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A family celebrates a birthday at Vivo in 2004.

Randolph Street pioneer Vivo closing July 3; AMK Group opening Nosh & Booze

June 10, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.

Vivo, the long-running West Loop Italian restaurant, is closing July 3 to make way for a new venture from new owners. AMK Group, known for AMK Kitchen Bar in Bucktown,...

19th-century Viennese chef Franz Sacher would be pleased, I think, by the version of his eponymous chocolate cake served at Café Selmarie in Lincoln Square. First, the top of each slice of Sacher torte is decorated with his name, elegantly written in chocolate script. Second, the cake is a real looker: Layers of chocolate cake are mortared with raspberry preserve and chocolate buttercream; the whole thing is then frosted with more buttercream and wrapped in a smooth sheet of bittersweet chocolate — firm enough to be eaten on its own, if you like, with a fork. Third, every bite is delicious. The devil's food cake is firm and pleasant, while the raspberry offers a deep berry counterpoint to all the chocolate. $4.20. 4729 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-989-5595, <a href="http://cafeselmarie.com/" target="_blank">www.cafeselmarie.com</a>. — Bill Daley

Taste of Chicago dinners feature Graham Elliot, Fat Rice and more

June 10, 2018 at 8:31 a.m.

Two dinners are already sold out for the Taste of Chicago Celebrity Chef du Jour, an evening program at the annual food festival where prominent Chicago chefs present multiple-course sit-down...

Rojo Gusano opens new location; offering free tacos to celebrate

June 10, 2018 at 12:01 p.m.

Rojo Gusano-Central opened quietly in Chicago's Belmont-Cragin neighborhood last weekend, but expect more of a delicious fuss come July 1 and 2 when free tacos will be offered to mark...

How to buy men’s eyeglasses

May 12, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

Eyeglasses, like haircuts, are an easy way a man can charge up his look, but, let's face it, how many guys are willing to change? Most men — looking at...

"The Smoking Bacon & Hog Cookbook" By Bill Gillespie with Tim O'Keefe covers bacon weaves, whole pig roasting and more.

7 cookbooks to get you fired up about grilling this summer

June 10, 2018 at 12:18 p.m.

"Summer and Smoke" is the title of a Tennessee Williams play, yes, but it's also an accurate description for the latest crop of outdoor cooking cookbooks. Smoking is getting much...

"Around the Fire" by Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quinonez Denton with Stacy Adimando.

7 cookbooks to get you fired up about grilling this summer

June 11, 2018 at 9:29 p.m.

"Summer and Smoke" is the title of a Tennessee Williams play, yes, but it's also an accurate description for the latest crop of outdoor cooking cookbooks. Smoking is getting much...

How to buy a grill

May 23, 2019 at 8:53 a.m.

Grilling season is firing up across America and most everyone seems hungry to enjoy outdoor cooking. But to grill you have to have, well, a grill – be it a...

Firsts: The premier issue of "Lavender Woman" in November 1971, right, and the debut issue of "The Chicago Gay Crusader" from May 1973.

LGBTQ library houses more than just books

June 10, 2018 at 11:49 a.m.

Gerber/Hart Library and Archives is billed as "the Midwest's largest LGBTQ circulating library," a repository for all things related to LGBTQ culture and history, from books to meeting minutes, posters...

Cookies & Carnitas will be among the more than 100 restaurants, chefs, beverage vendors at Green City Market's Chef BBQ.

Green City Market’s annual barbecue adds auction; announces lineup

June 10, 2018 at 1:18 p.m.

The Green City Market Chef BBQ fundraiser always means great eats from top chefs, Lincoln Park scenery and the good feeling of helping a good cause. This year's event July...

How to build a bowl, the one-dish meals all about texture, flavor, color

June 10, 2018 at 1:49 p.m.

Bowls used to evoke visions of Oliver Twist hold one while posing that fateful request: "Please sir, I want some more." But Dicken's famous waif has been pushed aside in...

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