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New Zealand coffee shop Mojo expanding, Barton G opening Friday, plus other restaurant news

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

When Steve Gianoutsos and his wife, Julie, began looking at places to expand their New Zealand-based coffee shop Mojo, they considered taking the brand to New York. That is, until...

Flammin Restaurant & Co. features four items for Chicago Black Restaurant Week, including this shrimp and chicken Alfredo.

Shrimp is the star of Flammin Restaurant’s Chicago Black Restaurant Week menu

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Flammin Restaurant & Co. is featuring four dishes during Chicago Black Restaurant week — the shrimp and chicken Alfredo ($13.19 from $14), the shrimp and grits ($12.19 from $14), the...

No plans for National Pizza Day? Try a pizza party

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

While we all agree that national food holidays are arbitrary and ridiculous, there are always exceptions. This time, it’s pizza. National Pizza Day is this Saturday, and if you haven’t...

Rhapsody on Argyle brings European-influenced dishes, plus other restaurant news

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Judy Pellicano fondly remembers following her Italian mother around the kitchen when she was just a young girl. From standing on a chair near the kitchen counter, where she was...

Firefighters work at the scene of a fire on the 100 block of North Green Street late Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago.

Here’s a running list of everything that’s closed in the Chicago area because of weather

May 22, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.

Scores of Chicago-area schools, Illinois universities and public institutions from the Adler Planetarium to Lincoln Park Zoo are closed this week as near-record-low temperatures slam the Midwest. Aside from large...

People walk in the Loop as a polar vortex descends on the city Jan. 29, 2019.

Restaurants offering deals and refuge from Chicago’s polar vortex

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

While the weather has closed many restaurants, there are some kitchens that remain open and are offering discounts or just a warm place to hang out and escape the bitter...

XOchimilco brings a taste of Mexico City to Ravenswood, plus other restaurant news

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

With a mix of traditional and nontraditional Mexican dishes, XOchimilco Mexican Restaurant is bringing comfortable neighborhood dining to Ravenswood. Lucia Herrejon runs the restaurant with the help of her family...

Braised lamb arrives as two eggplant-wrapped rolls of tender lamb leg pieces in a pool of bright stewed tomatoes, sweet dates and cinnamon, topped with melted Graviera, a Greek cheese.

Escape to a Mediterranean oasis at Aba for Restaurant Week

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

You don’t have to hop on a plane to escape the brutal polar vortex in Chicago, just head to Aba in the West Loop for a Mediterranean oasis that whisks...

End a meal at Mordecai with whiskey, in the glass or laced into dessert, for Restaurant Week

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

A big draw of dining at Mordecai for Chicago Restaurant Week is the excuse to visit the remade Wrigleyville — after a few years of frenzied construction, Clark Street is...

27 Valentine’s Day restaurant specials to lure you out to dinner in Chicago and suburbs

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

It’s that time of year again when we feel the pressure to show our significant others how much they mean to us. Skip the teddy bears and whiskey bouquets (yes,...

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