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BRGRBELLY

Incredible burgers are on the menu at BRGRBELLY (previously Leadbelly). Fresh meats are ground daily, bread is fresh-baked, and the fries are hand-cut. The burgers are made with a unique selection of toppings and ingredients. Enjoy a rock n' roll ambiance and a craft beer as your burger is cooked to order.

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Chiya Chai

This Nepalese café has w wide variety of Chai teas to choose from. Complementing their teas, Chiya Chai offers a selection of food like savory pies, dumplings and curries.

Coalfire

Homemade pizza is masterfully cooked in an authentic coal fueled brick oven at Coalfire. The dough and sauce are made fresh daily. Expect an excellent thin crust pizza with fresh, flavorful ingredients. Enjoy a nice selection of beers and cupcakes for dessert. 

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The Barrelhouse Flat
How to Make Cocktails and Fried Desserts

School is back in session, and this week’s lessons involve deep-fried desserts and craft cocktails. Now that’s a curriculum we can support. Within the next few days, Zed451 and The Barrelhouse Flat are conducting two very unique tutorials on fried desserts and cocktails, respectively. Sure you could just haunt these places to get your fix, but it helps to have the knowledge, in case you want to whip up something special at home to impress guests or just comfort yourself.

deca RESTAURANT + BAR
Burger Bites

Burgers are a year round essential, but cravings skyrocket during the summer months, when wafting aromas of backyard grills entice the taste buds and whet the appetite. The only thing that can make burgers taste better is a bargain, and The dec, deca RESTAURANT, and Rockit Burger Bar feature intoxicating new burger deals this season.

Smoked Salmon Tartine at Found
Play Hooky with Mid-day Meals

It feels good to take an extended lunch bread now and again, especially when the food is so disarmingly good that it renders your work efficiency moot by meal’s end. You work hard and you deserve a break. Make like Ferris Bueller for an afternoon and wile away the mid-afternoon at restaurants such as Little Market Brasserie, Found, and Hash House A Go Go, all of which offer special mid-day menu offerings for the hooky crowd.

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.