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.
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Try something a little different this Easter, with these out-of-the-ordinary options. Crisp and delicate, Schnitzel are pounded, breaded, pan-fried cutlets. In Austria, according to law, the term Wiener Schnitzel applies only to Schnitzel made from veal, but pork and chicken Schnitzel are popular, too. The pig trend still hot in Chicago is nothing new in Germany, where pork has been a favorite for centuries. “Schlachtfast” is a meaty German festival celebrating the end of winter. Take a European tour all on Goose Island when The Dining Room at Kendall College hosts a series of Monday night dinners highlighting Continental regional cuisines: France, Jan. 24 Austro-Hungarian, Jan. 31 Switzerland, Feb. 7 Germany, Feb. 21 United Kingdom, Feb. 28 Scandinavia, March 7 Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. each Monday for the [...] What would you add to the list? What would you leave off? Got Easter lamb? For every table in Chicago that will be serving the meat of young sheep this Easter, at least two will be serving Easter lamb … cake. An ancient symbol of Christ and the Easter sacrifice, the lamb is key in Roman Catholic holiday celebrations. In cities through out the Midwest where Polish, [...] The October harvest of wine events continues. Osteria Via Stato Autumn Harvest Wine Tasting, River North, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, $20. Master sommelier and host of “Check Please!” Alpana Singh leads a tasting of 20 autumn harvest wines that pair well with fall ingredients, such as brussels sprouts, apples, pears, squash and pomegranate, exemplified [...] Oktoberfest season continues, with a lot of Chicago places that aren’t remotely German the rest of the year going all oompah. Prost! on Paulina, West Lakeview, 6 p.m. TONIGHT. The restaurants and bars around the Brown Line’s Paulina L stop host an Oktoberfest pub crawl, beginng at The night begins at Frasca Pizzeria and [...] |
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