Dining
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Cheap stuff: Irish tunes, Swedish pancakes, pretend pizzaMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - $10 and under The Wild Ones Step back into the musical world of the 1950s and '60s as The Wild Ones headline at Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant and ...
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Friendship forged over foie gras endures heat of the kitchenMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Patrick Chabert had years of experience under his toque when a young Sam Syreggelas walked into the kitchen of Le Francais restaurant in 1999. French-born Chabert (he ha...
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Sample restaurant offerings at Commons CrawlMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Geneva Commons is hosting a new event each month that gives you a chance to get out of the house on Monday nights while also helping out local charities. The Randall Roa...
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Lombard's Noodles Pho U offers oodles of optionsMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Most neighborhoods - even those with limited dining options - have a pizza joint, pasta purveyor and Chinese kitchen. Rarely, with the exception of enclaves - like Chica...
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Bowling, bocce and burgers at PinstripesMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - It's national hamburger month and who doesn't want to celebrate that? On Tuesdays at Pinstripes, bowl or play bocce and chow on a $2 signature sirloin burger topped with...
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Sweet season begins at Long Grove Chocolate FestApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The chocolate runneth over, at Long Grove's 11th annual Chocolate Fest, which opened Friday. The festival continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Lon...
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C'est magnifique! Expect big things from Algonquin's Creperie NormandeApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - It's hard to tell which is bigger: chef Lionel Pilate-Jean's crepes, or his dreams for his new French creperie. His pleasant eatery in the Algonquin Commons' lifestyle c...
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Early Cinco de Mayo at KeyLime CoveApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Taco fiesta Party up Wednesday for Cinco de Mayo with $1 tacos at KeyLime Cove in Gurnee. Enjoy a fiesta in your mouth with Cove-made flour tortillas, shredded S...
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Chef's Fest returns May 11Apr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Chefs' Fest 2010 will be held 5-8 p.m. May 11 at Arlington Park Racecourse, Euclid Avenue and Wilke Road, Arlington Heights. The fest, produced annually by the Woodfiel...
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Elgin's Prime BurgerHouse serves up bliss on a bunApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The hot dog came from Germany. Pizza was first made in Italy. But despite its Teutonic city name, the hamburger - actually the cheeseburger - is the quintessential Ameri...