Il Porcellino, Italian restaurant taking over Paris Club, opens Thursday
Relaxing with a glass of Italian wine sounds pretty darn good right about now. On Thursday, River North gets another spot where you can do just that: Il Porcellino, a...
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5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Pregame Pi(e) Day with a baking contest Trigonometry sounds almost tolerable when it comes with a side of freshly baked pie. In honor of Almost Pi(e) Day (the actual...
Taste test: Is there any good Nashville-style hot chicken in Chicago?
Hot chicken is my partner's second religion, after "Ghostbusters." When I say "hot chicken," I mean a particular style of melt-your-lips, XXX-spicy fried chicken native to Nashville. You could have...
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Dig in at a crawfish boil Frontier chef and New Orleans native Brian Jupiter wants to show you what a Louisiana-style crawfish boil is all about. Join the chef...
Original Rainbow Cone reopens Friday
Original Rainbow Cone will open for the season at noon on March 4, according to the shop's Facebook page. The grand reopening celebration, featuring "limited freebies," will be Saturday, March...
Magnolia Bakery launches chocolate banana pudding … and we dig in
Magnolia Bakery's banana pudding is one of the foods I would take on a desert island, or at least that's what I would say if we were playing that dumb...
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Brunch on Taco in a Bag Old-school cartoons meet walking tacos at a pop-up brunch from Taco in a Bag, a Lincoln Square restaurant taking over Long Room for...
Big Star margaritas and more: Where to get a real drink at United Center
Beer's fine, but sometimes you want more of a buzz before you take selfies with Benny the Bull. I kid. Kind of. But it is nice to know that United...
After surprising exit at Fountainhead, chef Cleetus Friedman announces new project
Where in the world is Cleetus Friedman going? That's been the question since the chef announced last week he's parting ways with the Fountainhead, the Ravenswood bar and restaurant he's...
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Be the first to brunch at Latinicity The Latin food hall launches all-you-can-eat brunch on Sunday ($25 with two cocktails; $17 without), with different items at each counter. Try...