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January 2008 - Posts
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Paul Virant On Sunday, February 10th, Vie ’s Paul Virant hosts a six-course Slow Food benefit dinner with guest chefs Sean Eastwood ( Isabella’s Estiatorio and the soon-to-open Olo), Carrie Nahabedian ( Naha ), Bruce Sherman ( North Pond ), Read More...
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Yes, it's possible to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday even if the Bears aren't playing. Here are a few options to explore on February 3rd. Stretch Run gives its first 100 Super Bowl guests a chance at winning a series of prizes escalating each quarter Read More...
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Get festive at Carnivale Just when winter tries to beat you down, Fat Tuesday rolls around on February 5th to lift you up. Here, a few choice celebrations to get you going. Heaven on Seven : On February 5th, let your hair down – but keep your shirt Read More...
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Le Lan kicks off the Chinese Lunar New Year with a special three-course dinner menu that features dishes like lemongrass prawns with green-papaya salad, pork tonkatsu with somen noodles in star anise–ginger broth, and pearl tapioca with pineapple, Read More...
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Getting a little Risqué photo: Steven Johnson The owner of Fixture and the late Meritage is smokin’ meats (pulled pork, brisket and babybacks, duck wings and turkey legs) in bourbon-barrel chips and pouring 200-plus craft beers and 45-plus Read More...
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– The new season of Top Chef , set in the Windy City, will have three local toques. [ The Stew ] – All you could ever want to know about regional pizza styles. [ Slice ] – Much of the high-end tuna in New York may contain dangerous levels Read More...
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Chicagoans will have ample opportunity to toast one another throughout the month of February, when The Greater North Michigan Avenue Association (GNMAA) and Moët & Chandon sponsor a month of champagne-themed fun around town. Fireworks displays Read More...
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River North gets two new culinary contenders as Graham Elliot Bowles abandons Avenues for his eponymous restaurant, Graham Elliot, coming this spring to the former Allen’s space (217 W. Huron St.), and Govind Armstrong readies Table 8. With locations Read More...
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Who doesn't love a good deep dish pizza? photo: Emily Capo View Slideshow From the Sears Tower to the Magnificent Mile, the Mayors Daley to Barack Obama, the Windy City lays claim to myriad icons. But arguably none better define the Second City than Read More...
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The newly refurbished Cucina Paradiso. photo: Steven Johnson After a fire destroyed much of Oak Park's 12-year-old Italian Cucina Paradiso , its owners revamped the decor and the menu, which is now a weekly changing selection of stone-baked pizzas, Read More...
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The dining room at Demera Ethiopian. photo: Steven Johnson Two colorful rooms decorated with African carvings and paintings set the tone at Demera Ethiopian , a fresh entry on a prime Uptown corner offering a well-priced menu featuring vegetarian and Read More...
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The only way the tables could be closer together would be to stack them. Read More...
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– Govind Armstrong of LA and Miami's Table 8 is coming to town. [ Dish ] – How Carl's Jr. and Hardee's stopped pretending to care about your health. [ Portfolio ] – Chef Laurent Gras has started a blog as he prepares his Read More...
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Night view from Sixteen photo: courtesy of Trump International Hotel & Tower Fans of The Apprentice take note: the restaurant on the 16th floor of the much-hyped new Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago (whose construction was overseen by Read More...
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Recent closings around Chicago include Café Suron, Grotto, La Strada, Mas, Szechuan House, Tagine, Tokyo 21 and Tucci Bennuch. Read More...
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Boston Chicago London Los Angeles New York City Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC Oysters, chiles and chocolate are among the many aphrodisiacs inspiring Valentine's Day menus this February 14th. And since crowds can ruin the mood, some restaurants Read More...
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The curvy new bar at Rustik. photo: Steven Johnson Tweaked versions of moderately priced American comfort food (mac ’ n ’ cheese, stuffed meatloaf, etc.) plus brunch with Latin leanings fill a Logan Square neighborhood niche at Rustik ; its Read More...
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Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. Green dining is all the rage these days, from Colorado (which is trying to "green" its restaurants before the Democratic Convention) to Chicago (where newcomer Read More...
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Chant brings another Asian option to Hyde Park. photo: Steven Johnson Brightening the Hyde Park dining scene is Chant , an Asian storefront hipster serving midpriced small plates, clay pots and noodles in a swanky, date-worthy space with a funky background Read More...
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Aigre Doux On Monday, January 21st, River North New American Aigre Doux will offer a prix fixe anniversary dinner celebrating its first year. Four courses include dishes like pan-seared diver scallops with sea urchin foam and blood orange vinaigrette, Read More...
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– Gourmet food shop Fox & Obel has been bought and an expansion is in the works. [ Dish ] – The best of the Tribune 's food photography in one gallery. [ Tribune ] – Haven't you always wanted a social network for foodies? Read More...
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Lo and behold, finally a restaurant says it’s closing temporarily and it’s actually true. Schwa-tchers report that chef-owner Michael Carlson is busy readying the reopening of his tiny Wicker Park New American BYO that garnered so much attention Read More...
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By February, Campagnola will hatch Wild Geese, an Evanston eatery and bar serving rustic traditional Tuscan pizza from a brick wood-burning oven, plus Eclectic small plates, salads and sandwiches, 25 Belgian and craft bottled brews, rotating tap beers Read More...
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The dining room at new Jamaican Ja' Grill. photo: Steven Johnson Inexpensive curries, jerks, whole fish and rum punch star on the menu at upscale-casual Lincoln Park Jamaican Ja' Grill , where conversation-friendly reggae music (and weekend DJs) Read More...
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The Mythos dining room. photo: Steven Johnson At Mythos , a romantic Lincoln Square Greek BYO, the food goes a bit beyond the classics with more ambitious entrees and housemade pastries; the inviting double storefront is done in dusty blue, accented by Read More...
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– Chicago is just one of many cities to kick the smoking habit in the past decade. [ Gridskipper ] – Looking back at the 1987 Zagat Survey of Chicago, the city's first. [ The Stew ] – The top 100 searched Chicago menus of 2007. [ Read More...
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Quail with figs had exactly one fig. When asked for more, the waiter replied there's one fig per customer! Read More...
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Catch a show at Uncommon Ground's new Edgewater location. photo: Troy Burt Photography Mike and Helen Cameron, owners of the popular Wrigleyville hangout Uncommon Ground , have expanded their horizons with a new Edgewater location in the former Speakeasy Read More...
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Takashi After years away in Las Vegas ( Okada ) and Detroit ( Tribute ), Takashi Yagihashi (ex Ambria, Yoshi’s Café ) returns with his stunning presentations of pricey New French–Asian fusion fare made from seasonal ingredients at Takashi, Read More...
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The dining room at BBop. photo: Steven Johnson Traditional Korean cookery inhabits Old Town’s one time Heat space, which has been redone as BBOP Grill with a clean, modern feel (blond wood, a wall of polished stones) and a grill bar where you can Read More...
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