Category results ( FoodandDrink )
I've seen a lot during my barhopping, but I don't think I ever imagined I'd see-and I mean really se...
March 21, 2007 12:23 PM
Ten dollars for three hours of food and drinks on a Friday night? Sounds too good to be true, so we ...
March 28, 2007 6:29 PM
Get ready to light up your nightlife at the end of April, when contemporary lounge Lumen opens on Fu...
March 28, 2007 6:49 PM
Trendy's not been so good for restaurants lately. Two weeks ago, tricked-out tapas spot Del Toro in ...
March 28, 2007 6:50 PM
We just updated our New on the Scene column with spots that are scheduled to open in April. That lis...
March 29, 2007 11:27 AM
Now that murder, arson, sexual assault, corruption, and poverty have been eliminated, the city can ...
March 30, 2007 1:09 PM
We weren't planning to crash John Bubala's reworked Wicker Park spot, Baccala (formerly Thyme Cafe) ...
April 02, 2007 10:15 AM
Just in time for spring fashion shopping, we've found the perfect accessory for the Lincoln Park Tr...
April 03, 2007 2:34 PM
Have you ever plunged from the top of Six Flags Great America's "Raging Bull" coaster and ...
April 05, 2007 10:24 AM
Holy cow! Yeah, the Cubs are up for sale at the end of the season, but that's not what's got us talk...
April 05, 2007 10:29 AM
Last night I had the honor of being on the judging panel for the "Purrfect Martini" contest at Kit K...
April 05, 2007 12:58 PM
Changes are definitely in store for the Cubs, but when it comes to the Wrigleyville crowd, one thing...
April 06, 2007 2:04 PM
You can't stop progress. That's what Papa Milano's owner Rosemarie Sciaccotta is finding out. The Go...
April 09, 2007 3:50 PM
This just in: Set your TiVos to record "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Tuesday. Moto's gastro-w...
April 09, 2007 6:15 PM
The cicadas are coming! The cicadas are coming! After a 17 year hiatus, those buzzing, swarming, do...
April 10, 2007 10:51 AM
We just posted a story in the dining section about barbecue in Chicago. It's called "Give us th...
April 10, 2007 6:12 PM
We've all heard the chatter about Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz saying he'd kiss boys, well, now The Adv...
April 11, 2007 4:36 PM
Sometimes, you've gotta have a deep-fried Twinkie at 3 a.m.We understand. Just don't go looking for ...
April 11, 2007 5:16 PM
OK, this just strikes us as funny: Playboy's April issue lists the top 10 steakhouses in America. Wh...
April 11, 2007 6:56 PM
Looking for a great place for a kangaroo burger? We just posted our First Look review of Hop Haus, t...
April 12, 2007 9:54 AM
Last night we went to a back alley and picked up a stash of Cocaine. The energy drink, that is. Thre...
April 12, 2007 12:41 PM
Mojito Contest Video UPDATE: Last month, Nacional 27 sent out a press release trumpeting the sale o...
April 17, 2007 3:44 PM
Funky Buddha's nextdoor's sibling is -- finally -- ready to emerge! Butterfly Social Club, the long-...
April 19, 2007 5:00 PM
Do people laugh at you for always ordering that fruity cocktail? Well, now you can laugh at them: Re...
April 20, 2007 11:29 AM
Lunch at SmoqueYou can bone us anytime, Smoque BBQ. But it was your vinegary sauce we couldn't get e...
April 23, 2007 2:18 PM
Restaurant magazine unveiled its Top 50 restaurants in the world yesterday and the big news: Chicago...
April 24, 2007 9:59 AM
Hey, all you hipster kids looking to pick up a bottle on the way to a BYOB: Cellar Rat has you in mi...
April 25, 2007 5:45 PM
Well, hooray. Frango mints are coming back to Chicago.But, c'mon, do you care? I don't. Is the candy...
May 03, 2007 1:12 PM
Talk about "just say no"!Our big story Wednesday was all about the lastest energy drinks, including ...
May 04, 2007 12:53 PM
The Chicago Tribune has a good story today about Arshad Javid, the force behind scrappy coffeehouse...
May 07, 2007 1:14 PM
OK, so everyone's -- excuse us -- buzzing about Shiner Bock, the cultish Texas-based brew that debut...
May 11, 2007 2:31 PM
Today's RedEye had a great story by Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz about the hardships of servers in Chicago:...
May 15, 2007 1:48 PM
OK, we know the weather is a little fickle right now: hot, cold, wet, hot, cold, wet. Stop before we...
May 17, 2007 11:49 AM
The spot: The rough wooden tables and chairs at this compact Little Italy spot look like a nice pla...
May 17, 2007 5:25 PM
Longtime Lakeview neighborhood tap Lawry's Tavern will have last call Wednesday. After 73 years, the...
May 21, 2007 11:34 AM
Dressed in an all-white suit, Francis Ford Coppola, the famous California winemaker who we've heard ...
