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Coronavirus pandemic produces the inevitable for Chicago: Malort hand sanitizer

March 24, 2020 at 2:34 p.m.

Malort, as any good Chicagoan knows, already tastes a bit like hand sanitizer. And now the coronavirus pandemic has willed it into existence. Yes — Malort hand sanitizer is here....

Bottle of hand sanitizer made at the Koval distillery facility in Ravenswood.

Forget bourbon and gin — in the era of coronavirus, distilleries (and even some breweries) go all in on hand sanitizer

March 24, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

When its first bottles of hand sanitizer left Koval distillery Monday afternoon, a pivot unimaginable even a month ago became complete: from high-end spirits producer to global health crisis warrior....

Cassius Wright serves customers at a walk up counter at Baker Miller in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago on March 20, 2020.

The race is on to save small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Is government up to the task?

March 23, 2020 at 7:13 a.m.

On a summer weekend night, Logan Square's Park & Field can pull in as much as $50,000 in bar and food sales. On Thursday, Park & Field's delivery service, cobbled...

Sarah Sapperstein, left, picks up a bag of mussels plus the fixings to cook them from Hopleaf co-owner Louise Molnar Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Andersonville bar. The coronavirus closures caused the bar and restaurant to give away 100 pounds of mussels.

Shut down? Stay open? A new business model? Chicago restaurants struggle on first day of closing

September 18, 2020 at 12:26 p.m.

For almost 20 years, the legendary Hopleaf Bar has served steaming bowls of mussels as homage to the great beer bars of Belgium that inspired Michael Roper to open his...

Ccustomers visit Time Out Market in the West Loop on March 15, 2020.

How an extraordinary secret meeting of Chicago chefs grew into a commanding voice to seek help from the governor

March 17, 2020 at 7:30 a.m.

It began with one text message. On Saturday morning, Jason Vincent, the chef behind Giant and Chef's Special Cocktail Bar, reached out to his longtime friend and former boss, Jason...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Chicago bar and restaurant owners scramble amid unprecedented closing order to stem COVID-19 spread

March 16, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

Bar and restaurant owners across Illinois lurched into an unprecedented new reality Sunday with mandated closings to dine-in customers for at least two weeks, leaving thousands of small business owners...

Craving: Japanese food — from ramen to soba to yakitori to sushi, we’re eating Chicago’s best dishes in March

March 13, 2020 at 2:44 p.m.

Editor's note: If you have questions about whether it is safe to dine out, see our story here. When it comes to Japanese food in Chicago, it seems like sushi...

Revolution Brewing said Thursday it would suspend brewery tours but its taproom on Milwaukee Avenue remains open.

Beer industry watches and waits as coronavirus epidemic unfolds: Is boon or crisis ahead?

March 13, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

Spiteful Brewing has carved out an admirable niche since launching in 2013, scoring tap handles at well-trafficked downtown hotels, popular restaurants and major venues that include the United Center. But...

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...

Revolution Brewing becomes Illinois’ top-selling craft brewery, besting Blue Moon and Goose Island

March 9, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

By at least one metric, there's been a changing of the craft beer guard in Illinois: Revolution Brewing has become the state's top-selling brand. In an intensely competitive market, the...

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