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Lady Gregory's

A warm atmosphere and delicious menu using locally sourced ingredients is what you will find at Lady Gregory’s. Service is friendly and the menu is packed with comfort foods like sweet potato fries and meatloaf. Provides a classic and enjoyable Irish pub feel.

Antique Taco

Tacos are king at Antique Taco. However, these aren’t your grandmother’s tacos! Enjoy deliciously creative and fresh ingredients in an eclectic atmosphere, strewn with antiques. A welcoming hipster vibe, you’ll love this counter service restaurant. An unexpected and fun place; a great value. 

Check, Please! Special: BYOB

Check, Please! presents a compendium of its past segments on great BYOB places Gio's, EL Ideas, Isla Pilipina, Angry Crab, Han 202, Ay Ay Picante, Andy's Thai Kitchen, La Palapa, and Coast Sushi Bar.

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Citrus Makes a Splash on Winter Menus

In terms of produce bounty, winter is a far cry from the peachy provisions outfitting farmers’ markets in the summer. But there’s one large ray of fresh hope in the form of citrus. January is prime citrus season, which means food and drink menus throughout Chicago are awash with orange, grapefruit, and more, each bite and sip offering a refreshing solace from the bitter reality of winter.


 

Shaw’s Crab House
An Ode to a Nautical Legend

Few institutions can boast legacy status by the age of 30. Beyonce and Shaw’s Crab House are a couple exceptions. The latter is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Chicago, where the River North seafood haunt has become a venerable keystone in the Midwest. The restaurant is as popular today as it has been for decades, drawing in hordes of seafood lovers to its rollicking oyster bar and its more formal dining room.


 

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It’s National Soup Month

The best defense against a blustery January day in Chicago is a piping hot bowlful of soup. It’s like a wool scarf for your soul. Seeing as January is fittingly National Soup Month, a few restaurants are stewing up soup through the chilly weeks.


 

Chef with a glass of wine

Sit down at the table with David Manilow, creator of Check, Please!, as he explores the Chicago food and restaurant landscape with the unique personalities who have influenced it.

A chef in her restaurant

An original web series that profiles a diverse group of Chicago area restaurateurs, chefs, baristas, gin enthusiasts, and others. Meet the people who feed you.

Dishalicious show host in apron

Experience the culinary world — live and in-person — through the eyes of top Chicago chefs! Dishalicious is a fast-paced, live demonstration cooking show and event that’s fun and informative.

Discover the ways Chicago’s celebrity chefs unwind after they clock out of the kitchen. Get to know another side of these interesting personalities who — while known for their passion and work ethic in the kitchen — are fascinating and passionate people in their personal lives as well.