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		<title>Eat this! Five rib-sticking recipes for Chicago winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brr &#8230; it&#8217;s real winter out. This is the weather for hearty, rib-sticking fare, and we&#8217;ve got it for you. Check out these recipes from local restaurants. Ethiopian Diamond, Edgewater and Rogers Park: Doro tibs wat, spicy Ethiopian chicken. Ristorante al Teatro, Pilsen: Timballo Siciliano, Sicilian molded pasta. Duke&#8217;s Alehouse and Kitchen, Crystal Lake: Pan-seared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Chicago restaurants open Christmas Day 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don't have to cook Christmas dinner. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sparkling holiday events in Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/11/29/sparkling-holiday-events-in-chicago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate the holiday season with a bit of the bubbly. These Chicago restaurants are pouring out the frothy stuff: At 6 p.m. Dec. 8, Niche in Geneva offers a dinner focusing on Duval-Leroy champagnes, including tastings of 1980 vintages. Sommelier Vince Balistreri and guest speaker Arthur Silvente of Duval-Leroy will discuss the taste and terroir [...]]]></description>
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		<title>65 Chicago places to eat Thanksgiving dinner, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8212; several days&#8217; notice is typically required. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago fetes Beaujolais Nouveau 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/11/10/chicago-fetes-beaujolais-nouveau-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/11/10/chicago-fetes-beaujolais-nouveau-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beaujolais Nouveau 2011, the first young wine made this season in the Beaujolais region of France, goes on sale at the stroke of midnight the morning the third Thursday of November with great celebration around the world. Here are a few places that will be pouring it in Chicagoland beginning Nov. 17. Mon Ami Gabi, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday food porn: Porked burger</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/11/04/friday-food-porn-porked-burger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Delta King&#8221; burger starts with a &#189;-pound char-grilled beef patty on a fresh baked bun, layered with coleslaw, American cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion and slow-cooked barbecued pork slathered in Chicago-style &#8220;BarBQphoria&#8221; sauce. Alongside comes your choice of sweet corn tots, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, curly fries, sweet potato Fries, mac and cheese, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five places to learn to cook with Chicago chefs</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/10/31/five-places-to-learn-to-cook-with-chicago-chefs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/10/31/five-places-to-learn-to-cook-with-chicago-chefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cooking season is here. Time to tune up your cooking skills. These Chicago restaurants want to help you gear up for the holidays with culinary classes. Flip Crepes at the Chicago French Market in the West Loop team demos the art of the French crepe in a &#8220;Sweet and Savory Couples Crepe Class&#8221; at 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday food porn: Eat it raw</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/10/21/friday-food-porn-eat-it-raw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the lunch menu at Blackbird, a tartare of fresh wagyu beef, accompanied by pickled beets, grilled cucumber and shallot confit, $12. Lunch may be the best time to experience this popular West Loop eatery, when many of the dinner options are offered at lower prices, and a discounted prix fixe is available, too.]]></description>
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		<title>Eat this! Bok choy, delicious, nutritious and not fattening</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/10/19/eat-this-bok-choy-delicious-nutritious-and-not-fattening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: A member of the cabbage family, bok choy or pak choi (Brassica chinensis), sometimes called &#8220;white cabbage&#8221; or &#8220;Chinese cabbage,&#8221; is a crisp, stalky vegetable that typically has long white stems and crinkled green leaves and mild flavor. It&#8217;s common to several Asian cuisines but rarely seen in Western cooking. Both leaves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pandel vs. Izard in Chicago chefs&#8217; cook-off</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/08/23/pandel-vs-izard-in-chicago-chefs-cook-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chef Chris Pandel of the newly announced Balena in Lincoln Park squares off against challenger Stephanie Izard of Girl and the Goat in the West Loop square off in the &#8220;Quick Fire&#8221; challenge at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Perennial Virant in Lincoln Park. The competing chefs will use a hardwood grill and three [...]]]></description>
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