May 22, 2007 11:12 AM
While you're waiting for cicada season to begin so you can finally crunch some of those crazy critt...
May 22, 2007 3:15 PM
Irish Update: As I reported here earlier this week, Lawry's Tavern has closed after 73 years. But su...
May 25, 2007 1:18 PM
Yeah, yeah: Everyone's going to be out grilling this weekend. Are you just too darn lazy? We know we...
May 25, 2007 4:01 PM
Pirates of the Caribbean: "At World's End" must be pretty embarassed. Despite opening in m...
May 29, 2007 10:50 AM
A phone message at the fabled Le Francais in Wheeling, at one point considered by some to be the bes...
June 01, 2007 11:34 AM
Walking the streets of New York City, you'll find pizza joints every other block offering oversized ...
June 04, 2007 4:59 PM
In our dining feature today, "Flight Cool," we listed six sensational places to get flight...
June 04, 2007 5:22 PM
We just updated New on the Scene Bars, and all we can say is: Get ready for the battle of the bar an...
June 05, 2007 1:33 PM
...cause for a catfight? If you ain't got a man to slip a rock on that ring finger, hightail it to C...
June 07, 2007 3:13 PM
Finally! We've found a beer garden for people who wouldn't be caught dead in a beer garden and a lib...
June 18, 2007 5:22 PM
Turns out that "Top Chef" and the "The Next Food Network Star" aren't the only p...
June 19, 2007 3:43 PM
He died about, oh, 107 years ago, but Chicago's on the cusp of an Oscar Wilde throwdown, with duelin...
June 19, 2007 4:57 PM
With Gay Pride weekend here, it brings to mind one of the first articles I wrote for Metromix, "...
June 22, 2007 3:51 PM
If you walked by the Sutton Place Hotel in the Gold Coast earlier this month, you might have noticed...
June 26, 2007 9:58 AM
We have to admit, we were surprised by chef Charlie Trotter's generosity at the Share Our Strength's...
June 27, 2007 4:11 PM
There's a mini restaurant/bar boom on North Broadway. We already told you about El Mariachi, which o...
June 29, 2007 6:04 PM
At this weekend's inaugural Pizza Fest in Lincoln Park, visitors and -- in two categories -- a panel...
July 02, 2007 5:42 PM
Despite closing its Evanston location last month and its Wacker Drive location 10 days ago (and its ...
July 03, 2007 3:57 PM
1. It's not unusual to go on a bender after quitting time on Friday, but with the 4th falling mid-we...
July 03, 2007 4:01 PM
This is what is currently left of Papa Milano, which stood for eons on the corner of State and Walto...
July 05, 2007 4:54 PM
Today, the Chicago Riverwalk has officially reopened. It spans from about Columbus Drive to Wells St...
July 06, 2007 4:20 PM
Despite recently being charged with fraud, Anthony Demasi of Tsunami Capital LLC apparently thought ...
July 10, 2007 11:54 AM
Every summer in Chicago, a new crop of bars and clubs jockey for position at the top of trendsetters...
July 20, 2007 4:01 PM
Some sad news to report: Alinea's superstar chef Grant Achatz sent this message to the media today:&...
July 23, 2007 2:45 PM
Crescendo entered the scene with a splash this May and went out with a whisper early this summer. Th...
July 27, 2007 10:38 AM
It's been a bad month for Virgins in Chicago. First, Virgin Megastore closes and then Randolph Stree...
July 30, 2007 4:43 PM
Talk about splashy! River North's newest lounge/club opened Wednesday with a preview party that dr...
August 02, 2007 11:57 AM
UPDATE:I owe my existence to many things, my parents being one of them, Yak-Zies being another.My mo...
August 06, 2007 12:26 PM
"Locally grown" has a whole new meaning at the Four Seasons; now the chef won't even nee...
August 14, 2007 5:05 PM
Get to Le Passage as you've come to know it while you can! This Sunday's party (click for info) migh...
August 30, 2007 12:47 PM
The Chicago City Council considers a bill allowing restaurants to allow owners to bring their dog...
September 05, 2007 3:18 PM
So we finally caught up with chef Shawn McClain to get the scoop on his involvement with the revam...
September 05, 2007 3:25 PM
Last night was a great night that pretty much felt like an official end to a long and awesome summ...
September 06, 2007 11:07 AM
Update on Doug Sohn: The owner and head sausage dude at Chicago's famous encased meat emporium, Hot ...
September 06, 2007 3:32 PM
You heard it here first: Stone Lotus will now be open late-night. As in really late-night. The offic...
September 18, 2007 9:24 AM
I’ll be at Melvin B’s, enjoying today’s summertime temps and sipping a vodka lemon...
September 20, 2007 2:14 PM
This is it! Friday and Saturday are the last nights that Le Passage will be open--as you've come t...
September 21, 2007 11:20 AM
After seven years, Cherry Red closed this past weekend. (We have to admit, it seemed like the place ...
