Dining
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Food costs soar, restaurants economizeMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Get ready to eat more pasta. With food prices rising at their highest rate in decades, chefs are swapping out high-end ingredients for humbler substitutes and scratching...
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Mother's Day brunchesMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Café Lucci, 609 Milwaukee Ave., Glenview, presents a rose to all moms dining in on Mother's Day from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday. (847) 729-2268 Carlos' Restaurant, 429 T...
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Patio partyMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Located just past the outdoor bar at Bandito Barney's in East Dundee was a banner declaring that I was currently standing in the "Best Beer Garden in the World." That's...
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Expectant mothers can enjoy free entreeMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Burhop's Seafood in Wilmette is welcoming in the month of May and the outdoor cooking season with seafood tastings from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays through May 31. Visit...
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East meets West at Irae 60May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - East meets west at Irae 60 in Vernon Hills, a lovely, contemporary restaurant serving both Japanese and French cuisine. Chef/owner Joe Choi, a native of Osaka, Japan, op...
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Review: Armand's PizzeriaApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't let "Pizzeria" on the sign fool you. Sure you can get pizza at Armand's in downtown Arlington Heights, but you also can get a whole lot more. Like it's siblings in...
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Curry flavor at Roselle's Cool MirchiApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A longtime lack of historical intertwining is most likely the reason why the UK-intoned "Do you fancy a curry?" has never entered the suburban vernacular on even a casua...
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Restaurant eventsApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Prairie Grass Café, 601 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, may not celebrate any labor holiday, but observes May Day nonetheless from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Anyone who b...
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Union's pizza will rock your tastebudsApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Once upon a time, big warehouses with stripped walls, exposed ceilings and fancy psychedelic lighting boasted music, dancing -- no food or alcohol to speak of -- and cu...
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Say 'Opa!'Apr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a scene in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" in which the groom-to-be claims he's vegetarian -- only to be viewed with confusion and scorn by one of the 200 aunts of th...