Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or any other winter festival, this definitely will be a holiday season unlike any other. Smaller family and friend groups are the norm for the foreseeable future, but that doesn’t mean your holiday will be less merry. Bringing in a meal — even if you are on your own […]
The holidays are all about indulging your sweet tooth. Whether you’re hosting a family gathering or enjoying a more secluded Thanksgiving at home, check out these delicious holiday-themed pastries you can order to go from our favorite Chicago restaurants. Aya Pastry For both Thanksgiving and Christmas, pastry chef Aya Fukai of Aya Pastry has plenty […]
Thanksgiving has always meant “home-cooked meal” to me…until this year, when it turns out virtually every meal for the last eight months has been cooked at home, and I am more than ready to cede control. I love my family, and I love to cook, but I am not just a little burnt out — […]
In late October, when Covid-19 cases surged and updated restrictions were announced, we wondered how local businesses would continue to survive. After months of barely making ends meet with capacity limits and outdoor dining, the restrictions on indoor dining combined with winter months and darker hours, are putting a new level of stress on the […]
With yet another order to shut down indoor dining in Chicago and the suburbs, it’s more important that ever to support local businesses. Despite the pandemic, the city is welcoming new businesses who won’t let this year keep them down. From a Lebanese-Mexican eatery to a new coffee shop on the North Shore, here are […]
Of all the times to launch a restaurant, one of the very worst must be during a pandemic, when people are sheltering at home, avoiding others, and postponing dinner plans until sometime in 2021. Many Chicago-area restaurants have closed permanently, but some were already gearing up to open when the pandemic hit, redesigning their strategies for […]
The pandemic has forced businesses across the city to reimagine their operations in accordance with CDC guidelines. And over the last few months, restaurants have shown just how inventive they can be. Chicago has transformed busy streets into outdoor-dining meccas, revamped patios and made take-out cool again. But, many of these changes were contingent on […]
These Chicagoland restaurants are using ingenious cooking techniques to do everything they can to make sure not one scrap of food goes to waste that doesn’t need to. Here are nine delicious dishes you can feel great about ordering. El Che Steakhouse & Bar 845 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, 312-265-1130 At Argentine steakhouse El Che […]
Every year, in the weeks before Valentine’s Day, romance becomes the name of the game. Tables are reserved, flowers arranged, and chocolates purchased. Restaurants are full to bursting and couples feel the love on Feb. 14. But what about Feb. 15, and beyond? This year, let’s keep that Valentine’s spirit going. By all means, check […]
Updated Feb. 6, 2019 Editor’s Note: Chicago Restaurant Week has been extended through Feb. 12. Unlike the great hullabaloo of the “Big Four” winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s Eve), when restaurants full-to-bursting turn away business and reservations at hot new spots (and popular older favorites) are impossible to come by, January stretches […]
