Hospitality
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A marriage made in BBQ heaven: Palatine restaurant's menu moving to Rolling Meadows sports barNov 01, 2023 5:00 am - When Mike Reppe of Rep's Place sports bar in Rolling Meadows and Mike and Katie Burriss of Brothers' Ribs in Palatine met years ago at the Palatine Street Fest, somethin...
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Kharasch: Veterans have a place in the restaurant businessOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - I am a veteran, proud to have served my country, and would do it again today if asked. Overall, I think my attitude is shared by my fellow veterans. As I look back and a...
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'Social scene with an eclectic menu': Junction opening soon in downtown Crystal Lake
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - Paul Leech is no stranger to opening restaurants in Crystal Lake. With Jude's, Cantina 52, owning The Cottage and revamping Hickory Hall, he is adding another restauran...
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New owners of Kava Diem bring background in coffee roasting to St. Charles cafe
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - Kava Diem Organic River Cafe has been open just off the west bank of the Fox River in downtown St. Charles since 2018, and while the ownership recently changed hands...
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D.C. Cobb's to open new restaurant in HuntleyOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - A new location of D.C. Cobb's soon will be open in the Old Firehouse in Huntley. Despite Google search results indicating the restaurant, at 11808 Coral St., recently op...
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Righteous Kitchen marks one year of serving meals at new Lombard locationOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Since 2014, Righteous Kitchen, a local family-owned catering and ready-made meal company in Lombard, has specialized in serving fresh, all-natural, scratch-made meal pre...
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Campton Hills couple sells wineVEILS to keep bugs out of wine while outside
Oct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Lisa and Mark Hirth of Campton Hills always have enjoyed wine and travel to wineries all over. But there's one thing that happens when you sit outside and sip wine al fr...
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Buffalo Wild Wings teams up with children's charitiesOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - This fall, Buffalo Wild Wings will raise more than $1 million to deliver on its mission to "help build communities where all kids can thrive, compete and belong to a tea...
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Kharasch: I spy with my little eye: What a restaurant secret shopper is looking forOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - Secret shoppers are everywhere - stores, hotels and, of course, restaurants. I do secret shopping for clients all over the country every week, and what I'm evaluating mo...
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Federal judge dismisses false advertising claims against Wendy's, McDonald's
Oct 03, 2023 1:00 am - A federal judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit that accused McDonald's and Wendy's of misleading consumers with ads that show bigger, juicier burgers than their res...