Dining
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Restaurant deals abound in city, suburbs for Chicago Restaurant Week 2018Jan 21, 2018 6:00 am - For more than a decade, Chicago Restaurant Week has been providing city and suburban foodies a reason to brave the winter weather: a hard-to-resist combo of dining deals...
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Sweet on sweet wines? Dry doesn't always mean betterJan 20, 2018 6:24 am - There's a popular misconception about wine that dry is better than sweet. I'm no specialist in national psychology, but this fear of sweetness might stem from our collec...
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10 things restaurants should do betterJan 19, 2018 5:00 am - As a food critic, I eat almost all my meals away from home. All that time spent in dining rooms other than my own has given me abundant pleasure, but also pause, as I en...
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St. Charles couple opening Moveable Feast in downtown WheatonJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The husband-and-wife owners of Geneva's Moveable Feast & Co. are opening a new Wheaton dining spot inspired by the flagship. Nearly four years after they bought the caf...
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Dining out: Learn the art of French cooking during Mon Ami Gabi classJan 17, 2018 5:00 am - French cooking class Love French food? Learn how to make wild mushroom tartare with cheese toast, merguez burger with cream cheese spread and hand-cut frites, and malted...
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Two new restaurants get permission to open in Lake ZurichJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - Two new restaurants are coming to Lake Zurich after the village board approved a drive-through lane for a new Meat & Potato Eatery and a liquor license for a new Carlos ...
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Wine trends for 2018: Cans, kegs and moreJan 16, 2018 5:00 am - This is the time of year when wine writers, exhausted from writing holiday bottle and gift recommendations - and from consuming copious amounts of champagne during our r...
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Palatine awards liquor license to Mother CluckersJan 16, 2018 4:13 am - Mother Cluckers Kitchen has received approval for a liquor license as its owners prepare to open their first suburban location in Palatine. Palatine village council memb...
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Commission backs Starbucks, City Works for Wheeling Town CenterJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - Wheeling plan commission recommends Town Center project
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Acquaviva Winery plans new restaurant in downtown BataviaJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - The owner of Acquaviva Winery plans to open an Italian restaurant in downtown Batavia. The city council is expected to grant a liquor license Tuesday to Vito Brandonisio...