Food
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Arlington Heights brewery to tap its first keg at Harmony FestSep 23, 2026 5:58 pm - Arlington Heights’ first brewery, Spent Grain Brewing, will debut at Harmony Fest Oct. 2-3 for outdoor service, before opening inside at 17 N. Vail Ave. in late October or early November.
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Family-owned Marconi has been making the giardiniera that tops your Italian beef for more than a century
Sep 23, 2026 7:39 am - Most everyone is familiar with the phrase, “you don’t want to know how the sausage is made.” But that doesn’t necessarily apply to toppings such as giardiniera, the quintessential Chicago mélange that adorns a well-dressed beef/sausage combo.
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How does a top-ranked pancake mix stack up?Sep 23, 2026 5:15 am - After noticing several websites picking King Arthur Baking Company Buttermilk Pancake Mix as No. 1, I decided to give it a try. It’s easy to prepare by adding a half cup of water to one cup of mix.
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Labriola Ristorante in Oak Brook brings the kitchen to your table with gnocchi-making classesSep 22, 2026 3:43 pm - Diners who don’t mind getting their hands dirty, or at least a little sticky, can learn the art of making gnocchi and then enjoy a four-course meal afterward on Sept. 30 and Oct. 20 and 21 at Labriola Ristorante in Oak Brook. “People always leave saying what a great time they had,” said Chris Favero, who frequently leads the classes.
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Dining out: New limited-time sundae collab at Oberweis, National Coffee Day and moreSep 22, 2026 11:45 am - Oberweis is teaming up with Killer Brownies on a new limited-time sundae, plus there are National Coffee Day deals, a three-course dinner at Eddie V’s, a new test-market item at Panda Express and more.
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Everdine’s Grilled Cheese in Batavia announces closureSep 22, 2026 11:17 am - Two months after closing their Naperville location, the owners of Everdine’s Grilled Cheese announced on social media Tuesday that their Batavia restaurant would close permanently this weekend.
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Fall Food Truck Festival brings over 30 food trucks to downtown Aurora
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Betty Liu’s Sesame-Cumin Chicken is double-fried for flavor and crispiness
Sep 18, 2026 9:28 am - Deep-fry (zhà), a well-known technique where the food is fried in a pool of hot oil, which both cooks it and creates a crispy exterior, is used throughout the “Frying” chapter in the cookbook “The Chinese Way.”
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Oktoberfest 2026 guide: 28 Chicagoland celebrations
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Award-winning chocolate chip cookies the perfect mix of sweet and chewySep 16, 2026 5:29 am - What makes a chocolate chip cookie good enough to win over the judges at the county fair? According to the 13-year-old blue-ribbon winner (and Penny Kazmier’s cousin), it’s “the perfect combination of sweet, chewy, and just the right amount of chocolate.”