Restaurants throughout Chicago are making it easy, offering moms free flowers or other gifts and hosting decadent buffets with bottomless drinks and activities to keep kids busy.
Category: Restaurants, Food and Drink
Clarendon Hills farmers market to return with new produce anchor
The Clarendon Hills farmers market is set to return May 15 and return each Thursday through Oct. 16 at Village Hall Plaza.
Landmarks: Chicago Tomato Man shares love of ‘real’ produce thousands of plants at a time
La Grange Park resident Bob Zeni’s alter ego, Chicago Tomato Man distributes, 15,000 heirloom tomato plants annually.
Portillo’s marks National Italian Beef Day with free sandwiches in May
A Portillo’s Italian beef sandwich is free when you buy one during the month of May.
Hollywood Casino food courts in Joliet, Aurora to get Stephanie Izard’s Goat, Antique Taco
The food halls at the Hollywood casinos will include Lucky Goat, a new burger restaurant by celebrity chef Stephanie Izard.
Chicago Gourmet announces 2025 dates, new sports theme with a crosstown twist and all-star roster of chefs
Chicago Gourmet, the upscale food festival that celebrates the city as a “culinary capital,” will be returning to Millennium Park Sept. 25 to 28 with a new, sporty twist.
Restaurant news: Proxi evolves with coastal Asian focus in the West Loop
The evolution of Proxi is a culmination of the journeys of executive chef Andrew Zimmerman, managing partner Emmanuel Nony and chef de cuisine Jennifer Kim.
How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food
As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well start at Abby Tampow’s laboratory desk.
Navigating price and quality in the complicated landscape of the American wine market
As tariffs threaten to send import prices soaring, domestic wines might be poised to be a value alternative for many American consumers.
Restaurant review: Funeral Potatoes, magical Midwestern comfort food, at Moonflower cocktail bar in Chicago
Thoughtful monthly and weekly food specials, and even a whimsical mystery grilled cheese sandwich, heighten the experience.