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Smoke Daddy Lights My Fire

26 April 2008

Summer’s right around the corner. I know, I know, we just managed to thaw out, but the lakefront path bathrooms are open, the cops are on bicycles and horses, and Chicagoans are actually smiling at each other, so that means our fun season has officially begun.
As a Midwestern gal, fun and food are intertwined, and […]

Don’t Bet On Stretch Run

21 April 2008

I’m often invited to “review” restaurants. Review is in quotation marks because technically I’m not a reviewer - I go places and I write about my experiences, but I’m not an expert per se. It’s also in quotation marks because that invitation generally means free dinner and drinks for myself and a guest, service from […]

312 Chicago Temporarily Closed

17 April 2008

Executive Chef Dean Zanella has closed 312 Chicago to revamp the menu and the interior. It’ll reopen on April 23.
312 Chicago
136 N LaSalle St
(312)696-2420

Ode To Cheese Fries (or, why I can’t go back to The Fifty/50)

14 April 2008

To say that I love cheese fries is an understatement. I have to put chocolate in the freezer or else it’ll go bad. Months after the candy expo’s over I still have suckers and gummy bears and taffy gathering dust. I skip dessert 9 times out of 10, and have never been in the chocolate […]

15th Annual Dining Out For Life

9 April 2008

Since 1993, restaurants around the country have donated a portion of their proceeds from one night to ActionAIDS. Last year Chicago raised over $100,000 for the organization, which helps those with advanced HIV/AIDS with housing, care, and supportive services. This year’s event is April 24.
Below are downtown Chicago’s participating restaurants. (For a complete list click […]

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