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A hidden gem, in plain sight
There are many things I don't understand about the restaurant business. I don't see why small plates are "shareable." I don't get the appeal of communal tables. And I don't understand why Storefront Company isn't crowded all the time. The year-old...
Tags: Fava Beans, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Salads, Fennel, Foods and Beverages
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Phil Vettel: Three stars for EL Ideas
EL Ideas has been playing to full houses since it opened in July 2011. That would be a nice achievement for any operation, but given the quirky experience chef and owner Phillip Foss offers, it's positively miraculous. Dinners cost $145, prepaid, tip...
Tags: Greektown, Caviar, Restaurants, Pilsen, Phil Vettel
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Sci-fi worthy of Malthus
In the new sci-fi movie "Oblivion," Earth's most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it. This is old hat, science fiction-wise. In "The War of the Worlds," H.G. Wells had...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Google Inc., V (tv program), Viral Diseases and Infections, Conservation
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Cubs' Barney gets 5 stitches in knee, out for opening day
HOUSTON -- You could have written a worse ending for the Cubs' spring training, but not one that was uglier than Saturday, especially not from Darwin Barney's perspective. While the Cubs were in the process of losing to a team of Astros' prospects 6-3,...
Tags: Junior Lake, Sports, Alberto Gonzalez, Dontrelle Willis, Minor League Baseball
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Great expectations for Constellation
For anyone who values innovation in music, the next few days could mark the beginning of a significant era in Chicago. On Monday, Chicago jazz drummer and music producer Mike Reed will launch Constellation, a performing arts center that will feature...
Tags: Music, Music Industry, Entertainment Events, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Phil Vettel: Four stars for L2O
A lot of words have been used to describe L2O — minimalist, compelling, any superlative you care to name — but until recently, playful was not among them. But the ascendancy of chef Matthew Kirkley at this highly regarded restaurant —...
Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Summer Squash, Foie Gras, Restaurants, Caviar
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Restaurants to visit for Chicago Chef Week
Another month, another week of discounted dining. In January we had Chicago Restaurant Week; starting Sunday, and running through March 22, we have Chicago Chef Week, which will feature 75 restaurants offering three-course lunches for $22 and three-course...Tags: Slurping Turtle, CLTV, Yusho, Tavernita, Salads
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'Spending Smart' ebook added to our shelves
Make more sense out of your dollars. Download the newest e-book in our growing collection, “Spending Smart: A Consumer's Guide to Saving Money and Making Good Financial Decisions.” It’s a collection of columns by Chicago Tribune reporter...
Tags: Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune
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Boosters want to turn Pullman into national park
A group of Chicago residents and preservationists are working to win federal approval to turn the entire Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side into a national park. If approved by Congress or proclaimed a national monument by the president,...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Politics, Business, Sales, National Government
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Is your workplace ageist?
Suppose I'm a business — and what a handsome business I'd be! — that's interviewing people for a job opening. There are two finalists, one 27 years old, the other 52. They have similar qualifications, albeit the older candidate has more...Tags: Rex Huppke, U.S. House of Representatives, Discrimination, Labor Legislation, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Dawn Turner Trice: Addie Wyatt exhibit opens
When Chicago's Rev. Addie Wyatt died last year at 88, I wrote that she was a dynamo in the labor, civil and women's rights movements. That was a mere snapshot. On Saturday, an exhibit of her life will open at the Chicago Public Library's Vivian G. Harsh...
Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Labor Legislation, Chicago Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Loss will be lamented little
If a career falls in Lake Forest and no one around cares to hear it … Brian Urlacher's extraordinary career with the Bears ended with a resounding whimper Wednesday as an afternoon news release confirmed what long has been expected — that...
Tags: Lovie Smith, Phil Emery, Nick Roach, Chicago Bears, Rod Marinelli
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