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Chicago Restaurant’s New Normal – Day 8

(Sunday Brunch, with an assist from Aya Pastry’s frozen biscuit dough) Now a full week into the new normal, and we’re still a long way off from seeing a return to the good ol’ days of talking to a server, seeing a cook in a kitchen and enjoying a meal just minutes after it was … Continued

Restaurants Reacting to Stay-at-Home Order – Day 6

(duck-guk, aka rice cake soup, at Perilla. Photo: Perilla) We’ve definitely been doing a lot more cooking at home this week, and as much as I’ve loved being with my family, it truly hurts to see what’s happening to our hospitality industry. Workers, business owners, vendors – everyone is getting thrown upside down in this … Continued

Bar, Restaurant News for Chicagoland – Day 1

(Sarah Stegner, of Prairie Grass Cafe, will answer your cooking questions each day as well as offer curbside pickup at the restaurant) As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’m going to use my blog as a way to collect all of the updated bar and restaurant information during the state’s mandatory shuttering of all dine-in … Continued

Chicago Bars, Restaurants Enter Strange New World

In less than 48 hours this weekend, the mood among Chicago’s restaurant community went from concern to full-on freak out mode. Friday night I had a few drinks with friends at Bar Sótano, beneath Frontera Grill. The place was about half-full. Chef/Owner Rick Bayless was there – we haven’t seen each other in months, since … Continued

A Pair of Noodle-Focused Restaurants in Hoffman Estates

Noodles come in all sorts of sizes, from several different countries, and a pair of Hoffman Estates restaurants take their noodles pretty seriously. One of them makes their noodles from scratch, while the other uses them in traditional Malaysian, Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese recipes. Asian Noodle House 844 N. Roselle Road, Hoffman Estates 847-882-9650 Noodle Deli … Continued