Dining
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Where's the best happy-hour food?Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It's called "happy hour" for a reason -- delicious food and cold drinks with co-workers can brighten even the gloomiest workday. But as food becomes increasingly upscale...
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Restaurant samplerNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Here is a list of restaurants recently reviewed in the Daily Herald. We do not review restaurants we cannot recommend. American ALINEA, 1723 N. Halsted St., Chi...
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Mediterranean Amphora heavy on Greek specialtiesNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - As we waited -- and waited -- by the empty host's stand at Amphora in Rogers Park on a recent Friday night, two customers came past and said, "The maitre d's on vacation...
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NYC eatery offers $25,000 dessert, a mix of cocoa, milk and gold
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- This is one rich cup of haute chocolate: A New York eatery is offering a $25,000 dessert bulging with top-grade cocoa, edible gold and shavings of a luxury t...
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Restaurant samplerNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Here is a list of restaurants recently reviewed in the Daily Herald. We do not review restaurants we cannot recommend. American ALINEA, 1723 N. Halsted St., Chi...
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Noodles delight offers good cookingNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In the early 20th century, eating out in a Chinese restaurant in Chicago was a swanky experience. Eateries like the Mandarin Inn, Joy Yen Lo and Hoi Sai Gai were white-t...
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Hyatt Regency Woodfield names Hagopian as new executive chefNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Hagop Hagopian has been named executive chef of the Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg. Formerly the executive sous chef of La Grange Country Clu...
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Pierogi Place an interesting alternative to fast-food chainsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The Northwest suburbs are looking up in terms of options for quick, inexpensive yet interesting food. Yes, we still have miles of McDonald's doling out millions of clone...
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Out & About: Our writer's picks for the weekendOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - "The Misanthrope," at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays on the eighth floor of Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division St., Elgin. Tickets are $15; $12 for seniors ...
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Food, music, art please at TivoliOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It was impossible not to think of the Rat Pack while dining recently at Tivoli Ristorante in West Chicago. Jazz musician Frank D'Rone, who frequently opened for Frank Si...