Food
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Toastique gourmet coffee bar makes Illinois debut Saturday at Deer Park Town CenterNov 06, 2026 8:45 am - Toastique, a gourmet toast, juice and coffee bar, will open its first Chicago-area and Illinois location Saturday at the Deer Park Town Center.
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Awkwafina digs into her culinary roots to try something a little crazy: Open a restaurant
Nov 06, 2026 8:01 am - The eight-episode Apple TV series “Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook” premiering Friday follows her journey, from learning to make stir-fry at the Culinary Institute of America to waitressing in downtown L.A. Along the way, she turned herself into a pretty good cook.
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With honor: Suburban restaurants salute service members with special offers for Veterans DayNov 05, 2026 5:15 am - Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and many suburban restaurants are saluting those who have served and are currently serving in the military by saying thank you with free or discounted meals. Here are some of those offerings.
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Cozy up with hot spiced wine this fallNov 04, 2026 5:15 am - People ask me all the time, “What do you do with leftover wine?” If I want to finish the wine, just not now, I freeze it so it can be ready to be thawed for one of wine’s traditional purposes ― not as a drink but as an ingredient.
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The frozen pizza dilemma: Don Mauer shares two options that meet his nutritional standardsNov 04, 2026 5:15 am - After a long day at work, sometimes Lean and Lovin’ It writer Don Mauer doesn’t feel like cooking dinner. While making a frozen pizza may be easy, only a few meet his dietary and nutritional standards. He shares them with us today.
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Dining out: Postino opens in Vernon Hills and Winter Wonderland returns to JoJo’s in NapervilleNov 03, 2026 4:08 pm - The all-day wine cafe Postino will make its Illinois debut in Vernon Hills Saturday. Plus, there’s a new limited-time offer at Naf Naf, and winter comes early to JoJo’s in Naperville.
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Jack & Mom’s brings breakfast, seafood dining to former Southern Bell’s location in Carpentersville
Nov 03, 2026 9:57 am - The story behind Jack and Mom’s Breakfast and Mariscos (Seafood), the newly opened restaurant in Carpentersville, can be traced back to a breakfast Jack Wu and his mom, Fanny Kwok-Ng, shared one July morning.
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Chicago-based Home Chef is whipping up new meal kit recipes to keep millennials cooking
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New grocery store expected next year in shuttered Ace Hardware location in ElginOct 29, 2026 11:49 am - A new grocery store is expected to open next year in the former Ace Hardware location in Elgin.
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Uyghur restaurant plans to open at former Rep’s location in PalatineOct 29, 2026 10:24 am - A new Uyghur restaurant plans to move into the former Rep’s space on Northwest Highway in Palatine.
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