September 21, 2007 1:33 PM
The culinary gadabouts are absolutely abuzz with the news that three-star Schwa hs closed. We thin...
October 08, 2007 3:13 PM
Customers are hungry for Piece delivery, so the the popular Wicker Park brewery and pizzeria is answ...
October 10, 2007 1:24 PM
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October 11, 2007 12:19 PM
Sure, Chicago has its underground party scene. But the Chicago arrival of traveling entertainment ...
October 24, 2007 11:57 AM
He can't throw a touchdown. He can't hit a home run. But Joey Chestnut can eat. A lot.
On Sunda...
October 29, 2007 12:40 PM
The long-awaited NV Penthouse Lounge officially opened this weekend after a series of soft launch ...
October 29, 2007 1:23 PM
You may have read our story today about great places to host this year's office bash. Well, we've go...
November 01, 2007 11:12 AM
The nightclub has had its licenses revoked and will close on Dec. 3. Want to know what’s beh...
November 12, 2007 2:29 PM
You won’t often catch us daydreaming about frozen desserts in November, but we just can&rsqu...
November 13, 2007 8:43 AM
Thanks to the CTA’s ongoing Slow Zone Elimination Project, Blue Line commuters have had a roug...
November 20, 2007 11:31 AM
Shh ... just don't call it Bell's.
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November 20, 2007 11:38 AM
It may be known for hot dogs, but U Lucky Dawg (formely Fluky's) is doing turkey for Thanksgiving....
November 21, 2007 2:23 PM
This time of year, dinner outings are laced with seasonal guilt: How can I spend money on myself w...
December 04, 2007 8:45 AM
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The spot: You don’t ...
December 05, 2007 2:36 PM
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December 06, 2007 3:20 PM
Nothing's going to stop Leona's customers from going face down in their pasta. A car crashed ...
December 07, 2007 1:55 PM
Today is the day foodies have been dreaming of – the mouthwatering Iberico Pata Negra (&ldqu...
December 11, 2007 3:15 PM
Grant Achatz, the renowned chef from Alinea who made headlines earlier this year after he...
December 18, 2007 1:57 PM
Spy Bar is closing ⦠for a couple months, anyway. The River North nightclub will host a closing...
December 28, 2007 9:40 AM
It took us six weeks, but we finally got our Sunday night dinner at Table 52.
Sunday is the onl...
January 07, 2008 2:33 PM
Everybody knows that when it comes to restaurants, dim lighting equals romance. With candles on th...
January 14, 2008 2:43 PM
Today's hip wine pros (sommeliers, neighborhood wine shop owners, etc.) tell us that the pric...
January 15, 2008 10:17 AM
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The spot: The nice thi...
January 23, 2008 3:39 PM
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January 24, 2008 8:47 AM
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February 07, 2008 1:14 PM
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February 12, 2008 2:48 PM
I’ve been eyeing Thai Urban Kitchen -- that Pan-Asian spot in Ogilvie Transportation Ce...
February 25, 2008 12:48 PM
Some of the most upscale restaurants out there tout Chef's Tables -- the culinary VIP treatment in...
February 29, 2008 3:09 PM
A Metromix reader wrote to us this week with what we thought was a pretty good question: When you ...
March 05, 2008 4:05 PM
During our recent visit to Sixteen, the new restaurant in the Trump International Hotel and T...
March 06, 2008 9:27 AM
Want to turn a regular night out into a do-good event? Think you can toss a bottle better than Tom C...
March 13, 2008 12:43 PM
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Have you done your Easter shopping yet? We...
March 20, 2008 3:52 PM
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March 21, 2008 8:38 AM
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March 24, 2008 10:31 AM
If you haven’t heard yet, Chicagoans are being asked to turn out the lights from 8 to 9 p.m....
March 24, 2008 2:50 PM
So you're not a vegetarian. Neither are we. So if today's article, "Say it isn't soy" abou...
April 01, 2008 11:38 AM
In case you haven’t heard, the original Goose Island Brewpub is closing on Dec. 31, unable t...
April 15, 2008 9:38 AM
Do you love pizza? Do you love Cheap Trick? Wicker Park pizzeria/brewpub Piece has announced that ...
April 25, 2008 2:14 PM
Well, it's a publicity stunt, sure. But it's a publicity stunt we can get behind. Or, well, one that...
May 12, 2008 1:13 PM
Hold on to your gullets! According to a report published on Chicago Tribune's Stew blog, the City ...
May 12, 2008 4:26 PM
Aldermen better watch their livers. The Chicago City Council has lifted the foie gras ban, accordi...
May 14, 2008 12:36 PM
UPDATE: We’ve got more details on Piece’s charity auction,
which lets you bid on a c...
June 09, 2008 3:43 PM
Salmon has a lot of fine attributes. Low in calories. Low in saturated fat. High in Omega 3 fatty ...
June 10, 2008 10:07 AM
When the July issue of Food & Wine landed in our mailbox this week, we had to do a double-take...
June 12, 2008 7:56 AM