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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Lite Bites: What Your Favorite Chefs & Mixologists Are Up To Around Town This Week

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Thomas Raquel of Acadia (Photo: Acadia) An elite group of chefs with the sweetest jobs in the city gathers Monday, Oct. 14 for an event y...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Fighting Words: Home Cooks vs. Chefs, Who Makes The Best Gumbo In Chicago?!

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Photo via Oprah.com. Uh oh. Look what Frontier 's Brian Jupiter has started. The chef, who happens to be a Bayou native, has thro...

Michael Kornick's County Barbeque Offers Relief For Temporarily Displaced Government Workers

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County Barbeque's pull pork sandwich (Photo: County Barbeque) Well, here's somewhat of a silver lining in the government shutdown...
Monday, October 7, 2013

Carriage House, Embeya Make Esquire's Prestigious Annual 'Best New Restaurants' List

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(Photo: Embeya) It looks like Chicago finally got off Esquire 's shit list. We've been noticeably missing from John Mariani ...

Mexican-Themed Deli Opens Soon With Arrival Of Mercadito Counter

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Mercadito Counter's lobster dog (Photo: Mercadito Counter) Mercadito Chicago just celebrated its fourth anniversary and the team beh...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

So Very, Very Hot Right Now.

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Nouveau Tavern's intimate interior (Photo: Nouveau Tavern) The sweet tastes of Southern-inspired cuisine come to the western edge of ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Lite Bites: What Your Favorite Chefs & Mixologists Are Up To Around Town This Week

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Big Star's Blue Line Swinger (Photo: One Off Hospitality Group) It's nice and crisp outside. Enjoy. • October is National Breas...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

DMK Burger Bar Donates Generous Tip To Ailing Barrelhouse Flat Employee

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(Photo: Barrelhouse Flat) I just happened to stumble across this photo on Barrelhouse Flat 's Facebook page. This awesomely generou...
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Audarshia Townsend's introduction to the online world began as one of the first two editors at metromix.com--where they set the tone for the entertainment site's cutting-edge style. She also has written lifestyle features for the Chicago Tribune, Essence, Los Angeles Times, Michigan Avenue, about.com, playboy.com, Huffington Post, DiningChicago.com, World's Best Bars and Upscale magazine. Additionally, she has appeared regularly on CLTV, WGN-TV and WCIU-TV's "You & Me This Morning" for cocktail-, dining- and nightlife-related features. In 2007, Audarshia launched 312DiningDiva.com, a daily dining-and-drinking blog keeping readers up to date on Chicago happenings. Her interests include staying fit with a regular Forrest Yoga practice, cycling in the city, and Flywheel Chicago classes.
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