Password for Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte is…
If you'd like Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte one week early, whisper "First PSL" to your barista. That's the password to "unlock" the drink at your neighborhood Starbucks. Once unlocked, it's...
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Smackdown: McDonald’s Big Mac vs. Burger King’s Big King
Being No. 1 means having a target on your back. Last November, America's third-largest (by sales) burger chain, Burger King, aimed its scope directly at top-selling McDonald's, bringing back its...
Trenchermen chef cast in new season of ‘Top Chef’
Rebecca LaMalfa, executive sous chef at Wicker Park's Trenchermen, has been cast in the forthcoming season of "Top Chef." The Bravo TV show's 12th season takes places in Boston and...
Chicago newsstands to be converted to food kiosks
e.a.t. spots, a kiosk selling salads, fruits and wraps, unveiled its first downtown Chicago location Monday, in what will be the first of a number of healthy food stands converted...
Prasino in Wicker Park closes; La Grange still open
Prasino abruptly shuttered its Wicker Park restaurant Monday. DNAInfo reported the closing left 50 employees out of a job, and that a worker who answered the door claimed the closure...
Blackwood BBQ opens 2nd downtown location
Barely a mile from its original Lake Street location, Blackwood BBQ opened its second store at the Presidential Towers several Fridays ago. "Going about six blocks (from original location), I'd...
Is Shake Shack coming to Chicago a big deal?
Our relationship with new fast food chains borders on mania. When the Guatemalan fried chicken shop Pollo Campero opened on the Northwest Side in 2005, devotees began lining up at...
King Eater: A night out with Bill Addison
Some weeks ago, with equal parts eagerness and terror, I joined Eater.com's newly minted national restaurant critic Bill Addison for dinner. Actually, dinners, plural. We ate 23 dishes with wine...
Chicago lands 2 on Bon Appetit ‘Best New’ long list
Of all the national "best restaurants" listicles you see floating on the Internet, only a few have any semblance of credibility. Bon Appetit's annual "The Hot 10: America's Best New...
McBrayer, Adsit: Full roster for iO Theater re-opening announced
The new iO Chicago Theater in the Clybourn Corridor has announced its full roster for its grand opening weekend Aug. 29 and 30, and it'll bring back a celebrity-filled lineup...