25 restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner in Chicagoland
on Nov 16, 2009 in City Restaurants Suburbs American Arlington Heights Downers Grove Evanston Glen Ellyn Gold Coast holidays Lakeview Lombard Magnificent Mile Naperville Oakbrook Terrace River North Schaumburg Streeterville West Loop Wheeling Winnetka Bin 36, River North. Birch River Grill, Arlington Heights. Cafe des Architectes, Gold Coast. Carlucci, Downers Grove. Coco Pazzo Cafe, Streeterville. Dine, West Loop. Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Glen Prairie, Glen Ellyn. Harry Cara...

Three Novembeer brew dos
on Nov 13, 2009 in Bars City Entertainment Events Restaurants Suburbs beer benefits music opera River North Riverside tastings Wicker Park Beer, beer and more beer! Drink up, Chicago. The Chew Chew Restaurant Annual Fall Beer Festival, Riverside, 3–9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, $40. More than 30 unique seasonal beers, delicious appetizers, great door prizes and live music by Kevin...

Wine weekend: Get 10 percent off on Pinot Days
on Nov 12, 2009 in City Events festivals Navy Pier tastings wine Pinot noir is the queen of red wines. More than 50 pinot noir producers will pour their wines Saturday, Nov. 14, at the third annual Pinot Days Grand Festival. This is your chance to taste the newly released 2007 vintage, which is being called the be...

Eat this! Zaalouk, a cooked salad from Morocco
on Nov 11, 2009 in City Restaurants cooking Irving Park Mediterranean Moroccan recipes vegetarian What it is: Zaalouk is a traditional Moroccan salad made of eggplant and tomatoes, cooked to a puree. “It’s an authentic Moroccan dish that can be served hot or cold, says Chef Khalid Kamal, owner of Shokran in Irving Park. Where it comes...

Chicago Asian-American Jazz Festival mixes it up this weekend
on Nov 10, 2009 in Bars City Dining Chicago Entertainment Events Restaurants Asian Chinatown Chinese festivals Greek jazz music North Center South Loop The 14th annual Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival kicks off Thursday with the first of three CD-release concerts. The fest showcases the best of Chicago’s contemporary Asian American music and collaborations, bringing together the modern sou...

Big fish!
on Nov 9, 2009 in Events Suburbs Arlington Heights Japanese seafood Take in this toro, sushi lovers! At noon Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15, master Japanese seafood cutters will hand-carve giant, 400-pound bluefin tuna into sashimi in public demonstrations at Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights. The massi...

Night out: Kvell with Don Byron and the music of Mickey Katz
on Nov 6, 2009 in City Entertainment Events Restaurants comedy delicatessens food songs Gold Coast music Streeterville The early show is already sold out, bubelehs, so sign up quick so you shouldn’t miss the late show: Don Byron: The Music of Mickey Katz at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Theater in Streeterville. Tickets are $20...

So long, spinning salad bowl! Don Roth’s Blackhawk to close
on Nov 5, 2009 in City News Restaurants Suburbs American closings deals history Irving Park River North Skokie steakhouses Wheeling I was so sad to see the news that Don Roth’s Blackhawk in Wheeling will close forever after serving dinner on New Year’s Eve. On Monday, owner Ann Roth, Don’s widow, announced the closing: “With my 90th birthday on the horizon and...

Eat this! Guacamole, a singing sauce, on its day
on Nov 4, 2009 in City Restaurants cooking deals food songs history Mexican recipes River North What it is: Guacamole is a thick, zesty, Mexican paste of avocados, typically mashed with tomatoes, onions, chilies and spices. The stuff is so popular that, according to the people who make up such things, it’s celebrated on two U.S. “na...

Read all about the best restaurants in Dining Chicago
on Nov 3, 2009 in Dining Chicago The new issue of Dining Chicago magazine is out, with loads of information about all the best restaurants in the Chicago area. Besides the top menus in town, check out these articles: Kate Anderson reports on the 2009 Fresh Meat Awards, our picks o...