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Boka restaurant's Meg Galus offers cream puffs during Chicago Gourmet at Millennium Park in Chicago on Saturday Sept. 28, 2019. (Youngrae Kim/baiduhai)

Pilsen Restaurant Week and International Women’s Day events — here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend

March 5, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

We're heading into March like a lion this weekend, Chicago, and we're eating and drinking at celebrations of International Women's Day, plus more great food at Pilsen Restaurant Week and...

Get your Lent fish fry at these 7 spots for meatless Fridays

March 6, 2020 at 5:08 p.m.

The Friday night fish fry is a tradition honored year-round in the Midwest, so it already holds special importance. Given the area's significant Roman-Catholic population, the end-of-week tradition takes on...

Marcia Chatelain, a Chicago native, explores the relationship between McDonald's and the Black community in "Franchise."

‘Franchise’: Chicago native explores McDonald’s restaurants’ complex role in Black capitalism and culture

March 2, 2020 at 2:50 p.m.

Throughout American history, the country's independent, self-made ideals have remained steadfast, at least in theory, even if methods to achieve those ideals haven't always been virtuous. In the foreword to...

Craving: Spicy food — our heat-seeking mission in Chicago restaurants

March 2, 2020 at 4:28 p.m.

We eat spicy food to warm us up in cold weather, to make us sweat and cool us down in the heat of summer. We add chiles to foods to...

Since launching on Chicago's South Side in 2014 on a glorified homebrew setup, Marz Community Brewing has embraced a breakneck and dizzying approach to brewing, sending more than 100 different beers to store shelves. The February opening of its taproom in a quiet, industrial corner of the city finally gave all that creativity a home. Marz continues to churn out waves of fun and goofy whims, such as A Lifestyle Beer (a tart Berliner Weiss with yerba mate and guayusa tea with papaya) and Nasal Cavity (a "golden milk stout" with wasabi root and vanilla beans). The eclectic approach to brewing adds up to one of Chicago's most inventive and interesting taprooms, though worry not — there's also plenty of IPA. 3630 S. Iron St., www.marzbrewing.com/ — Josh Noel

From Paczki Fest to Cider Summit, here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend

February 20, 2020 at 2:26 p.m.

Prep your waistline this weekend, Chicago, with a crawfish boil, cider festival and paczki party among the things to do—plus some smooth jams and laughs to balance it out. Get...

Vehicles are driven around the Jeep test track at the annual Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Dinner and flowers for Valentine’s, plus NBA All-Star game parties—here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend

February 13, 2020 at 3:05 p.m.

Whew, what a weekend to be in Chicago. With the Auto Show, Valentine's Day romantics and the NBA All-Star game bringing a bevy of activities to the city, there is...

Chris Tucker arrives for the screening of "Homage to Sylvester Stallone - Rambo : First Blood" at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2019, in Cannes, France.

Lunar New Year celebrations and a rare visit from Chris Tucker — here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend

February 6, 2020 at 2:36 p.m.

Chicago has some lovely options for things to do this weekend, including the AIC's annual Lunar New Year party and Chris Tucker, plus a pasta dinner from celebrated chefs, "Lord...

The dining room at Gibsons Italia affords views of the river and skyscrapers beyond. Isn't that romantic?

Chicago has the most romantic restaurants in US, according to OpenTable — and they’re not all steakhouses

February 4, 2020 at 12:28 p.m.

Romance blossoms over steak dinners — at least if you're in Chicago, apparently. With Valentine's Day approaching, restaurant reservation service OpenTable has released one of its user lists today, the...

Sheffield's Beer & Wine Garden is boarded up Feb. 3, 2020, but open for business after a vandal broke nearly all the windows early Saturday in Lakeview.

Vandal takes a sledgehammer to windows, doors at Sheffield’s; bar remains open

February 3, 2020 at 1:44 p.m.

Boarded-up windows kept most of the weekend's sunlight out of Sheffield's Beer & Wine Garden after a vandal smashed many of the Wrigleyville bar's windows early Saturday morning. According to...

Craving: Munchies — Chicago’s most indulgent bites to satisfy the hunger, whether marijuana-induced or not

January 31, 2020 at 11:41 a.m.

Munchies make the ultimate "Craving" topic. The word itself means you're craving something, as well as describing what you eat to satisfy that craving. With the legalization of recreational marijuana...

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