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The River North space at LaSalle Drive and Erie Street that housed the now-closed Pacific Standard Time, shown April 24, 2018, will now be home to a second location for Avec.

Famously tiny Chicago restaurant Avec expands to much larger second space. It’s a plus for COVID rules, but can owners retain its charm?

February 5, 2021 at 8:43 a.m.

After more than 17 years as one of Chicago's most widely acclaimed and notoriously cramped restaurants, Avec (615 W. Randolph St.) is finally ready to expand. On Feb. 12, One...

Food writer and TV personality Steve Dolinsky visits Labriola in Chicago June 6, 2016. The Hungry Hound is leaving ABC and will focus on his own business. "I've always had side hustles going on."

Steve Dolinsky, the Hungry Hound, leaving ABC 7 News after 17 years

January 29, 2021 at 2:04 p.m.

If you've ever dined out in Chicago, you know the head shot. It doesn't matter if you're at a Vietnamese pho shop on Argyle or a classic pizzeria on the...

FitzGerald’s in Berwyn gains a barbecue restaurant in deal with veteran chef John Manion

January 29, 2021 at 11:40 a.m.

Chef John Manion, best known for the Argentinian-inspired live-fire cooking at El Che Steakhouse & Bar, is getting into the barbecue game. You'll just have to leave the city limits...

Bill's Original Tavern Pizza is named for the style RPM Restaurant partner Bill Rancic grew up eating, but was developed by Sam Dickstein, chef of Pizzeria Portofino.

The Chicago pizza boom expands with 7 more great new spots — from tavern to Indian and beyond

January 28, 2021 at 9:22 a.m.

It might be a new year with a new president, but one thing remains the same: Chicagoans will always eat more pizza. Perhaps the pandemic has us all craving the...

Chef Doug Psaltis returning with Greek-influenced Andros Taverna in Logan Square

January 26, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

More than a year after abruptly leaving the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant group, chef Doug Psaltis is back with Andros Taverna (2542 N. Milwaukee Ave.), a Greek-inspired restaurant in Logan...

Craving: Chicago’s best hot chocolate for National Hot Chocolate Day — and all winter

January 29, 2021 at 4:33 p.m.

Hot chocolate is mandatory to make it through a Chicago winter. This year, you might be making your own cups of cocoa more often than in the past, but restaurants...

You can find Iltaco's pizza puffs at hot dog stands all around the city.

Downtown Dogs closing after more than 26 years due to coronavirus pandemic

January 19, 2021 at 1:54 p.m.

Downtown Dogs, the much-loved Chicago hot dog stand that first opened in 1994, plans to close by the end of the month. According to a message from the restaurant, "the...

Dear Margaret bringing French-Canadian cuisine to Lakeview Friday

January 13, 2021 at 3:36 p.m.

With a goal to pair French Canadian cuisine with a "distinctly Midwestern viewpoint," Dear Maragret is opening this Friday in Lakeview. The kitchen will be run by chef Ryan Brosseau,...

Angel Williams, left, and Greg Hudgins stand in front of Tastee Rolls in Chicago on Jan. 9, 2021. The couple opened shop in the middle of the pandemic, yet sales are doing so well they are talking about expanding.

Chicago-area restaurant owners hope for a better year, but brace for slow winter

January 12, 2021 at 12:21 p.m.

Every step of the pandemic has felt unusual for restaurants, but unlike the uncertainty of most of last year, vaccines are being distributed, adding a glimmer of hope to 2021....

From pizza to doughnuts, burritos to Spam musubi, here are our favorite takeout orders and restaurants in the Chicago area.

Takeout 100 — our guide to Chicago’s best restaurants for pickup and delivery right now

January 12, 2021 at 9:21 a.m.

Takeout, once an afterthought, something to grab on the way home from work, has become a lifeline to restaurants — and to us. With dining rooms closed since late October...

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