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Attendees drink and dine during a preview event at Hayden Hall Wednesday. The hall will be open late, not the usual hours for a Loop food hall.

First Look: Hayden Hall offers DMK-curated bites, natural wine bar and a second Ada St. location

January 31, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

Chicago will gain another food hall when the DMK restaurant group opens Hayden Hall on Monday. It'll be one of the biggest food halls in the city, situated in the...

Does Totino’s make the best pizza rolls? We taste 6 brands to find the ultimate munchie

February 21, 2020 at 10:54 a.m.

When I was growing up, after-school snacks usually meant peeled or sliced fruit, the most common form of "I love you" I received from my Chinese immigrant mother. But her...

A Walgreens sales clerk rings up a purchase of face masks in Chicago's Chinatown as people take protective measures against the spread of the coronavirus Jan. 24. A person infected with the coronavirus is being treated in a Chicago hospital after traveling to Wuhan, China.

Face masks selling out and Lunar New Year events canceled as Chicago’s Chinese community reacts to coronavirus spread

January 25, 2020 at 5:50 p.m.

On the eve of Lunar New Year, a time meant for celebration with family and arguably the most important Chinese holiday, many Chinatown residents found themselves instead standing in line...

The drinks menu features tropical cocktails like the Fly Royale, from left, Monkey Business, My Thai and Same Old.

Southern Thai favorites in Roscoe Village, another big food hall opening in Loop, plus more Chicago restaurant news

January 23, 2020 at 3:00 a.m.

Six years ago, Kris Henry and his wife, Christen, bought a one-way ticket to Bangkok because they wanted to escape the Chicago winter. When they arrived, it was love at...

Blommer Chocolate’s outlet store is closing at the end of February

January 17, 2020 at 4:36 p.m.

After nearly 30 years, Blommer Outlet Store will close at the end of February to make space for updates and enhancements to the Chicago chocolate processing factory. Fans will have...

Rick Bayless’ new tortas spot in Willis Tower could become a model for replacing Tortas Frontera at O’Hare

January 15, 2020 at 2:55 p.m.

For the past eight years, Tortas Frontera restaurants have been a destination for hungry travelers at O'Hare International Airport. But changes are on the horizon. Owner and chef Rick Bayless...

Aba's Restaurant Week menu in 2019 featured braised lamb as one of the main courses.

Chicago Restaurant Week is only a few weeks away. Here’s what you need to know.

January 17, 2020 at 11:09 a.m.

The 13th annual Chicago Restaurant Week returns Jan. 24 through Feb. 9 and more than 400 restaurants are participating in the 17-day feast this year. What: Chicago Restaurant Week, despite...

French-inspired dishes in South Loop, Rick Bayless opening Tortazo Jan. 15, plus more Chicago restaurant news

January 8, 2020 at 12:28 p.m.

After years of working and living in the South Loop, Sheldrick Holmes and Steven Cook have opened The Grail Cafe, a restaurant where the dishes are light, coffee is fresh...

Craving: Candy — a dreamy holiday crawl through Chicago’s sweets and confections purveyors

January 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

Whether you're dreaming of sugar plums or chocolate gelt, a gingerbread house heavy with peppermint and gum drop decorations or ribbon candy stuck together in your grandma's cut-glass bowl, the...

The 24 best things we ate and drank in Chicago restaurants in 2019

December 30, 2019 at 7:06 a.m.

It was a year of carnitas and rib tips. Of perfectly flaky croissants and hard-fried sticky rice chicken wings. Of playfulness (pulpo enamorado, or octopus in love) and whimsical trickery...

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