Ji Yoon in as Acadia pastry chef; Thomas Raquel NYC-bound
Two concurrent noteworthy items from the world of Chicago pastry chefs: First comes news that Thomas Raquel is departing South Loop's Acadia for New York. He will be taking over...
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Your food options at Pitchfork Festival 2014
If you plan on attending this weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park, know that you can't bring in outside food, and there will be no in-out privileges. Which means...
Windy City Smokeout: An out-of-towner barbecue recap
Rib-themed festivals are our stickiest, most shirt-ruining warm weather rite-of-passage, and our city hosts 10,000 of these (or so it seems) each summer. They're fun to walk around, though for...
Dining briefs: Free Slurpees, TMIP shuttered, new Primehouse chef
FREE STUFF ALERT: Today is July 11, so 7-Eleven does its annual promotion for people who line up upwards of 15 minutes for a free something that typically costs $1....
Dining briefs: Free Slurpees, TMIP shuttered, new Primehouse chef
FREE STUFF ALERT: Today is July 11, so 7-Eleven does its annual promotion for people who line up upwards of 15 minutes for a free something that typically costs $1....
‘SNL’s’ Colin Jost’s Zanies shows canceled
Colin Jost, the new co-anchor of "Saturday Night Live's" Weekend Update and the show's co-head writer, has canceled his Chicago stand-up appearances scheduled for next week. Jost was to perform...
Kevin Pang’s favorite dishes (so far) of 2014
If you eat out a lot, as I do, eventually there'll be enough dishes in your taste memory to divide good from bad, and great from good. Since we're halfway...
7-Eleven’s Doritos Loaded reviewed
I used to date people like 7-Eleven's Doritos Loaded. They were intriguing from a distance, equal parts mystery and danger. You're drawn to their novelty, and you enter a relationship...
David Posey to leave Blackbird; Perry Hendrix is new chef
David Posey, a James Beard rising star chef finalist two years running, is leaving his position as chef de cuisine of Blackbird. Perry Hendrix will take over at Blackbird while...
David Posey to leave Blackbird; Perry Hendrix is new chef
David Posey, a James Beard rising star chef finalist two years running, is leaving his position as chef de cuisine of Blackbird. Perry Hendrix will take over at Blackbird while...