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Industry vets Lamar Moore (formerly Currency Exchange Cafe), left, and Dustin Drankiewicz (Pink Squirrel) are teaming up.

Lamar Moore and Dustin Drankiewicz to open restaurant in River West

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

When good people come together, good things happen, Dustin Drankiewicz says. And this coming fall, he and Lamar Moore (formerly of Currency Exchange Cafe) are opening a restaurant in River...

Add a barbecue and beer festival, pastries and seafood brunch to your weekend itinerary

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

It’s that time of year when all the suburban teenagers converge onto a certain music festival in Grant Park. Get out of the Lollapalooza’s gravitational pull, and check out these...

Get ready for this pop-up weaponized for Instagram-thirsty millennials

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

It may be time to accept that made-for-Instagram trucks, “museums” and pop-ups are never going to go away. The latest iteration is a “mobile foodie exhibit” dedicated to the patron...

People stroll the booths at Taste of Lincoln Avenue on Lincoln Avenue between Fullerton and Wrightwood avenues

Channel your inner kid at a 90s-themed summer party, attend a Netflix show screening or attend a DIY chai workshop this weekend

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

Whether you’re looking to channel your inner kid at a summer party, attend a screening of the Netflix show “Somebody Feed Phil” or roll up your sleeves to make your...

What's behind the new health department scores being published by Yelp?

Yelp claims good intentions behind new health scores, but restaurants suspect otherwise

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

As reported previously, you can now see the health inspection scores of restaurants on Yelp. The national rollout of the Local Inspector Value Entry Specification (LIVES) program uses independent company...

Pick up snacks along the lakefront at this floating bar, plus other restaurant news

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

If you’re hungry and cruising down the Lakefront Trail, don’t pass up the tiki-themed boat between Monroe and DuSable Harbors: You’ve just stumbled upon the Tiki Snack Shack, which is...

Yelp is now publishing health scores on restaurant review pages

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

When you’re making a choice on where to eat, your decision often depends heavily on recommendations, whether they come via media, friends or restaurant review site Yelp. Now, you’ll be...

Halo-halo at Isla Pilipina is a layered treat with various beans, evaporated milk, flan and more.

Let it snow: There’s more to shaved ice treats than Italian ice. Here are 4 to try

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

While a Chicago winter is nothing but a bitter memory come summer, snow in July sounds like a godsend against the muggy heat. Thankfully, the shaved ice and snow around...

7 Food Bowl events you shouldn’t miss

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

Get ready to wear your stretchiest pants for three weeks straight: baiduhai’s Food Bowl is mere weeks away. The festival (Aug. 8-26) kicks off with a launch party sure...

Silver Room and Hyde Park Block Party's founder Eric William talks about the years of organizing block parties as he checks on DJ sound board at his Silver Room store in Chicago's Hyde Park.

Try brunch with a DIY mimosa bar, check out a Hyde Park block party

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

Whether you’re looking to sit down to brunch and create your own mimosa, explore one of Chicago’s neighborhoods with a drink in hand, or learn about the Mexican community in...

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