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Fine dining stakes claim in Berwyn
To corrupt an old saying, the good Lord never closes a condo without opening a bungalow.
Berwyn is on the rise. The financial crisis has turned the near west suburb into a hot spot of affordable housing, and young couples and families are crowding in....Tags: Restaurants, Spiaggia, Bars and Clubs, Olives, Pancakes
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Go alfresco
Summer's here, and the time is right for eating in the street. Or near the street. Or in a bottle-service cabana high above the street.
Chicagoans love outdoor-dining season, all the more so because of its short duration. There are precious few days in...Tags: Restaurants, Music, Bars and Clubs, Tavernita, Oakbrook Center
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Summer Eating List
Summer is the sweet season for restaurants. Fresh produce is abundant, daylight lasts longer and restaurants are busier and bigger (with the addition of outdoor seats) than at any other time of the year. So once again I'm trotting out my Summer Eating...
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Taste of Chicago restaurants announced
Tribune criticThe City of Chicago today released the names of the 35 restaurants that will be participating in this year's Taste of Chicago, held July 10-14 in Grant Park. There are a lot of familiar faces in the lineup, including Eli's Cheesecake (which has never...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Pizzas, Original Rainbow Cone, Chicago Restaurants, Taste of Chicago
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Taste of Chicago returns
It's safe to say that nobody knows what to expect from this year's Taste of Chicago.
Stripped down to five days from its usual 10, the number of food vendors trimmed to 40 (compared with 59 in 2011) and separated from its traditional Fourth of July...Tags: Humana Incorporated, Restaurants, Pizzas, Chicago Transit Authority, Original Rainbow Cone
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Eating strategically for health
Restaurant Michael in Winnetka feels a bit like stepping back into the famed Le Francais dining room in Wheeling, except it's cozier, a touch more casual, with brighter lighting and upbeat jazz gently playing on the speakers. It all makes sense because...
Tags: Wicker Park, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, Restaurants, Chicago Restaurants
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Top chefs have 'A Taste for the Arts'
Special to Tribune NewspapersStudent performances and Top Chef stations were the main attractions at "A Taste for the Arts" benefiting the Chicago Academy of the Arts. More than 350 attended the free performances by students and alumni May 10 at the Harris Theater. The show opened...Tags: Stephanie Izard, Top Chef (tv program), Chris Jones, Music, Sarah Grueneberg
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Taste of Chicago plans to add celebrity-chef dining option
Tribune criticThere's nothing like sitting down to a three-course meal prepared by a top-name chef. But at Taste of Chicago? If the City Council gives the OK, that could be an option in July. An ordinance going before the City Council Wednesday would allow the...Tags: Graham Elliot, Stephanie Izard, Grant Park, Mexique, Taste of Chicago
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Bar Toma: Italian fare inspires dreams of summertime dining
Tony Mantuano is on a roll. A local politician who flies on Air Force One these days calls him "my favorite chef." He's in the running — again — for the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef award. His executive chef at Spiaggia, Sarah...Tags: James Beard, Restaurants, Pizzas, Human Interest, Cheese Corn
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Phil Vettel recommends
A roundup of restaurants reviewed in 2012 by critic Phil Vettel.
Acadia ✭✭✭ 1639 S. Wabash Ave., 312-360-9500. Ryan McCaskey's gamble to place a luxury restaurant in the South Loop is, so far, paying off. People are crowding into...Tags: NoMI, Schwa, Human Interest, Brunch, CLTV
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Chef Jimmy Bannos Jr. rocks this rockfish! Here's how to make it.
Everyone wants to make Chef Jimmy Bannos Jr.'s recipe as seen on Living Healthy Chicago! Can YOU make it for less than $20 like Jimmy and Jane? If you do, let us know on Facebook!
Sauteed Rockfish with Apple Fennel salad and Salsa Genovese
2 5 oz...Tags: Salads, Building Material, Lemons, Foods and Beverages, Salt
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Chefs to serve as culinary diplomats
Move over, all you Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger wanna-bes. Here come Chicago’s Rick Bayless, Tony Mantuano and Art Smith, along with 87 other renowned chefs, willing to perform a little kitchen diplomacy on behalf of the U.S. Department of...Tags: Healthy Diet, Government, Frontera Grill, Henry Kissinger, Felipe Calderon
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