100 Chicago restaurants open Christmas Day 2011

You don’t have to cook Christmas dinner.

Farm fresh with the ChicaGourmets!

ChicaGourmets! goes country with a fall farm-to-table dinner. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, the venerable local dining club, with genial hosts Don Newcomb and Jim Price, will visit Rustic House in Lincoln Park. The dinner will offer Chef Jason Paskewitz’s classic American dishes made with fresh, seasonal ingredients, including meats from Gepperth’s Meat Market [...]

Priscila Satkoff named to Chefs’ Hall of Fame

UPDATE: The event has been rescheduled to Nov. 16, and ticket prices reduced to $110. Our congratulations to Chef Priscila Satkoff of the creative Mexican restaurant ¡Salpicon! in Old Town, who’ll be the 2011 inductee into the Chicago Chefs’ Hall of Fame. Satkoff was to have been honored at an installation dinner Thursday, Sept. 29. [...]

Priscila Satkoff named to Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame

Our congratulations to Chef Priscila Satkoff of ¡Salpicon! in Old Town, who will be the 2011 inductee into the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame. Satkoff, a native of Colonia San Angel, Mexico City, opened ¡Salpicon! in 1995. She joins previous honorees Charlie Trotter of Charlie Trotter’s in Lincoln Park (2006), Jimmy Bannos of the Heaven [...]

A dozen best bets for Derby Day in Chicago

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 [...]

10 uncommon Easter events in Chicago

Try something a little different this Easter, with these out-of-the-ordinary options.

Mardi Gras? In Chicago, prepare for Paczki Day!

Other cities go all out for Mardi Gras, but here in Chicago, Louisiana-style celebrations and Latin-American Carnivale fiestas take a back seat. In our town, the Tuesday before Lent, this year March 8, is Paczki Day! Here are a dozen spots for Polish pastry perfection.

19 Chicago places to celebrate National Soup Month

  January is National Soup Month, and these Chicago restaurants are celebrating with souper specials. You can stop in for or bowlful … or you can wear soup on your head. 33 Club, Old Town, $5 soup special, with choices such as roasted tomato served with petite grilled cheese sandwich. Carlucci, Downers Grove, choice of [...]

55 Chicago-area restaurants open Christmas Day 2010

You don’t have to cook on Christmas Day in Chicago. Scores of restaurants and bars will be open to serve you, many serving special holiday meals. Call ahead to check on hours and menus; reservations may be required. 33 Club, Old Town, American 676 Restaurant and Bar, Loop, American Allgauer’s Restaurant, Alsip, American Ann Sather, [...]

45 places in Chicago to eat Thanksgiving dinner 2010

Whether you’re on the North Side, the South Side or in the suburbs, you don’t have to cook your own Thanksgiving dinner. Chicago-area restaurants offer bountiful holiday feasts for almost every budget. Call for hours and menu details. Reservations are highly recommended if not required everywhere. Many restaurants also offer complete Thanksgiving dinners for carry [...]