Save the date for RedEye’s Best Bartender 2015 event
Cheers to you, Chicago! After collecting nominations over the past several weeks, we are in the final stages of selecting bartenders to participate in our Best Bartender 2015 project. This...
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Chef Kevin Hickey gives a nod to the past at The Duck Inn in Bridgeport
Downtown-centric nightlife group Rockit Ranch's latest addition is a neighborhood tavern in Bridgeport inspired by chef Kevin Hickey's personal history. Review: The Duck Inn2701 S. Eleanor St. 312-724-8811Rating: !!! (out...
Baconfest and Poutine Fest tickets on sale soon
Grab your wallet and elastic-waist pants: It's time to buy tickets for two of Chicago's most gluttonous food fests. General admission tickets for Chicago's seventh annual Baconfest go on sale...
Bartender Paul McGee rides the tiki wave with Logan Square bar Lost Lake
Hold on to your cocktail umbrellas: Paul McGee is opening another tiki bar in Chicago. McGee led the resurgence of tiki cocktails in Chicago with the opening of Three Dots...
Chicago Restaurant Week 2015 dates and restaurants announced
Choose Chicago has released its list of 200-plus participating restaurants for 2015 Chicago Restaurant Week, running Jan. 30 through Feb. 12. To participate, restaurants serve fixed-price menus starting at $22...
Lincoln Park restaurant L2O turning into Intro, ticketed restaurant with rotating chefs
UPDATE: Tickets are now on sale for Intro's first dinner series. Rich Melman of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises has partnered with former L2O chef Matthew Kirkley to open Intro, a...
Donut Fest tickets on sale Dec. 19
Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday, Dec. 19 for Chicago's second annual Donut Fest. The event is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 25 at 1st Ward/Chop Shop in Wicker...
Best, worst of Chicago bars and restaurants in 2014
Any way you look at it, 2014 was a seriously tasty year. We went crazy for ramen and raw oysters. We even shelled out double digits for a single bottle...
Pizza review: The Pizza Window
The Pizza Window418 N. Clark St. 312-527-1411Rating: ! (out of four) It's a fact: Drunk people love pizza. And pizza so effectively soothes the sloshing stomach of a tipsy partygoer...
Personal gifts: Cozy clothing and accessories
Source: Handout Initials heart pillow $20, finchandcotter.com Bet your favorite newlyweds didn't have this pillow on their registry. Lucky for them, you thought of everything. Morgan Olsen Source: Handout Palette...