The best Chicago restaurants ever? Really?

What would you add to the list? What would you leave off?

Easter means lamb cake in Chicago

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, Italian, [...]

Drink up, Chicago! October wine events offer global flavors

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 [...]

Ach du Lieber, it’s Oktoberfest in Chikago

 
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 Wine Bar [...]