5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Brunch, with better cocktails Mimosas are great, but we love a brunch that goes beyond bubbly. Streeterville restaurant and cocktail bar GreenRiver debuts theirs this weekend with a lineup...
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Eat This: Chicken & Doughnut — yes, that’s fried chicken on a doughnut
Why are fried chicken and waffles so good? ... is what I ask myself every time I spend Sunday afternoon in a brunch-induced stupor. The answer is actually pretty simple:...
The dream dozen: Our 12 favorite doughnuts in Chicago
For my 30th birthday, my friends made me a "cake" out of 30 old-fashioned doughnuts piled into a glorious, 9,600-calorie pyramid. Let me tell you: way better than actual cake....
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Clink glasses at a rum festival Daiquiri fans, unite. The second annual Midwest Rum Festival hits Bottom Lounge this weekend with more than 20 distilleries on hand pouring samples...
Smack Shack brings lobster rolls, 100-gallon seafood boil to the West Loop
It's hard to believe that Smack Shack, the new 10,000-square-foot behemoth at the base of the Google building in the West Loop, started as a food truck zipping around Minneapolis,...
After selling out in 20 minutes, more tickets released for ‘Saved by the Bell’ diner
Looks like everyone in Chicago is a "Saved by the Bell" fan; tickets for Saved by the Max, the June pop-up that will replicate the diner in the late '80s/early...
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Up your brunch game Fried chicken on top of a glazed doughnut; breakfast polenta topped with caramelized bananas, honey and sea salt; French toast coated in Cap'n Crunch; and...
See the menu at the new Graham Elliot Bistro, launching Tuesday
Graham Elliot Bistro, the restaurant owned by longtime Chicago chef, former "MasterChef" judge and perennial wearer of cool glasses Graham Elliot, relaunches Tuesday under a new partnership with DMK Restaurants...
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Feast on burgers and beer Burgers and beers from Hopewell Brewing have taken over Mott St. Help close out the restaurant's burger and tap takeover week by trying the...
5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
1. Go MAD at brunch MAD Social, one of our favorite new West Loop restaurants, launches brunch this weekend, and the menu looks over-the-top in the best of ways. Dig...