The newest restaurant by the award-winning chef of Gaijin in the West Loop and Vistro steakhouse explores France by way of the Midwest.
Restaurant review: Petite Vie by chef Paul Virant brings buttery French market priced potatoes near Chicago
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La Grange OKs liquor licenses for new pizzaria, banquet hall
Wooden Paddle in Lemont is bringing its wood-fired pizza and a banquet hall specializing in weddings to downtown La Grange.
Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, baked goods and frozen treats.
La Grange Restaurant Week offers post-Valentine’s Day business boost
La Grange Restaurant Week, which kicks of Feb. 27, is a great way to offer some good exposure at a time that can typically be slow.
Pan-Asian restaurant moves to downtown Evanston
Asian fusion restaurant Dozika, offering Thai, Chinese, Japanese cuisine, moved to downtown Evanston after 22 years on Dempster.
Chicago says it hopes to open city-owned market instead of city-owned grocery store
Details are scarce about when such a city market would open, how it would be funded and operated and where it would be located.
Baked with love: Recipe for a light, airy pavlova that will woo your Valentine
A homemade pavlova provides a romantic ray of sunshine during our long winter.
Chicago restaurant workers prepare as ICE arrests cast fear, uncertainty over industry
The restaurant industry relies heavily on the labor of immigrants, and workers and employers have been educating themselves and each other on their rights and preparing for what to do if confronted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Biblioracle: To blurb or not to blurb? Simon & Schuster flagship imprint will no longer require them
In the publishing industry, blurbs are somehow both incredibly important, and also meaningless.
Restaurant review: Mariscos San Pedro, excellent Mexican seafood and tacos in Pilsen
Mariscos San Pedro defies expectations with seriously whimsical techniques from a trio of acclaimed chefs.