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March 2013

	4/1/13 Five Sweet Things to Eat This Week There's a night market at Fête, pork galore at 2 Sparrows, and quite an incredible number of deals on cupcakes. Posted at 1:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/29/13 Leadbelly Burgers Is Totally Fearless With the Toppings A new Portage Park burger joint puts Fritos on the burger and Polish sausage on the fries. Want extra Sriracha pickles? Posted at 2:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (2)
	3/29/13 Avec Review (Updated): These Simple, Seasonal Small Plates Stay Great Ten years on, the Near West Side spot still serves exciting food—but the wine list could use an update. Posted at 12:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/29/13 Courtright’s Review (Updated): A Contemporary Classic in Willow Springs The American restaurant with a sophisticated seasonal menu maintains its reliable quality year after year. Posted at 10:20 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/28/13 You Can't Stop Cleetus Friedman After closing City Provisions, he took a head-chef job at Fountainhead and reached the finals to host Check, Please! Posted at 4:40 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/28/13 Spend Next Saturday on a Microbrewery Bar Crawl Join the Gapers Block Microbrewery and Distillery tour on April 6 before another thirsty Chicagoan cuts you in line for a ticket. Posted at 1:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/28/13 Taxim Review (Updated): Still the Most Exotic Greek Restaurant in Town Delicate dishes and no theatrics—you won't find any flaming cheese at this Wicker Park spot. Posted at 11:40 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/27/13 How to Eat at Olive Garden This summer, the very first Olive Garden will open in the city of Chicago. Here's how sophisticated urban diners should plan a trip to the newest restaurant in town. Posted at 12:50 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (3)
	3/27/13 Radler and D.A.S. Have Found a Place To Serve Their Überschnitzel Chef Nathan Sears’s twin German concepts are now under construction in Logan Square. Posted at 11:30 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/26/13 At Asian Outpost, Taste the Lee Family Recipes The co-owners of Hot Woks Cool Sushi plan to serve rustic Asian food in a new restaurant open this summer. Posted at 2:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/25/13 Chicago Chop Shop Caters To Your Raw Beef Rock Star Lifestyle The slated-for-summer butcher shop, restaurant, and performance space brings some disparate fields together. Posted at 2:45 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/25/13 Four Great Ways to Eat and Drink This Week Vodka cocktails at Epic, sauce at Standard Market, scotch at Quay, and 312 Chicago debuts a democratic approach to dinner. Posted at 1:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/25/13 The Best Fried Chicken in Chicago: A Plump, Juicy List We're filling in a few local names left off of Food & Wine's list of the Best Fried Chicken in the U.S. Posted at 12:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (2)
	3/22/13 Billy Sunday's Old Fashioned Recipe is Totally Doable at Home You'll only need to run out for some premium amaro—the rest is already in your liquor cabinet. Posted at 3:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/22/13 Lillie's Q Will Reopen in Time for Lunch Today After a devastating fire, it only took Charlie McKenna a week to get his BBQ back in business. Posted at 10:40 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (1)
	3/21/13 Gilt Bar Review (Updated): Try the Meat The chic lounge from Brendan Sodikoff had us at "26-ounce rib eye." Posted at 4:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/21/13 Join the Aviary's Beer Geeks for a Totally Obsessive Tasting on Tuesday The ten beers in this collaborative series have aged for over a year in barrels that once held top-notch spirits. Posted at 3:15 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/21/13 Gemini Bistro Review (Updated): A Mighty Fine Neighborhood Spot This is the kind of place you're more likely to see in your mind's eye—not around the corner from home. Posted at 1:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/21/13 Duran European Sandwiches Café Serves the Cutest Little Lunches Three of these open-faced treats is enough for a totally adorable lunch. Posted at 11:15 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/20/13 Six Exciting Restaurants Open in Chicago This Week New places open as of today include Kendal Duque's latest venture, a Wicker Park taqueria, and a log cabin full of pizza. Plus, a list of Check, Please! finalists and a new chef for HotChocolate. Posted at 12:35 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/19/13 The High Noon Saloon Takes Tamales and Bourbon to Wicker Park The replacement for People Tapas Lounge, under the same ownership, will have a Rick Bayless alumnus whipping up Tex-Mex in the kitchen. Posted at 2:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/18/13 Six Great Chicago Dining Deals This Week Get your hands on a free burger, half-price wine, and a $35 demo on how to stuff and roast a leg of lamb. Posted at 4:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/15/13 Nightwood Review (Updated): Creative But Uneven Jason Vincent's menu is always fresh, but the food sometimes falls flat. Here's what helps: A brilliant wine list. Posted at 1:45 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/15/13 Sprout Review (Updated): Dinner Here Is a Real Pleasure Find stellar entrées, blissful desserts, and a romantic stone-walled front room at Dale Levitski's contemporary Lincoln Park spot. Posted at 12:45 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/15/13 Lillie's Q Burned in a Fire Last Night, and It's a Sad Day for BBQ in Chicago We're sorry to say goodbye to one of the best racks of ribs in town. Posted at 12:20 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (1)
