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Bo Fowler plates the veal tartare as she leads her staff at Owen & Engine through a tasting of the restaurant's menu.

Owen & Engine finally returns, led by a mellower Bo Fowler — who is forging a possible new way forward for Chicago restaurants

November 30, 2022 at 12:15 a.m.

By the time she was running three restaurants, Bo Fowler was used to pain — through her legs, in her hands, from ankles swollen to three times their normal size....

A sign notes the vaccine requirements during brunch on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at Daley's restaurant in Woodlawn.

Chicago cites 10 restaurants, 6 other businesses for violating vaccine requirement order

January 13, 2022 at 5:03 p.m.

Ten restaurants, four fitness centers, a swim school and a children's play space have been cited for allegedly violating the city's vaccine mandate. Between Jan. 3 — the day the...

Kaidence Ruskin dines with grandmother Debra Thurmond and mother Diamond Ruskin for brunch on Jan. 9, 2022 at Daley's restaurant in Woodlawn.

Where vaccine rates lag, some Chicago restaurants feel mandate pinch; to others ‘it’s definitely the way to go’

January 14, 2022 at 10:20 a.m.

It's another tough winter for Chicago restaurants. And depending who you ask, the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is either hurting or helping. In highly vaccinated neighborhoods, and in restaurants already...

Taproom manager Jenny Faflik pours a glass of beer at the Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. taproom on June 3, 2017, in Highwood, Illinois.

2 years after Ballast Point deal, Kings & Convicts Brewing abandons Wisconsin plans to instead sink its roots in San Diego

January 11, 2022 at 4:09 p.m.

Kings & Convicts Brewing, the tiny north suburban operation whose founder stunned the beer world in late 2019 by buying the famed Ballast Point brewery, is scrapping a plan to...

Lost Lake, best to-go cocktails, Monday, April 12, 2021.

Lost Lake, one of Chicago’s most acclaimed bars, to close for good

January 7, 2022 at 3:27 p.m.

Lost Lake, which became one of Chicago's most acclaimed cocktail bars during its seven-year run, will close permanently after its final service Jan. 15. The news came via Instagram on...

Bhannia Martinez and Carl Schulte eat at Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen for the first time on Dec. 30, 2021, in Chicago.

COVID-19 vaccine mandate starts Monday, but how will Chicago restaurants enforce it? Here’s what to know.

January 3, 2022 at 9:41 a.m.

Chicago's vaccine mandate arrives Monday as COVID-19 cases skyrocket yet again, near and far. With a rapidly shifting virus, it's hard to say whether requiring proof of vaccination at bars...

A sign is seen in the Begyle taproom in Chicago on Dec. 21, 2021. During a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Begyle taproom is temporarily closed until all staffers can be tested for the virus. Begyle is still selling orders to go.

Chicago restaurant owners applaud vaccine mandate — especially if it prevents another ‘catastrophic’ industry shutdown

December 27, 2021 at 11:55 a.m.

Reaction ranges from relief to anxiety to skepticism among bar and restaurant owners that their customers will need to show proof of vaccination to eat or drink out in Chicago...

A sign notifying patrons that they must show proof of vaccination is seen in the Begyle taproom in Chicago on Dec. 21, 2021.

Wave of closures for Chicago restaurants, bars amid COVID-19 spike puts industry on edge: ‘This was an absolute rug pull’

December 21, 2021 at 7:42 p.m.

The dark days of the coronavirus pandemic have arrived for Chicago's bars and restaurants once again. In a scene reminiscent of a year ago, a winter surge of COVID-19 cases...

Ceské Temný Czech Style Dark Lager from Hailstorm Brewing in 2019.

Hailstorm Brewing co-owner ousted after calling allegation of groping at Wisconsin beer fest ‘accurate’: ‘It was one of the worst things I’ve ever done.’

December 7, 2021 at 6:29 p.m.

South suburban Hailstorm Brewing fired its head brewer and said it would remove him from its ownership group after he confirmed in a Facebook post over the weekend that he...

The canning line is operated for the beer "Minted" made by Hop Butcher for the World and Frango.

Frango mint beer is a holiday curiosity that could only happen in Chicago. Here’s how it tastes.

December 1, 2021 at 12:32 p.m.

Short of a beer made with Lou Malnati's pizza, Al's #1 Italian Beef or a tamale from The Tamale Guy, the most Chicago beer imaginable would arguably taste like a...

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