Dining
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Special menus, festivities ring in Chinese calendar's year of the oxJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - This year more than ever, people are craving a fresh start. And while to some extent the new year holiday offered that a few weeks back, a double dose is arguably what t...
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Sinatra impersonator at Founders' Day brunchJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The 11th Annual Founders' Day Brunch kicks off Elgin Community College's 60th anniversary celebrations. The theme is "Vintage 1949" and features a Frank Sinatra imperson...
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Ambitious Fresh 1800 not your usual hotel restaurantJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - For a long time, hotel restaurants existed to serve tourists, suits and the occasional passerby, but they weren't destinations in their own right. Thanks to chefs. who s...
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Two pound of crabmeat? No problem at Shaw'sJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Shaw's Crab House is hosting its annual Crab Festival throughout the month of January. Special menus are offered featuring crab dishes such as a three-course, family-sty...
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Boulevard Caffe serves up old world charmJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - In downtown Mount Prospect, amid the beautifully lit trees lining both sides of the train station during the recent holiday season, the new Boulevard Caffe - a European-...
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Gianni's Cafe: Good food in a casual settingJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Palatine lost a favorite restaurant when Mia Cucina closed to make way for a downtown redevelopment project. The town now boasts a grand, new Italian eatery in the form ...
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Those annoying things we hate at restaurantsJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Dining out should be one of life's pleasures, a mini-vacation from everyday reality in a place where charming people smile and appear to enjoy giving you a good time. So...
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Citizen Kane, in former Geneva Theatre, provides a warm refugeJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Those in search of a place to drink Guinness while watching the game or a spot to linger over food and extended conversation will find refuge at Citizen Kane Food & Spir...
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Upscale, regional cuisine hops to it at Naperville's SugarToadJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - When the chef walks though the dining room at SugarToad, you can't help but notice him. He's the broad-shouldered, almost gruff looking man in the chef's coat, jeans and...
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Brasserie to offer King's Cake for EpiphanyDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Royal treat The French celebrate the Christian feast of Epiphany (when the Magi visited baby Jesus) as King's Day. Part of the tradition includes the galette des rois, o...