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Midwest Gas Prices Spike Overnight
KickingTiresMemorial Day came and went, and with it went lower gas prices for many in the Midwest. Overnight, gas stations around Chicago and Indianapolis raised prices significantly. In Elgin, Ill., a Chicago suburb, prices rose 40 cents in 24 hours,......Tags: AAA, Minor League Baseball, Ohio, Indianapolis, Chicago
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Ria chef gets it right
Taste, as a jazz musician once noted, is manifested in the notes one declines to play. In that regard, Danny Grant is a taste master.
The original chef de cuisine and now executive chef at Ria, the magnificent dining room within the Elysian hotel and...Tags: Foie Gras, CLTV, Alcoholic Beverages, Potatoes, Dining and Drinking
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Country cousin far from simplistic
When word went out that Jason Paskewitz and Ryan O'Donnell were planning Rustic House, a sequel to their successful first venture, the sophisticated Gemini Bistro, I figured the pair wanted a simpler follow-up restaurant, something that would let them...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foods and Beverages, CLTV, Bars and Clubs, Alcoholic Beverages
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Make a dash for it
Every time I figure that Logan Square is done with its boom of independent, unpretentious, quirkily personable restaurants, boom, another one pops up. If I were any other dining neighborhood in the city, I'd be developing a severe case of Logan Envy right...Tags: Restaurants, Wines, Bars and Clubs, Anchovies, CLTV
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From Paris to sizzling Bangkok
Next, the shape-shifting restaurant by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas (the principals at world-famous Alinea), dazzled diners with its inaugural "Paris 1906" menu. For an encore, the kitchen went about as far afield as possible. To Bangkok, in fact.
"We...Tags: Soups, Grant Achatz, Foods and Beverages, Coconut, Anchovies
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Tourondel menu has complex surprises
Funny how a simple gesture, a little grace note, can render a dining experience memorable. For instance, I would send people to BLT American Brasserie just for the popovers.
Maybe it's because bread at restaurant tables these days is often missing, or...Tags: Meatballs, Restaurants, Souffle, Sandwiches, Chocolate Cake
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Ing's dishes are spot on
Homaro Cantu is a chef defined and limited by his excesses. At Moto, Cantu's science-based culinary sleight-of-hand never fails to dazzle even the most jaded diner, but when the presentation promises more than the dish's flavor delivers — and in...Tags: Ketchup, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Foods and Beverages, Fried Potatoes
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MJ scores with new steakhouse
I'm old enough to remember the day the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan, and to remember that it was not a universally praised draft choice. The belief among some was that the Bulls already had guards; why did they need another?
In the same way,...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Chicago Hotels, Chocolate Cake, Potatoes, Dining and Drinking
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Gilt a pleasure in a trying location
If my enthusiasm for Gilt Bar seems a little restrained, well, I vowed that I wouldn't let myself get hurt again.
You see, Gilt Bar, a spiffy little 6-month-old, so young and appealing and full of promise, sits at 230 W. Kinzie St. And that address has...Tags: L2O, Chicken, Restaurants, Foods and Beverages, Building Material
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Il Poggiolo gets Jerry Kleiner's signature look in Hinsdale
Tribune criticDespite a demographic that would make most restaurateurs salivate, Hinsdale has not always been kind to its dining options. Since finally permitting liquor licenses in 2001 (Hinsdale was DuPage County's last bastion of temperance), the town has bid...Tags: Pizzas, Foods and Beverages, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Pasta
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It's all relative
It would be easy to overlook Fogon, an 8-week-old Mexican restaurant in River West, especially as the space has been home to two or three forgettable restaurants in the last few years.
The restaurant's pedigree suggests that would be an error. Fogon is...Tags: Pilsen, Foods and Beverages, Bars and Clubs, Salads, CLTV
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