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5 new coffee shops
For RedEyeWhen a caffeine craving sneaks up, you don't have to venture far to find your fix, whether at a boutique roaster such as Metropolis or Intelligentsia or the drive-thru at Dunkin Donuts. Lucky for serious coffee fans, the past four months have brought five...Tags: Dunkin' Donuts, Chicago Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Mexico, Coffee
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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: Henry Kissinger, Topolobampo, Food Industry, White House, Felipe Calderon
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Lady Gaga sightings in Chicago -- lots of restaurant visits but, curiously, not a lot of clubs
What do Chicago restaurants Spiaggia, Table Fifty-Two, Girl and the Goat and Topolobampo have in common? They all feature former “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters” contestants in their kitchens. And, not coincidentally, they’...
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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: Olives, Foods and Beverages, Salads, Pancakes, Tony Mantuano
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Off to a tasty start
Restaurant Week got off to a flying start with busy dining rooms (reservations for lunch and dinner were extremely limited), tantalizing menus and superb food. During Chicago's Restaurant Week, which actually lasts 10 days through Feb. 26, participating...Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Sarah Grueneberg, Lifestyle and Leisure, Michigan Avenue, Dining and Drinking
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Partying with a purpose
![The seventh annual Chefs & the City event attracted 400 guests to this food lover's heaven benefiting Vital Bridges. Held at the Ritz-Carlton, it also showcased a Mark Shale fashion show presented by new creative director Maria Pinto. Pinto said, "You're going to see what you wouldn't expect from Mark Shale and love it!"](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63606628-29121953-187105.jpg "The seventh annual Chefs & the City event attracted 400 guests to this food lover's heaven benefiting Vital Bridges. Held at the Ritz-Carlton, it also showcased a Mark Shale fashion show presented by new creative director Maria Pinto. Pinto said, "You're going to see what you wouldn't expect from Mark Shale and love it!\"")
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe seventh annual Chefs & the City event attracted 400 guests to this food lover's heaven benefiting Vital Bridges. Held at the Ritz-Carlton, it also showcased a Mark Shale fashion show presented by new creative director Maria Pinto. Pinto said, "You'...Tags: Barenaked Ladies (music group), Foods and Beverages, Arts, Sepia, Fine Arts
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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: Hermosa, Mexique, Stephanie Izard, Tony Mantuano, Grant Park
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Alinea, Ria, Charlie Trotter's among Michelin-starred restaurants in 2012 Chicago guide
Tribune reportersIn Chicago’s dining scene, there is Alinea, and there is everybody else. That’s the message being conveyed in the 2012 Michelin Guide Chicago, whose star ratings were announced Tuesday afternoon. Only Alinea, which also earned three stars...Tags: Schwa, Seasons Restaurant, Sepia, Topolobampo, Sprout
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Bar Toma: Italian fare inspires dreams of summertime dining
![<a class="runtimeTopic" href="#">Tony Mantuano</a> 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 Grueneberg, came thisclose to winning Top Chef a week ago. His star power is such that last year Levy Restaurants happily blew up their venerable Bistro 110 (which probably needed overhauling) to let Mantuano create Bar Toma (as in TOny MAntuano), a casual-yet-urbane food and wine bar that seems to be a physical incarnation of "Wine Bar Food," the appetizer and wine book Mantuano wrote with his wife, Cathy.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-03/68637762-07154304.jpg "<a class="runtimeTopic\" href=\"#\">Tony Mantuano</a> 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 Grueneberg, came thisclose to winning Top Chef a week ago. His star power is such that last year Levy Restaurants happily blew up their venerable Bistro 110 (which probably needed overhauling) to let Mantuano create Bar Toma (as in TOny MAntuano), a casual-yet-urbane food and wine bar that seems to be a physical incarnation of \"Wine Bar Food,\" the appetizer and wine book Mantuano wrote with his wife, Cathy.")
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: Foods and Beverages, Cheese Corn, Pizzas, Wines, Human Interest
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Citizen Kahan
Tribune reporterPaul Kahan is the opposite of an enigma. He is easily explained. He is pleased by simple pleasures. He defines his life by four pillars: chef, record-store geek, husband, law-abiding citizen. Everything else is noise. In judgment, he renders halfway...Tags: Iron (dietary supplement), Sports, Restaurant and Catering Industry, The Publican, Chicago Public Schools
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Ice cream -- It's what's for winter
Defying the notion that ice cream is a treat best left to the long, hot days of summer, chefs are creating frozen desserts in flavors that are synonymous with the short, dark days of winter. Here is a sampling of such desserts to be enjoyed now —...Tags: Potatoes, Candy Canes, Monroe (Fairfield, Connecticut), Customs and Tradition, Michigan Avenue
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Out to lunch: Terzo Piano, 159 E. Monroe St.
Who eats: A mixture of businesspeople, museum visitors and diners taking it easy with a glass of wine.
Why eat: It's a chance to sample Spiaggia chef Tony Mantuano's cuisine while enjoying Michigan Avenue views from atop the Modern Wing of the Art...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Salads, Museums, Art Institute of Chicago, Michigan Avenue
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