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Road food, next exit
Drive far enough for your radio presets to go fuzzy, where newspaper boxes and area codes look unfamiliar, and your car ride can now be deemed a road trip. An hour from downtown Chicago is that placid slice of northern Indiana and southwestern...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Mustard, Hamburgers, Labor Day
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Give lemonade a twist
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, or so the adage goes. The clever tippler knows to take that pragmatic advice one step further: Give those lemons a twist — be it a clever garnish, an unexpected flavor pairing or, even, a bright shot of...
Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Lemons, Wines, Pineapple, Cucumbers
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Taste of Chicago reveals lineup for Celebrity Chef du Jour
RedEyeThe Taste of Chicago is bringing back its Celebrity Chef du Jour series with a fresh line-up of big-name local chefs. Featured chefs for the fine-dining experience include Rick Bayless, Carrie Nahabedian, Giuseppe Tentori, Gale Gand, The Hearty Boys and...Tags: Robin Thicke, Taste of Chicago, Naha, Rick Bayless, The Publican
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Flats are having a moment
Chicago ShoppingWhen Sarah Jessica Parker announced a couple of months ago that she had ditched Manolos for more sensible shoes, fashionistas everywhere died a little. After all, Parker shot to super-stardom based off her fashion-obsessed “Sex and the City”...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Nordstrom, Entertainment Events, Whole Foods Market, Entertainment
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Weekend preview: We're OK with S3 and C&I BBQ
What do an alluring new restaurant on one of South Florida’s most dazzling beachfronts and an urban outdoor barbecue with free burgers, dogs and beer pong have in common? Perhaps not much, but we’re interested in both for the same quality-...
Tags: Music, Lifestyle and Leisure, American Airlines Arena, Deerfield Beach, Sushi and Sashimi
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Must menu choices be so difficult?
A year or so ago, not long before chef Ryan McCaskey opened Acadia in the South Loop, he began thinking about what his soon-to-be restaurant might serve at brunch. A lifelong Deadhead, he was traveling around the country, following what remains of the...
Tags: French Toast, Lifestyle and Leisure, Everest, Brunch, Pilsen
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Zagat names Chicago's 30 Under 30
Tribune criticZagat, publishers of the reader-review based Zagat Guides, has released its second-annual “30 Under 30” list of Chicagoans in the restaurant and hospitality business. The list, intended to recognize up-and-coming talents rather than...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Telegraph, The Publican, Spiaggia, Wines
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2012 bar and restaurant review: Highs, lows and delicious trends
RedEyeWhen it comes to adventures in dining and drinking, Chicago definitely delivered this year. Hot chefs expanded their empires with new restaurants. New words made their way into our nightlife vocabulary. And, of course, there were doughnuts. And pie. And...Tags: Graham Elliot, The Publican, Tavernita, RPM Italian, Acadia
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Harford County police blotter: Shrimp stolen in Aberdeen
The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Matthew Smothers, 42, of the 200 block of Mayberry Drive, was charged Thursday with second-degree assault. A door was stolen from a construction site Wednesday in the...Tags: Cheshire, Shrimp, Prosecution, Federal Hill, Shootings
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A potluck kind of year
If only it were so easy to pithily proclaim 2012 as the Year of the (fill-in-the-blank). But there's really no one thread that neatly ties together the Chicago restaurant scene these last 12 months. A restaurant that put Chicago on the culinary map 25...Tags: Everest, Seasons Restaurant, Crofton on Wells, Human Interest, RPM Italian
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Reservations please
Here's something you may not know about Open Table, the predominant online restaurant reservations system: When you book a table through the Open Table website, the restaurant is charged $1 per seated guest — so if you show up as a foursome, that'...
Tags: Perennial Virant, Yusho, Marketing, Arts and Culture, Boka
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Acid trip
Graham Elliot is hot.
The much-decorated chef owns three Chicago restaurants and will be inducted into the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame in two weeks. He shares screen time with Joe Bastianich and Gordon Ramsay judging "MasterChef" (just renewed for a...Tags: Graham Elliot, Lifestyle and Leisure, Avenues, Entertainment Events, Near West Side
Jun 6, 2013
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May 28, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 13, 2013
|Story| Chicago Shopping
May 9, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 25, 2013
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Dec 19, 2012
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Jan 3, 2013
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Jan 3, 2013
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Nov 15, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Aug 2, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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