Food
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Indoor dining returns. Here's what suburban restaurants are doing to prepare.Jun 25, 2020 6:00 am - For diners and restaurateurs, another new normal begins this weekend. After months of carryout, curbside pickup and al fresco service, suburban restaurants are preparin...
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A love of burgers leads to the very best way of cooking themJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - Since I love hamburgers, my friends and family call me: Burger Boy. I can't possibly calculate how many burgers I've made or eaten in my life. My favorite restaurant bur...
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Déjà vu fish tacos ride again with some tweaksJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - En route to Maui for my brother's wedding in the spring of 2003, a four-hour layover awaited in Los Angeles. No worries. I had a rendezvous planned with an old newspaper...
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Summer entertaining: Enjoy the outdoors with a veggie board, Juneberry mocktails and grilled peach sundaesJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - Illinois is on track for Phase 4 of the state's re-opening plan on Friday, with gatherings of up to 50 people. But it's also hot, and everyone feels the strain, be that ...
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Spicy shrimp salad on a buttery toasted bun tastes like a day at the beach
Jun 24, 2020 5:00 am - Cold seafood salad at the seashore is one of my favorite summer traditions. While strolling the beach has been curtailed this season, I still satisfied my craving for on...
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New suburban restaurants adjust on the fly as they debut during pandemicJun 18, 2020 9:30 am - Danielle Kuhn thought she had planned for everything over the past five years when it came to opening her first restaurant. Then with her grand opening just around the ...
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Suburban farmers markets are back. Here's what you need to know.Jun 18, 2020 5:00 am - Face masks. One person per household. Don't handle the produce until you've paid for it. Oh, and leave the pooch at home. These are some of the new rules farmers market ...
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Dining events: Treat Dad to a special Father's Day meal this weekendJun 17, 2020 10:00 am - Father's Day This is Dad's special weekend, so you can treat him to a meal at a suburban restaurant - outside, of course - or order up a meal to-go that you can enjoy at...
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Salad in its infinite varieties can fill the gap in at-home cookingJun 17, 2020 6:00 am - Salad has been on my mind and my plate ever since the work-from-home order went into effect. Being home, and within steps of my kitchen, I can make a salad anytime I wa...
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Try this twist on a favorite gathering nosh - the onion dipJun 17, 2020 6:00 am - Try this twist on a favorite gathering nosh - the onion dip