Samantha Nelson

Amy Le at the South Loop location of her restaurant Saucy Porka on Oct. 6, 2021.

Recovery lags for South Loop restaurants without workers back in offices: ‘I don’t know if this is the new normal or not’

October 19, 2021 at 10:13 a.m.

Amy Le cut back on hours at the two locations of her Asian-Latin fusion restaurant Saucy Porka to make it through the pandemic. She took on more of the work...

Graduation parties at Chicago restaurants proving ‘next to impossible,’ with COVID-19 limits and minimum spends of up to $2,500

May 30, 2021 at 5:28 p.m.

When it came time to plan for her 18-year-old twins' high school graduation in June, Judy Sutton Taylor knew she'd need an early start to snag a dinner reservation for...

Corned beef egg rolls, Pot of Goldschlager and more St. Patrick’s weekend specials in Chicago

March 14, 2020 at 3:22 p.m.

The Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade may have been called off due to COVID-19, but that doesn't mean that St. Patrick's Day itself is cancelled. Plenty of area bars and...

Chicago celebrates Pi Day Saturday with Eli’s Cheesecake mini-pies and $3.14 slices

March 14, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.

Any excuse to eat more dessert is justified in our book. And as Saturday's date, March 14, aligns with the first three digits of the mathematical constant Pi (or p),...

Happy hour deals in Chicago, March 12-March 18

March 12, 2020 at 3:00 a.m.

Thursday, March 12 Bellemore (564 W. Randolph St. 312-667-0104) offers $1 oysters, $5 bartender's choice cocktails and half-price bottles of wine in the bar area from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, March...

Free things to do this week includes an art mart, a playwright’s struggle, free jazz and more

March 13, 2020 at 9:27 a.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 'Clementine' at Chicago Dramatists Little Time Theatre Co. presents the world premiere of Cameron Roberts' play about a white playwriting student's flawed efforts to capture the black...

Free things to do this week include a free Women’s History Month dance party, a dose of art with your lunch, ‘Pericles’ played for yuks, and more

March 5, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Guadalupe Get Down at The Walk In Kick off Women's History Month with a dance party featuring Latin music from female DJs, cocktails from the female-run tequila...

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