Holiday cooking and entertaining season has come upon us. If you’re looking for new ideas for your own holiday parties or dishes to take along to friends’, try these terrific recipes from Chicago chefs. Lillie’s Q, Wicker Park, pimento cheese, a Southern party spread. Shokran, Irving Park, zaalouk, Moroccan eggplant spread. Rhapsody, Loop, arancini, Italian [...]
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North Side, South Side or in the Chicago suburbs, you don’t have to cook your own Thanksgiving dinner. Chicagoland restaurants offer bountiful holiday feasts. Call for hours and menu details. Reservations are highly recommended if not required everywhere. Many restaurants also offer complete Thanksgiving dinners for carry out — several days’ notice is typically required. [...] The “Bloody Birdy,” served at Saturday and Sunday brunch at Blokes & Birds in Lakeview features Tito’s vodka infused with bacon, jalapeno and horseradish root and house-made bloody Mary mix, garnished with cherry tomato, house-made sausage, olive, cocktail onion, ham, horseradish havarti cheese, 4 year cheddar, pickle and peppers, served with a Young’s Double Chocolate [...] Salsify, a root vegetable, has an oyster-like flavor — that and its long, thin, phallic shape historically caused salsify to be considered an aphrodisiac. Hearty in Lakeview is one restaurant known to serve the rarely seen roots. Here, bacon-wrapped salsify accompanies beer-grilled poussin, $19. Sweet! Free gelato for kids in Lakeview and Lincoln Square. You don’t need loads of $$$ and celebrity chefs on speed dial to throw the perfect summertime party. Cook up some great picnic and party fare this Independence Day weekend with these terrific recipes from top Chicago chefs, culled from Dining Chicago’s weekly “Eat this!” feature. Summertime at last! Is there anywhere better than Chicago to spend Memorial Day weekend? We don’t think so. Here are just a few of the things to do this weekend. Watch the Chicago Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade in the Loop, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, free. After the opening ceremony at the [...] 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. Will it be Dialed In, Twice the Appeal or Stay Thirsty? We don’t have any tips on the horses, but we can give you some best bets for watching the 137th Kentucky Derby in Chicago on Saturday, May 7, and indulging in Southern-style food and drink. Get out your fanciest hat and go out to [...] |
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