Uh oh, you forgot to make Valentine’s Day reservations! We’ve got you covered. As of today, these restaurants were reporting they still had openings. You can make reservations right from within Dining Chicago, too. But hurry, we don’t guarantee they’ll still have openings. Aquitaine, French bistro, Lincoln Park. Bin 36 global, River North. Branch 27, [...]
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Every culture has its holiday traditions and in Chicago we can try most of them. Check out these ideas: Cuban: Chef Chico Vilchez at Nacional 27 in River North offers a pre-holiday look at Cuban Christmas traditions through Saturday, Dec. 22, with a four-course, prix-fixe menu, paired with wine. The meal starts with a tapas [...] Ancho beef or ribeye, one of 16 cuts of meat served in unlimited portions at Fogo de Chao in River North. The churrascaria is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Chicago and a recent $750,000 renovation and expansion, which added private dining rooms, a restyled bar/lounge and expanded the salad bar. In honor of the occasion, [...] The name of the mojito, Ernest Hemingway’s favorite drink, comes from the African word mojo, which means a little magic spell. Traditionally, the cocktail contains white rum, sugar cane juice, lime juice, sparkling water and mint. But Nacional 27 in River North celebrates National Mojito Day” (Wednesday, July 11) for four days — Monday, July [...] Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer in Chicagoland. Enjoy these recipes from local chefs at at your picnics and cookouts. Chef Jeremy Brewington:Spicy marinated shrimp, a quick meal on the grill. Al Teatro, Pilsen: Pollo con olive e pignoli, braised chicken with olives and pinenuts, done on the stovetop so it doesn’t heat [...] Hop on out for brunch this Easter (Sunday, April 8). Here are a dozen of Chicago’s best. C-House, Streeterville. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chef Nicole Pederson offers a seasonal menu including such dishes as farro and poached eggs with speck, fiddlehead ferns, lemon and watercress, with toast ($12); house-made pork sausage eggs benedict [...] National Empanada Day is coming up April 8. Contemporary Latin spot Nacional 27 in River North will continue the celebration Monday, April 9, through Friday, April 13, with Chef Chico Vilchez’s house-made empanadas offered at half-price ($3 to $4.50) from 5 to 7 p.m. nightly. The lineup includes, queso, including pepper jack, cream cheese, roasted [...] Laissez les bon temps rouler! It’s Mardi Gras tomorrow, the last hurrah before Lent. Revel Chicageaux-style on Fat Tuesday at these bars and restaurants. Heaven on Seven features all its usual Cajun and Creole specialties, plus live music: Steve Rohbock & Band in Naperville, Professor John on Rush Street and the Chicago Jazz Collective on [...] Saturday, Feb. 4, is Pisco Sour Day, and from 9:30 to 11 p.m., Rio’s D’Sudamerica in Bucktown will be pouring samples of Peru’s frothy national drink, made from its native grape brandy, along with several piscos from different producers. Along with the traditional pisco sour, Rio’s will offer its new passionfruit pisco sour, mixed with [...] |
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