Mana Food Bar: Vegetarian Small Plates and Swanky Sake Cocktails

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BY MARIS CALLAHAN We all know that in most parts of the midwest, there is a stigma around vegetarian or 'meatless' meals. ,Though movements like "Meatless Monday" have helped dissolve a widespread notion that meals without meat must include little … [Read more...]

The Bedford Offers Small Plates, Craft Cocktails in a Bank Vault

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BY MARIS CALLAHAN When you step inside the Bedford, you feel slightly as though you're in a swanky speakeasy that someone placed square in the middle of a bank vault. Which, in fact, is exactly what it is. The Bedford, which celebrated its … [Read more...]

Davanti Enoteca hits a sweet spot with rustic Italian Dining in Chicago’s University Village

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BY ESTHER REISINGER You know a restaurant is good when the host physically crosses the street and enters the wine bar where youʼre waiting for your table (per his kind suggestion), to fetch you because you missed your "table-is-ready" phone … [Read more...]

Quartino March ‘Monthly Wine Bash’ Features Vini Wines

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Picture this: it's Wednesday night and you want to get your wine on. What's an amateur oenophile to do? Head to Quartino, known for its sprawling dining room, thin crust pizzas and Italian small plates, which include a variety of fresh pastas and … [Read more...]