First look: Tack Room, a hipster piano saloon in Pilsen
Friday night at Tack Room, a new bar within restored 125-year-old Pilsen landmark Thalia Hall, is something to talk about — from the crowd laden with beards and tattoos, with...
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Eat this: Goat liver mousse with all the fixings
If chef Stephanie Izard filled a swimming pool with her goat liver mousse, I would be the first to dive in. The spread, silky with a sheen the color of...
Coming soon: Milk Room, an 8-seat bar with booze you’ve never seen before
Bartender Paul McGee has earned Chicago legend status for so many reasons: the insanely, but appreciatively, underpriced cocktails he served at The Whistler; the Tiki renaissance he brought to the...
Quiz: How well do you know Taste of Chicago?
After eating — and snapping photos of — more than 30 items at Taste of Chicago, we're issuing a photo challenge: Can you match popular Taste dishes to the restaurants...
Shark Week now has a cocktail
Shark Week mania has overflowed into a cocktail glass. For a week each year, the world — or at least millennials who get giddy over carnivorous, 7,000-pound fish — celebrates...
Loop worker’s guide to an efficient, enjoyable lunch at Taste of Chicago
The meeting is dragging as memos are read, While visions of turkey legs dance in your head. Taste of Chicago comes but once a year, and — as much as...
Rollin’ to Go, an Evanston favorite, closes after 13 years
I saw the mourning on Facebook in between pictures of friends' babies and Fourth of July barbecues: "RIP, Rollin' to Go." No, I thought. But it's true: The Evanston deli...
Poll: Vote for your favorite new Navy Pier restaurant
A taller, more tricked out Ferris wheel isn't the only newcomer hitting Navy Pier. In the last few months, some big-name Chicago restaurants have been invading the tourist mecca with...
Eat for a good cause: 3 mouthwatering events this week
Your restaurant budget is even better spent when you get to eat great food and give to a great cause. Here are three events this week where you can do...
Pizza Hut’s hot dog pizza leaves us wanting … a good pizza
In the past few weeks, my Facebook and Twitter feed have informed me, repeatedly, that Pizza Hut is launching a new stuffed-crust pizza. Is this a big deal? It is...