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The Full Irish breakfast is seen at The Wolfhound Bar and Kitchen, 3188 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago, on Friday, March 4, 2022.

Review: The Wolfhound Bar and Kitchen redefines Irish food in Chicago, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day

March 14, 2022 at 1:52 p.m.

When you find The Wolfhound, nestled next door to Bucket O' Blood and overlooking Michelle's Ballroom, the banquet hall in the old bank building across the street, you'll likely join...

The blessed sticky Bible made with bourbon, lemon, honey, and Pimm's.

Just opened: Mother’s Ruin brings creative slushy cocktails to Avondale, among five new restaurants in Chicago

March 15, 2022 at 11:23 a.m.

If you've ever craved hot, crispy waffle fries paired with a creative slushy cocktail, then you're in luck. Mother's Ruin celebrated its grand opening Friday in Avondale. "We're just a...

The Atomic Cake is stacked high with three layers of cake, each a different flavor, and three different fillings. The whole is covered in a whipped topping. Food styling by Mark Graham.

Celebrate our city’s (fake) birthday with a Chicago-style atomic cake

March 4, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago celebrates its birthday March 4, this year marking 185 years. Some say the city is older than we think, and that celebrating the date is like marking your baptism,...

Workers move through the bar at The California Clipper on Feb. 23, 2022, in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Just opened: California Clipper in Humboldt Park, and Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen coming to Chicago

March 3, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The California Clipper, the historic Chicago bar that's a surreal study in red, has reopened in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The Orbit Group now owns the beloved business, which Brendan...

Jourdan Higgs, who opened Provaré with Michael Williams in the middle of the pandemic, at the restaurant Feb. 22, 2022.

Critics’ Choice Food Awards: Chicago’s best new restaurant, barbecue and more winners for 2022

March 3, 2022 at 4:32 p.m.

The baiduhai's annual dining awards are back, and (if you'll pardon the hubris) better than ever. First and foremost: We've decided that calling our yearly celebration the Dining Awards...

Crispy calamari bocadillo at Bocadillo Market is stuffed with tender tempura-esque fried squid.

Review: ‘To tell a different story of Black excellence,’ Bocadillo Market explores Spain and the American South

February 22, 2022 at 11:03 a.m.

You might imagine Bocadillo Market as a restaurant devoted to the namesake Spanish sandwich. Or perhaps the wider world of tapas, the drinking food culture we adopted decades ago in...

Victor Love and his mother, Josephine "Mother" Wade, co-owners of Josephine's Southern Cooking, at their restaurant in Chicago Feb. 7, 2022. At left is a photo of Josephine and her husband, Rupert Smith, taken in 2001.

Column: Josephine’s Southern Cooking, aka Captain’s Hard Time, celebrates a lifetime of soul food in Chicago

February 17, 2022 at 2:04 p.m.

The oldest Black woman-owned soul food restaurant in Chicago celebrates the milestone birthday of its founder next month. The namesake of Josephine's Southern Cooking, Josephine Wade, turns 80 on March...

Monday Coffee Co. cold brew drinks Refresh and Good Day are held by customer Adam Roker at a pop-up in Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory.

Black-owned experiential coffee pop-up gets brewing in Garfield Park Conservatory

February 11, 2022 at 12:05 p.m.

After you've shrugged off your coat in the greenhouse warmth of the Garfield Park Conservatory, perhaps on your way to witness Guien the agave, you may find an experiential coffee...

Guide: 88 Marketplace is an Asian food wonderland hidden just west of Chinatown

February 9, 2022 at 12:33 p.m.

Just west of Chinatown, the historic neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, a strangely shiny building has landed along a row of old brick warehouses. Jefferson Square takes its...

Chef Jonathan Zaragoza creates the pamburguesa at Con Todo Cantina y Cocina on Feb. 3, 2022, in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. The restaurant opened in January for pickup and delivery and plans to open the dining area sometime in March.

Just opened: Con Todo in Logan Square with ‘goat guy’ chef Jonathan Zaragoza among 8 new Chicago restaurants

February 8, 2022 at 1:36 p.m.

The concept of having "everything" goes beyond toppings at a highly anticipated new restaurant in Chicago. "Con Todo is a Mexican restaurant focusing on Mexico City, but less about the...

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