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Where to celebrate Mother's Day

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Mother's Day is a little more than a week away, so if you haven't made brunch/dinner plans, it's time to get cracking. Here are a few suggestions to get you started. Allium. Mother's Day brunch seatings from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Expansive buffet with...

Ready, reserved

2012-12-27 00:00:00

I have this problem. I made more New Year's Eve reservations than I can use. More than 100 of them, actually. Which is why, for the 12th straight year (and the 17th time in the past 19 years), I'll be giving them away to nimble-fingered readers who ask....

An excuse to dine in your jammies

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Here's a mini tradition that I wish would catch on in a big way: New Year's Day pajama brunch. There's nothing quite so entertaining as sitting down to brunch in a room full of nominal adults wearing brightly colored flannel. Factor in the condition in...

Theriot respects ex-Cubs GM Hendry

2011-12-01 13:36:49

Please be seated

2011-12-29 00:00:00

You can't count on snow for Christmas. You can't count on a 7-3 Bears team making the playoffs. But you can count on my annual save-the-tables list, which provides dozens of last-minute, primo New Year's Eve reservations for procrastinating readers....

Betty White to attend fundraiser for Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding & Educational Center

2011-08-18 00:00:00

Betty White, legendary actress and animal advocate, will visit Chicago to attend "A White Hot Night with Betty White." Ms. White will be recognized at the event for her longtime support of BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding & Educational Center. "A White...

Creature of habit

2011-10-23 16:22:42

PICS: Twin festivals rock Old Town

2011-06-13 16:22:40

Knife attack in Old Town

2011-07-06 16:22:43

New date idea: Oz Park movie night

2011-07-18 16:22:52

Tapas time!

2011-09-23 21:22:43

At long last, Rich Melman a Beard award winner

2011-05-09 18:41:00

Maybe it was the name. Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. How else do you account for its Chicago founder, Rich Melman, being nominated six consecutive times for the James Beard Foundation's outstanding restaurateur of the year award and never winning?...

Josh Eisenberg and 4-year-old Jamari Eisenberg of Oak Park play during News Year Day breakfast with their family at the 9th annual Pajama Brunch at Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! in Lincoln Park.

2013-01-01 00:00:00

Fries are my ultimate drunk food so why not class it up with this delicious alternative? Plus, the aioli is a hell of a lot better than the end-of-the-day ketchup and mustard packets left out for the 2 a.m. stragglers. --Amanda Boleman

2012-08-09 00:00:00