Food
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First Watch restaurants enter Chicago-area market in Oak BrookMar 15, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: The first Illinois location of First Watch: The Daytime Cafe is in O'Fallon, Illinois, east of St. Louis. A high-growth breakfast, brunch and lunch ...
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Amazon Fresh opens today in BloomingdaleMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - The suburbs' newest Amazon Fresh grocery store will open today in Bloomingdale. Mayor Franco Coladipietro and an Amazon spokesman confirmed the opening of the store at 4...
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St. Patrick's Day 2021: Raise a glass (or get corned beef to go) at suburban eateriesMar 10, 2021 5:00 am - What a difference a year makes! It was almost a year ago that pretty much everything shut down to stem the spread of COVID-19. Now with bars and restaurants back open at...
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Try a new way to prepare Brussels sprouts and become a fanMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - If you don't like Brussels sprouts - keep reading. My way of preparing them may just change your mind. Twenty-five years ago, I told my cousin, Kathy, that I would make ...
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8 ways suburban restaurants responded to the pandemic over the past yearMar 03, 2021 10:00 pm - Nearly a year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many suburban restaurant owners to rethink the means by which they accomplish their mission. With indoor dining banned in...
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A love of two classic dishes results in a Reuben pizzaMar 03, 2021 5:00 am - If I could only have one sandwich for the rest of my life, it would be a Reuben. Growing up, though, I was a super picky eater. I don't know what it was about the Reuben...
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Reuben PizzaMar 03, 2021 5:00 am - Reuben Pizza For the dough 2 cups self-rising flour 1 teaspoon yeast 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt ½ to ¾ cup water In a bowl, mix the flour, yeast and salt ...
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Dining events: Scorched Earth, Church Street breweries fete women with new brewsMar 02, 2021 10:00 pm - Fierce Females To honor International Women's Day on Monday, March 8, Scorched Earth Brewing Co. in Algonquin is releasing Fierce Female IPA. And, even better, 10% ...
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Dining events: City Works and Old Town Pour House locations reopenFeb 24, 2021 5:00 am - Back up and running Closed back in October during Illinois' indoor dining ban, Old Town Pour House in Oak Brook and Naperville and City Works in Vernon Hills are now ope...
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No-Sugar-Added Chocolate PuddingFeb 24, 2021 5:00 am - 2/3 cup granulated erythritol (such as Swerve brand) ¼ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder 3 tablespoons cornstarch ½ teaspoon instant espresso powder ¼ teaspoon sea salt 2...