restaurants
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Spice up Your Friday Night Date
I'm here to give a little advice....especially to guys looking to take a girl on their first date!Guys have gotten stuck in this rut of taking girls on the typical dull first date: dinner and a movie. Okay, maybe not all guys, but come on, we can do better than...
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Wednesday dining deals
The good news: You made it through January! The bad news: You've still got a solid two months--maybe more--of winter ahead. Fortunately, local chefs have your back with some hearty mid-week dining specials. Two to check out tonight:Chef Gil Langlois has just launched a new fried chicken and bubbly...
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Greek standout Costa's destroyed by fire
Greektown favorite Costa's was destroyed by an extra-alarm fire that started late Sunday night and raged into the early hours of Monday morning. According to reports, a deep fat fryer may have triggered the blaze. Fire department officials are describing the restaurant as "a complete loss." This is the second major fire to take...
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The Last Dance at the Pump Room
The famed and former Pump Room Saturday night was the end of an era and the last night at the Pump Room as we've known it. Nan Mason performed with her husband, Terry Higgins, to an appreciative and nostalgic crowd. Everyone was sharing memories and stories of this historic...
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The next generation of Melmans
Richard Melman, founder and owner of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, has long reigned as Chicago's restaurant king. But his sons will be ready to take the crown when he retires. We go inside the trendy Hub 51 restaurant to ask one of the Melman sons about the secrets to Lettuce's...
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Sons of Melman fuel Chicago restaurant renaissance
A new generation of dining entrepreneurs is ushering in a restaurant renaissance in Chicago, and its ranks include the sons of the man who's dominated the industry for nearly 40 years: Richard Melman.
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Closed: Fianco
In a sad series of Tweets, Fianco chef Matt Troost (pictured) just announced the restaurant's closing. The neighborhood Italian spot, which opened quietly in the spring in the former Winston's Cafe space on Southport Avenue, didn't even make it a year--but not for lack of a talented chef.Troost impressed us...
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Introducing...Stephanie Eats Chicago!
I absolutely love food. One of my favorite time wasting activities is to look through Chicago restaurant menus and pick out items I would enjoy ordering, occasionally this obsession goes to the length where I print out the menu and highlight the particular items. While this is one of my...
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People, Restaurant Week Is NOW
I probably should have told you that Restaurant Week started today. Forgive me if I was busy saving the world and all. What's Restaurant Week? Once a year, a bunch of fancy -- and independent, great, etc. -- Chicago restaurants offer multicourse meals for the price of, well, a number similar to the date. This year, the meals will cost $29.10. Would be nice if they cost $20.10, no? I guess that just wasn't realistic.
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Best of Chicago Awards start today
What are Chicago's best restaurants, hottest bars, and favorite places? You tell us! Which brunch made you actually want to get out of bed before noon on Sunday? Whose sushi spread redefined maki? And who's serving up Chicago's most savory slice of pizza? Check out our list of contenders and...
