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Every Saturday for the past 25 years, a group of friends has gathered in a Lincoln Park apartment to invent and perfect some of the world’s most mind-blowing card tricks.
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Donald Trump and the Really Big No-Show
Inside the sometimes crazy, mostly boring rally that never happened
The year in Chicago dining: Who and what made news in 2015
That which happens once, will happen again. This can be said of 2015 in Chicago dining, where the city returned to a once-familiar genre, saw a college-dorm staple rise to...
Restaurant speed-dating: Quick looks at places we couldn’t get to
So many restaurants, so little time. The end of the year approaches, and we find ourselves with a folder full of places that we intended to evaluate (and we may...
Review: Ruxbin, now with a tasting menu, is better than ever
I have to open the conversation about Ruxbin by talking about a newer restaurant, Parachute. Like Ruxbin, it's helmed by a chef of Korean descent who is proficient in classical...
Dos Urban Cantina now serving Mexican eats in Logan Square
If there's an heir apparent to Charlie Trotter, might that person be Rick Bayless? What I mean is a chef figurehead whose underlings went on to become stars on their...
Hot Doug’s, The Butcher & Larder team up to host sausage class
Are you making the most of your sausage? Chances are, you're not. You're likely just scratching your andouille surface, not living up your knackwurst potential, going through life not up...
Nominees for 2015 Jean Banchet Awards — the local food Oscars — announced
The slate of 2015 nominees for the Jean Banchet Awards, the annual ceremony honoring Chicago-area chefs, beverage professionals and restaurants, has been announced. Among the marquee categories are restaurant of...
Burt Katz on closing Burt’s Place, his legendary Morton Grove pizza house
Burt's Place, the beloved and idiosyncratic Morton Grove pizza house open since 1989, has closed for good. The restaurant has been closed since July 8, when owner Burt Katz was...
Cheap Eater: Chicago’s best-kept fried chicken secret is … at Navy Pier?!
In human existence, never once has this phrase been uttered: "Let's go out to eat at Navy Pier." Ragging on Navy Pier's dining options has long been sport for us...