Save French fine dining!

Has French haute cuisine become endangered?

Still a few seats left at Chicago Food Film Fest

The second annual Chicago Food Film Festival launches tomorrow with delicious films and matching eats. Most events are sold out, but there are still seats left for the the Awards Ceremony Lunch, $20, at noon Sunday at Kendall College on Goose Island featuring screenings of the winning films plus the Chicago premiere of “How to [...]

Happy anniversary, ChicaGourmets!

It’s a lucky 13 for Chicagoland’s oldest and largest general dining club, some 700 members strong….

Five September foodie freebies

FREE Every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Zocalo Restaurant and Tequila Bar in River North offers a buy-one-get-one-free deal on its $10.95 lunch buffet. The lunch spread offers such dishes as taquitos, empanadas, tamales, enchiladas, braised and grilled meats with house-made tortillas, plus soup, sides and dessert. There’s still time to earn a [...]

Leah’s Notebook: Win a Champagne tour and other weekend doings

UPDATE: Congratulations to Elizabeth Towle of Uptown, who won two tickets to Tour de Champagne. Elizabeth was randomly chosen from those who correctly answered our question: The Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Perignon said, “I am drinking the stars,” on first tasting sparkling Champagne. WE’VE GOT PRIZES. Who said, “I am drinking the stars?” E-mail me [...]