Table side cookery and service has long been resigned to bananas Foster and flaming cheese antics in Greektown, but a slew of restaurants throughout Chicago are changing that notion with a bit of table side razzle-dazzle. From guinea fowl to risotto, here are some unique destinations for table side cookery in Chicago.

Winter is here, and with it comes the inevitable plunge into subzero temps that test our will to socialize and leave the house. Unless of course there’s hot chocolate involved, luring us outside the confines of our couches with the promise of fudgy warmth. And Chicago isn’t lacking in superb cocoa.

Let’s face it. New Year’s resolutions are made to be broken. How about you resolve yourself to indulge yourself once in a while? And nothing says “indulge” quite like butter-slathered fried chicken, bacon-flecked cookies, and burgers. Here are some of the best spots in Chicago for breaking resolutions.