Dining
-
‘You feel like family’: Mount Prospect’s Mrs. P & Me celebrates milestoneJun 26, 2024 11:35 am - Mount Prospect officials paid tribute this week to Mrs. P & Me, the bar and restaurant that’s been a downtown mainstay for more than a century and this year is celebrating its 20th anniversary under its current owners.
-
Suburban restaurants have you covered for July 4Jun 25, 2024 4:39 pm - Enjoy brunch, lunch or dinner at these suburban restaurants before, or in some cases during, the Fourth of July fireworks.
-
Dining out: Dinner and a show, hot chicken, craft beer crawl and moreJun 25, 2024 3:02 pm - You can enjoy dinner and a show a couple of different ways in the suburbs this week, or you can stay home and watch a show about people making dinner. Also, don’t miss the Downtown Wheaton Craft Beer Crawl Saturday.
-
Chubby Cattle bringing all-you-can-eat Wagyu barbecue to Woodfield Mall in early 2025Jun 24, 2024 1:52 pm - Chubby Cattle, a restaurant chain offering an all-you-can-eat Wagyu barbecue experience, is expected to open its first Illinois location outside of Chicago’s Chinatown at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg in early 2025.
-
A scoop of nostalgia: The Milk House turns memories into unique ice cream flavorsJun 24, 2024 12:01 pm - The Milk House ice cream shop in Pingree Grove is an Illinois “Maker” inducted into the Illinois Office of Tourism’s “Illinois Made” program featuring artisans, experiences and products unique to the state.
-
‘I was flabbergasted’: North Aurora brewery wins gold in World Beer CupJun 19, 2024 1:31 pm - North Aurora’s Brother Chimp Brewing recently won a gold medal in the World Beer Cup for their Vienna-style lager Ludwig.
-
Dining out: Restaurant anniversaries, Wheeling Wooble Pub Crawl and moreJun 18, 2024 3:09 pm - A pair of suburban restaurants are celebrating anniversaries soon, and in Wheeling you can drink for a good cause during the 4th Wheeling Wooble Pub Crawl.
-
Buffalo Wild Wings Go opens Wednesday in Huntley with giveaway for first 100 guestsJun 18, 2024 11:33 am - A new Buffalo Wild Wings GO in Huntley is celebrating their grand opening Wednesday, June 19 by giving away free wings for a year to the first 100 guests in line.
-
Hacienda Real brings authentic Mexican experience to Geneva
Jun 18, 2024 11:08 am - The Aréchiga family introduced their newest rendition of Hacienda Real to Geneva in February 2023, which set the standard for an elevated, authentic Mexican dining experience.
-
‘It’s like giving happiness’: Crystal Lake catering business brings mini pancakes to the masses
Jun 17, 2024 10:37 am - Cary resident Jasmine Rico was trying her luck at starting her own business but wasn’t feeling the spark. When scrolling through social media, Rico saw a small business in Mexico selling mini pancakes. That is when the Crystal Lake-based catering business Sweets in Heaven Mini Pancakes was launched in 2021.