Food
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Mother's Day 2021: Suburban restaurants honor moms with dine-in and to-go specialsApr 28, 2021 11:00 pm - What a year this has been. Now more than ever would be a time to treat Mom to a brunch or dinner on Mother's Day - this year Sunday, May 9 - to show her just how special...
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Organic, biodiverse wines are starting to taste better than everApr 28, 2021 6:00 am - It's not because I'm a tree-hugger (which I am); it's not because I've supported earth-friendly agriculture since the 1980s (which I have). I'm incredibly excited about ...
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Chocolate to McNuggets: Book details history of kid food
Apr 27, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Legend: Genghis Khan came up with an early concept for hamburgers that involved tenderizing meat scraps under the saddles of horses as his Golden Horde ransac...
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Libertyville spa adds mead to its list of offeringsApr 27, 2021 5:30 am - Last summer, Libertyville spa owner Cindy Nennig approached village leaders for guidance on a somewhat unusual request to attract business. On a trip to Colorado, Nennig...
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Fox Valley food initiative partners with Aurora's African American Men of UnityApr 26, 2021 11:00 pm - Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley is a faith- and hope-based organization of individuals committed to building just and sustainable food systems. Young Black studen...
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Bar Chido modernizes Mexican street food for Downers GroveApr 26, 2021 5:30 am - With the April 26 opening of Bar Chido, Mexican cuisine is returning near the corner of Curtiss and Main streets in Downers Grove. Bar Chido takes over the building at 1...
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McHenry County College fall class lineup includes new course on wine cultureApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - McHenry County College is serving up a new class as part of its upcoming Fall 2021 semester. “Introduction to Wine Culture” will be held on Monday nights from 5-7:30 p.m...
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Gourmet Kitchn finds a big e-commerce appetiteApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - Jamie Moriarty figured surely Amazon already was shipping cold food products across the country. But as Moriarty and his business partners looked into it, they discovere...
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Scratchboard Kitchen hosts new dinner series Women in Culinary Driving ChangeApr 22, 2021 6:00 am - Pop-up events were always part of the business plan for Scratchboard Kitchen in Arlington Heights, but when the restaurant opened in April of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Celebrating Orthodox Easter with traditions such as Tsoureki, a Greek briocheApr 21, 2021 7:00 am - Spring is here and brings along with it several religious holidays: Easter, Ramadan and Passover. Western Easter was several weeks ago, but Orthodox Easter is being obse...