wraps the eggs in his house-made Oxford sausage and serves them with sweet mustard sauce for brunch.

10 Chicago Mother’s Day freebies

Cherishing your mother needn’t break the budget. Just about every restaurant in town is offering brunch or dinner specials for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, but these sweeten the pot with free items for Mom.

10 uncommon Easter events in Chicago

Try something a little different this Easter, with these out-of-the-ordinary options.

13 spooktacular ways to celebrate Halloween in Chicago

Check out these weekend happenings and have a boo-tiful Halloween, Chicago! Casey Moran’s in Wrigleyville’s “HalloweenBash 2010: The Devil Made Me Drink It,” 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, offers Chef Pete Svachula’s “boo-fet” favorites along with original “shocktails” and domestic beer for $30. Giveaways and a Halloween costume contest also feature that night. [...]

Friday food porn: A seasonal reason to get up in the morning

The classic BLT as eggs benedict.

Friday food porn: Meaty beaty big and boxy at Primehouse

The Big Bull brunch bento at David Burke’s Primehouse.