	3/15/13 Chicago Restaurants Are Serving Totally Bizarre Corned Beef Dishes for St. Patrick's Day This en’t your máthair’s corned beef. Posted at 10:00 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/14/13 Central Standard Has a Charming Take on Local Food Roger Greenfield's next project sources its concepts and its ingredients only from places on Central time. Posted at 4:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/14/13 Nine Questions for Rene De Leon, the Next Big Name in Chicago Dining The chef tells how his time in the kitchens at Alinea and Next have shaped his plans to run Billy Lawless’s upcoming West Town restaurant. Posted at 12:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (1)
	3/14/13 Go Eat at These 10 Places During Chicago Chef Week A ton of restaurants will offer fine dining at a discount on March 17-22. We've narrowed the Chicago Chef Week list into 10 sure bets. Posted at 11:00 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/13/13 Chicago Is Getting Six Great-Sounding New Places To Eat This Week City Porch, Howells & Hood, Mas Alla del Sol and more arrive this week. And we have an eye on the scrumptious stuff on the horizon. Posted at 12:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/13/13 Glencoe Will Finally Get an Ambitious Restaurant Guildhall opens down the street from the town's Writers’ Theatre next week. Posted at 10:00 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/12/13 Has Bucktown's Pizza House Created the Perfect Crust? This Cortland Street place makes a convincing case that a 12-inch pie is the ideal size, "crustwise." Posted at 11:15 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/11/13 Five Great Ways to Eat Cheap This Week Get deals on dry-aged ribeyes, four-course menus, and great bar snacks for free with a drink. (Honestly, who could turn down a deviled egg?) Posted at 4:40 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/11/13 A Superstar Pastry Chef Is Opening Her Own Chicago Shop Hsing Chen plans to be making fancy cakes in her own place by the fall. Posted at 2:20 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/11/13 Erwin Drechsler Is Back in the Restaurant Game The former chef/owner of Erwin returns to the kitchen at Winnetka’s Cafe Aroma. Posted at 11:15 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/8/13 Ing Review: Elaborate Tasting Menus That Take a Sense of Humor Homaro Cantu's West Loop restaurant switches up the 6- or 10-course lineups every few weeks. Posted at 2:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/8/13 BellyQ Review: This West Loop Asian BBQ Warehouse Is Worth a Visit Steamed buns, shochu cocktails, a seafood hot pot, and some soft serve. Posted at 12:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/8/13 Sweet Baby Ray's Brings a Beautiful Brisket to Wrigleyville The barbecue chain will debut its 17th homemade sauce, and its first city location, in time for baseball season. Posted at 10:00 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/7/13 At El Hefe This May, Beef Cheeks and Burgers Are Boss After starting the Mexican bar and restaurant in Arizona, Jon Wright brings the party to a new Chicago location. Posted at 12:45 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/6/13 New This Week: The Art of Chicken and the High Noon Saloon The humble chicken is appreciated—and flame-broiled—while bourbon-soaked Tex-Mex saunters into Wicker Park. Posted at 2:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/6/13 MK Will Rip Out the Bar and Overhaul the Menu This Summer With a new lease, Michael Kornick’s namesake restaurant plans a major renovation. Posted at 1:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/6/13 Saturday Sausage and $1 Old Milwaukee at Longman & Eagle's New Off Site Bar The 16-seat watering hole in a converted garage shares a patio with the Logan Square restaurant. Posted at 10:30 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/5/13 Tanta Brings a Peruvian Superstar’s Food to Chicago Get ready for haute Peruvian at chef Gastón Acurio’s River North restaurant, opening in June. Posted at 2:30 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/4/13 Two Exotic Beers From Off Color Brewing on Tap in April The guys behind Goose Island and Two Brothers Brewing have some unusual pints on tap for Chicago this April. Posted at 6:36 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/4/13 The Five Things You Must Put in Your Mouth This Week Restore your faith in horseless meatballs, sample more than 65 Oregon wines, and get this amazing looking croque monsieur for just two bucks. Posted at 2:55 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
	3/1/13 Updated Reviews: Still Loving Next's Fresh Approach and SushiSamba Rio's Latin-Japanese Blend Grant Achatz's Next stays fresh and fantastic, and the robata grill delivers at SushiSamba Rio. Posted at 10:51 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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