Dining
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Libertyville bakery adds old-fashioned flair to bread makingSep 19, 2024 2:02 pm - The Hewn bakery, an “Illinois Made,” woman-owned business, creates authentic breads and pastries with old-fashioned care.
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Bikes and brews: Take a bicycle brewery tour along the Fox River Trail this fall
Sep 18, 2024 8:12 am - The Fox River Trail has long been a haven for cyclists and nature enthusiasts. But lately, a new kind of two-wheeled tourism is gaining traction: the brewery tour.
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Dining out: Oktoberfest fun, free food, a $13K martini and moreSep 17, 2024 1:11 pm - It’s mid-September, which of course means it’s Oktoberfest time. And for those of you who commute into Chicago, Grubhub is offering a free lunch on Tuesday, which will free up your budget a bit to grab a $13K martini after work at Adalina.
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Yard House restaurant among new entries in ongoing Hawthorn redevelopment in Vernon HillsSep 16, 2024 9:05 am - Yard House restaurant, which features a large selection of draft beer, and two other businesses were announced as part of the ongoing redevelopment of the Hawthorn mall property in Vernon Hills.
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Buffalo Wild Wings opens at Buffalo Grove gas mall; Greek street food comingSep 13, 2024 1:54 pm - Something is brewing at the northeast corner of Lexington Drive and Lake-Cook Road in Buffalo Grove. Once occupied by a BMO Harris customer contact center, the corner now is brimming with retail, spurred by a Ricky Rockets fuel center.
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‘Our bread and butter’: Ideal Bakery owner details plan for merger with Elk Grove Village’s iconic JaroschSep 13, 2024 1:21 pm - Ask Chris Kowal why he and his family wanted to come to this country, and his answer is similar to that of other immigrants, then and now. “For a better life,” said Kowal, owner and operations manager at Ideal Bakery, an Eastern European wholesale bakery that just opened its new facility in Elk Grove Village.
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‘The place to come and eat’: Rosebud Steakhouse, Moretti’s opening soon in WheelingSep 13, 2024 12:09 pm - Two much-anticipated restaurants should open in Wheeling soon. Rosebud Steakhouse is set to begin welcoming customers Oct. 1, and Moretti’s is hoping to open by Thanksgiving.
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Chipotle opening its doors — and a ‘Chipotlane’ — in Huntley
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Arlington Alfresco season ends when Harmony Fest setup beginsSep 11, 2024 11:02 am - The sun will soon set on summer and the annual Arlington Alfresco outdoor street dining area, but not before downtown Arlington Heights hosts its yearly going away party.
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Sweetchilango brings authentic Mexican flavors to WheatonSep 11, 2024 11:01 am - Sweetchilango in Wheaton is the first fast-casual concept from the Bien Trucha Group, but Chief Business Officer Julio Cano says you shouldn’t let the informal setting fool you into thinking this is fast food.