Dining
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How tariffs will impact your dining experienceApr 09, 2025 8:51 am - Just when the restaurant industry thought it had finally recovered from the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is facing new headwinds in the form of the tariffs the Trump administration imposed on imports from other countries.
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Dining out: Tax day specials and Giordano’s $100K sweepstakesApr 08, 2025 5:03 pm - Celebrate the end of tax season with a $10.40 specialty cocktail, and find out how to win $100,000 by shipping Giordano’s.
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All-you-can-eat Asian barbecue to open this month in former Rack House in Arlington HeightsApr 07, 2025 8:55 pm - A highly anticipated Asian restaurant is set to open in Arlington Heights later this month, offering an all-you-can-eat tableside barbecue and hot pot experience.
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Ben & Jerry’s in Schaumburg, Naperville offer Free Cone Day TuesdayApr 07, 2025 1:59 pm - The Ben & Jerry’s locations at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg and downtown Naperville will be offering a Free Cone Day from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, along with some celebrity guests at the mall.
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CoCo & Blu owners expanding reach into downtown Mount ProspectApr 07, 2025 1:15 pm - The owners of CoCo and Blu in Arlington Heights are expanding their horizons with a new venture in downtown Mount Prospect.
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Advice for restaurant owners right now: Refresh, rejuvenate, ask and investApr 02, 2025 10:04 am - The COVID pandemic is in the rearview mirror and I give restaurant owners a huge amount of credit for making it through what was the most difficult era for the hospitality industry in more than 50 years. However, it is time to look forward and set the course for success in the next decade.
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Dining out: Local breweries offer Links & Drinks, CPK celebrates 40 years and moreApr 01, 2025 3:08 pm - Play mini-golf and drink locally brewed beers with Links & Drinks, or head to CPK for the limited-time return of classic menu items as they celebrate their 40th year in business.
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New dining concept arriving this summer at Bell Works in Hoffman EstatesApr 01, 2025 10:46 am - A rebranding and renovation of the dining venue formerly known as World’s Fair at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates will be completed with its reopening as Bell Market this summer.
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‘We are gutted’: Mundelein’s Tonality Brewing to shutter this monthApr 01, 2025 9:45 am - Not even two years after its much-celebrated opening, Mundelein’s Tonality Brewing Co. & Scratch Kitchen will shut down this month.
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The 100-Year-Old Cigar cocktail is an unexpected modern classic
Apr 01, 2025 7:24 am - The aromatics of the 100-Year-Old Cigar cocktail stirred an intense recollection: fruity and vegetal, spicy, a slightly leathery funk that I wanted to keep breathing in.