Features
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Pan Artesanal combines French and Mexican flavors for unique pastry experience
What do you get when you combine a degree from the French Pastry School with a family history of Mexican home cooking? A delicious mash-up of...
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Japanese tradition of omakase featured at 3 new Chicago restaurants
The Japanese tradition of “omakase” is relatively new in Chicago, but three new omakase-style restaurants have opened in Chicago recently, each with a slightly different...
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Pizza City USA Tours, Open for Business
If you’ve been following my Instagram at all in the past year or so, you’ll see an inordinate amount of pizza. Slices, pies, wedges and...
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Old Dairy Depot Now Hipster Hotel with All-Day Cafe
It’s always fun to see how Chicago architects restore notable buildings and turn them into something special. An old dairy depot on the Near North...
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Bar Biscay Offering Flavors from Spain & France in West Town
The Bay of Biscay hugs the northern edge of Spain, but also the western side of France. Recently, a restaurant with the same name opened...
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TriBecca’s Cubano Adds New Twist to Classic Sandwich
There are about a dozen options to choose from inside the Loop’s Revival Food Hall – lunch has never had such delicious dilemmas. But a...
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SmackDab’s Biscuits, Egg Sandwiches Worth The Trip
If breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day, there’s a cafe in Rogers Park you might want to take a peek at....
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Tempesta Brings Locally-Made Italian Meats to West Town
Italian delis are all over the region, but a new one in West Town is unique, because they make pretty much all of the cured...
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Hyde Park Gets First Neapolitan Pizza Option
Neapolitan pizza joints have been cropping up all over Chicago the past few years, but none had opened in Hyde Park, until recently. One of...
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“Craft Ice” from South Side Gracing Cocktails Everywhere
When you order a cocktail in a bar, you probably don’t give much thought to the ice inside of it. But a new business on the...
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Pre-Theater Dining in The Loop, Part 1
The Oriental, the Goodman and the Cadillac theaters draw many people to Chicago’s Loop during the holiday season, so I wanted to offer a few...
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