This just in: Set your TiVos to record "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Tuesday. Moto's gastro-wizard Hamoro Cantu will wow the daytime yakker with his signature style. From the Ellen web site: "Considered one of America's most daring chefs, Cantu cooks with elements such as liquid nitrogen, helium and a laser. Don't miss this modern 'techno-chef' in full force!" We can't see to see what he zaps up for her. But we've got to wonder what's next: Grant Achatz on "Maury"? Jean Joho on "Oprah"? And speaking of chefs and talk shows, is that uber-yakker Rachel Ray's talk show still on the air? If so, has she stopped screaming directly at the camera?

You can't stop progress. That's what Papa Milano's owner Rosemarie Sciaccotta is finding out. The Gold Coast restaurant started by the 66-year-old's grandfather Ralph "Papa" Amodeo in 1951 (though an even earlier incarnation started in 1933 at Diversey and Clark Streets) looks like it's had its final reprieve. It's to close May 15 to make way for development. "Oh, honey, it's like losing my parents again," says Sciaccotta. Her son, John, an attorney, puts his own spin on the situation. "We're no closing," he says. "We're just moving to a new location." He says they hope to remain in the 'hood.

Other merchants on the block, including Sarah's Candies, have until September. Sarah Levy--the talented young candymaker behind Sarah's Candies -- admits she's a bit sore after investing cash into improving her business's physical space. Naturally, however, she's decided to make her parting a bit more sweet. Sarah's will be offering coupons as part of a first-day-of-the-month special to count down to the move.  On May 1 stop in for $4 chicken pesto or turkey sandwiches. June 1 get a $3 tart. July 1 get a $2 cupcake. August 1 get a $1 chocolate chip cookie. After that, well, you'll have to see her -- hopefully -- at a new location. Like Sciaccotta, she hopes to reopen nearby.

In any case, they're not alone. South Sider favorite Jimbo's is also set to close at the end of April:

It's official: As we mentioned here last week: Boystown's small plate spot X/O Chicago is closing Apr. 22. It will relaunch around Mother's Day as Halsted's Bar & Grill. "The research we have done has shows that the majority [of customers] consider us to be a special occasion destination," says owner Mark Liberson. So he's taken things down a notch. Read: More deep fried stuff and way more cheese.

OK, truthfully, the menu still sounds kind of fancy, but in that glammed-up comfort food sort of way. Get this: there are 18 -- count 'em 18 -- appetizers planned. They include beer-battered onion rings, grilled polenta with melted leeks, and shitake mushrooms topped with melted bleu cheese, baked feta with roasted red peppers and olives; three types of seasoned French fries, and baked mac and cheese made with aged cheddar. The menu also lists six salads, 17 kinds of sandwiches (served with Tater Tots, veggies or slaw), pastas, and entrees (the pan-seared meatloaf with parsnip mashed potatoes sounds like a must-try.)

Another innovation: Liberson's touting "Halsted Street's first ever video jukebox system." (We're not entirely sure what that is, but we assume he's not counting the ones down the street at The Ram.)

Look for more details on this spot soon.

They rocked, you voted! Metromix readers clicked away, registering nearly 64,000 online votes and text messages to let us know which of the 10 Rock 'n' Vote finalists they wanted to see play a free show April 26 at Double Door. Want to know which four bands  came out on top? Sorry, our lips are sealed until Wednesday. In the meantime, read about all the finalists, look at photos and listen to their mp3s.

Wouldn't you think exciting commercials the Quentin Tarantino name would be enough to get people to see "Grindhouse"? We did too. We were wrong. The auteur was flopping down the bunny trail this Easter weekend. His three-hour collaboration with Robert Rodriguez only took in $11.6 million over the weekend, ranking it fourth behind "Blades of Glory," "Meet the Robinsons," and, gulp, "Are We Done Yet? " Maybe viewers weren't willing to take three hours to see two directors show their love for '70s exploitation flicks, or maybe people wanted something less bloody over the Easter weekend (or at least "Passion of the Christ" on DVD). We don't know. All we know is that we loved the twisted, sexy, gruesomely entertaining flick.