It’s been a brutal year-and-half for the restaurant industry as a whole, with the Covid-19 pandemic shifting how eateries operate and how customers patronize their favorite dining spots. A few of our favorites were forced to close, but others pivoted, finding ways to stay open, serve their communities, and employ their workers. We asked some […]
Don’t know about you, but I spent the Pandemic indoors, eating and reading voraciously — my two favorite activities at any time of year. But soon, we’ll all have the chance to read and eat outdoors at one of Chicago’s all-time great festivals, the 2021 Printer’s Row Lit Fest, set for September 11 and 12. […]
This September, enjoy the last bit of summer Chicago has to offer with events like Printers Row Lit Fest, North Shore Art League’s Art in the Village, Highwood’s Bloody Mary Fest and more. Here are 30 of the best activities September has to offer. Don’t forget to tag us in your posts on Instagram @betterchicago! All […]
The 2021 High Holidays are early this year. Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Monday, September 6, and the Yom Kippur Break Fast brings the Days of Awe to a close at sundown on Thursday, September 16. This is a time to break bread with family and friends, whether inside or out, and if there’s […]
The 2021 High Holidays are early this year. Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Monday, September 6, and the Yom Kippur Break Fast brings the Days of Awe to a close at sundown on Thursday, September 16. This is a time to break bread with family and friends, whether inside or out, and if there’s […]
Back to school season is always busy for families, leaving little time for meal planning and prep. And, our days of Covid-19 confinement — when we spent hours watching the sourdough starter spew and puff or prepping dozens of ingredients for a single meal — are hopefully in the rearview window (or at least, pushed […]
The kids are back in school, and glory be! They’ll return home exhausted from their day, and ready to eat — in quantity. What you really need now is a few good go-to recipes that are mindful of your busy schedule and allow your family to sit down to dinner, no matter who is doing […]
Who says pizza must always have red sauce and mozzarella? These reimagined takes on a familiar favorite are winning fans around the county. Arti Cafe Perhaps influenced by their love of quesadillas, Frank Noel Fernandes’ two daughters asked for plain naan for lunch and dinner every day, sprinkling mozzarella on top. “I thought I should […]
What’s all the “brew-haha” about the Lake Tahoe beer scene? In recent years, the area’s ale brewers have figured out that mixing 99.99% pure water from North America’s largest alpine lake with yeast, malted barley and hops produces some of the craftiest beers to flow from a tap, winning over Tahoe’s local residents and visitors […]
In what feels like the world aligning with itself, San Anselmo’s Equator Coffees is reopening the historic Art Deco Round House Cafe in early fall. Perched at the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, the café first opened in 1938, a year after the bridge itself opened. Often called the Bridge Café, its former […]
