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Easter dinners, brunches and cocktails to-go from 32 Chicago-area restaurants

April 9, 2020 at 6:57 p.m.

You can't go out for Easter brunch or dinner this year, of course, but if you're planning to celebrate the holiday in, Chicago and suburban restaurants are stepping up to...

A patron stands in front of a shelf full of wine bottles at The Liquor Store.Com on March 20, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. - Liquor sales have exploded in New York since a national emergency was declared and New York closed all its theatres, bars and restaurants, while virtual cocktail parties with "quarantinis" are on the rise. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Is your pandemic drinking out of control? Here’s what to do about it.

April 10, 2020 at 12:50 p.m.

The COVID-19 quarantine has parked us all indoors and thrown away our routines. Once-regular activities — commuting to work, social outings, etc. — have been all but eliminated as we...

A finished dish photo of Matzoh ball soup in the Tribune Studio on Tuesday 15 March 2011 for the Good eating section. Styling by Lisa Schumacher. (Bill Hogan/ baiduhai) B581127932Z.1 ....OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, NEW YORK TIMES OUT, CHICAGO OUT, NO DIGITAL MANIPULATION...

Where to order Passover dishes or full dinners for pickup in Chicago area

April 5, 2020 at 12:36 p.m.

With COVID-19 causing a shutdown of many hospitality businesses, and making grocery shopping a fraught experience, acquiring Passover fare is different this year. Fortunately, some Chicago restaurants have been able...

As much as we love chasing down seasonal dishes, in these uncertain times, it's comforting to know Mott St's mentaiko udon remains a constant. A riff on a Japanese classic, chef and co-owner Edward Kim amps up his signature creation with butter caramelized kimchi, the deep yet high notes boosting the defining mentaiko, aka spicy marinated cod roe. The thick chewy noodles get slicked in a sauce that somehow seems to have captured twinkling light in crystalline, crustacean form. $19. 1401 N. Ashland Ave., 773-687-9977, <a href="http://www.mottstreetchicago.com/">www.mottstreetchicago.com</a>. — Louisa Chu

Chicago restaurant fundraising updates: What chefs, owners, donors are doing to help

April 2, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

The restaurant and bar shutdown has had the effect of furloughing thousands of hospitality workers, many of whom work paycheck-to-paycheck. Several relief efforts have been launched by Chicago restaurants and...

Chicago bars and restaurants boarding up doors, locking down liquor to weather COVID-19 shutdown

March 27, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.

The COVID-19 shutdown has already caused staffing and revenue crises among Chicago's hospitality community. As the suspension appears poised to linger long past its original March 30 end-date, bars and...

Bungalow by Middle Brow includes root vegetables in its package, along with beer, freshly baked bread and a DIY pizza kit.

Socially distant beer crawl: We pick up beer at six Chicago breweries to enjoy safely on the couch at home

March 22, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

COVID-19 has hit Chicago's dining and hospitality Industry particularly hard, leaving a huge part of the city's culture and economy scrambling to adjust to a no dining-in rule. Fortunately, restaurants...

Beers with kveik yeasts, including Li'l Sparky Meyer Lemon Grisette, from left, Valhallan Oats Raw Farmhouse Ale with Honey and Hay, Vanilla Black Pit of Hatred Imperial Stout, Stave and Steel VIII: Tropical Funk, and Narwhal Polka Party Double NEIPA will be on tap at Kveik Fest on Sept. 7, 2019, at District Brew Yards, 417 N. Ashland Ave., in Chicago. Photographed Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Chicago.

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Going wild for Pi? Here are 4 things to do in Chicago this weekend

March 13, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

In spite of the St. Patrick's Day event cancellations, there are still some fun things to do this weekend in Chicago. Pi guys Act up — or act irrational that...

Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant prepares for the long St. Patrick's Day weekend. "(We're) hoping to turn a negative into a positive" by plowing ahead with all scheduled activities, says owner Siobhan McKinney.

Green beer will still flow in Chicago despite St. Patrick’s parade cancellations due to coronavirus concerns, but bars expect big losses

March 12, 2020 at 6:26 p.m.

Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant on the Northwest Side has already spent $8,000 on an outdoor tent for Saturday's St. Patrick's Day celebrations. More than a dozen musical acts have...

Korean bar Miki’s Park brings soju, K-Pop, karaoke and late night bites to River North

March 11, 2020 at 2:40 p.m.

A new Korean bar concept brings swift lunch service, soju, late-night dining and K-Pop to River North, as Miki's Park opened its doors to customers this week. Miki's interior space...

2 Chicago chefs will duke it out for Vegas gig on Food Network’s newest competition show, debuting tonight

March 5, 2020 at 11:40 a.m.

Two Chicago chefs are making their way westward — at least on your TV screen — for a new cooking competition show on Food Network. Chefs Julia Helton and Lamar...

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