Dining articles:

Dill Pickle Moves Forward


Tagged with:

food

Published Aug. 3, 2009 at 3:26 p.m.

The Dill Pickle Food Co-op has found a space at 3039 W. Fullerton Ave., and have launched a blog so you can follow the renovation progress. They're also looking for a general manager -- details here if you're in the ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Chicagoist Podcast 8/3 - Mindy Segal & Taste Of The Nation


Tagged with:

lollapalooza, ravenswood, restaurant

Published Aug. 3, 2009 at 2:20 p.m.
427048-chicagoist-podcast-8-3---mindy-segal--amp--taste-of-the-nation

If you were thinking you could get through August's events by hitting the Air & Water Show and Lollapalooza and then you'd be done, you're wrong ... If you haven't heard of the Share Our Strength / Taste of the Nation events, well, you're about to ... Mindy Segal is one of the co-chairs of the program and when she's not running her restaurant Hot Chocolate she's been crazy busy setting up one of the most interesting and promising culinary events of the year ... She's bringing together some of

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Your Chicagoist Wants YOU!


Tagged with:

food, lollapalooza, second city

Published Aug. 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
427028-your-chicagoist-wants-you

It's that time of year again! Chicagoist would like to add several more people to our staff to fill in some gaps in coverage and make the site even better. Specific positions are listed below. If you're interested in any of them, meet the qualifications, can make the time commitment, and would like to join the Chicagoist team, email applychicagoist(at)gmail(dot)com with the position in the subject line. In the email, tell us about yourself and why you'd be good on that beat, and throw in a

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Chicago's Other Riverwalk (with video)


Tagged with:

loop, mckinley park, restaurant

Published Aug. 3, 2009 at 6:23 a.m.
427067-chicago-s-other-riverwalk--with-video

Mayor Daley has been bursting with pride lately as his long-desired Chicago Riverwalk finally takes off ... What was just a patchwork of concrete and pioneering restaurant kiosks for the last couple of years have finally developed into a cohesive system of walkways, eateries, pocket parks, bicycle rental places, and even a pair of minor museums ... Tourists and Loop workers both seem to be embracing the new outdoor venues along the main branch of the Chicago River.  But while the area is

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Taste of Wisconsin @ Kenosha Harbor


Tagged with:

food

Published Aug. 3, 2009 at 12:58 a.m.
413037-taste-of-wisconsin---kenosha-harbor

If you love the foodie mecca that is Kenosha, Wisconsin (I'm not lying), you can take the Metra UP North line to the city's harbor for the free Taste of Wisconsin, which runs Saturday (11am-10pm) and Sunday (11am-6pm) at Kenosha's harbor, 6th Avenue and 54th Street. Food, music, and the relief that you're nowhere near Taste of Chicago is on the bill. Afterward you should go to Tenuta's; you'll thank me later ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival


Tagged with:

food, logan square

Published Aug. 3, 2009 at 12:44 a.m.
413038-milwaukee-avenue-arts-festival

The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival runs Friday through Sunday along Milwaukee Avenue between California and Ridgeway avenues, centered on the Logan Square Centennial Monument. The free street fair features over 150 artists in over 20 open galleries, diverse food & drink options, local vendors, a free shuttle and multiple live music stages. Here's today's music schedule: ... Whistler Stage at the Centennial Monument: ... 9pm I Kong Kult ... 8pm Tomorrow Kings ... 7pm In Tall Buildings ... 6pm

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Elsewhere in the 'ist-a-verse


Tagged with:

baseball, bears, bulls, chinatown, cubs, dining, food, hockey, lollapalooza, museum, oakland, restaurant, shopping, tourist

Published Aug. 2, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.
425591-elsewhere-in-the--ist-a-verse

Photo courtesy of Yollocalli ... Chicagoist saw controversy erupt when a youth-painted pro-immigration mural was defaced with racist graffiti ... Torontoist was shocked to discover the mythical chupacabra! Actually, a raccoon with alopecia, it turned out ... Houstonist was surprised at President Obama's selection for the "beer summit" and suggested that the president stock the White House fridge with Texas beer ... Bostonist marveled over an X-Men Mural in Allston ... Gothamist found out that if

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Second trial set in 1993 Brown's Chicken massacre


Tagged with:

food, restaurant

Published Aug. 2, 2009 at 5:00 a.m.

When prosecutors won a conviction in 2007 against a man accused of slaughtering seven people at a suburban fast food restaurant 14 years earlier, they had a videotaped confession, DNA and fingerprint evidence to prove their case ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Where's the beef? At North Korean fast-food joint


Tagged with:

food

Published Aug. 2, 2009 at 5:00 a.m.

SEOUL, South Korea - You want kimchi with that? ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Brown's Chicken murders case could be entering final phase


Tagged with:

restaurant

Published Aug. 2, 2009 at 12:01 a.m.

Minutes. Hours. Months. Years. The road to a conclusion of one of the most notorious crimes in suburban history - the killings of seven people in a Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta restaurant - is a study in time ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback


Featured Advertiser: