Napolita
Several items on Napolita’s menu carry the designation D.O.P. or Denominazione di Origine Protetta. It’s a certification that ensures ingredients were grown by Italian farmers using traditional methods. It’s a…
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North Shore Foodie
Playing with Fire
Sometimes, the less you know about the inner workings of a hotel restaurant the better. Over the years, I’ve peppered hotel servers with questions about the provenance of some of…
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Passport to Ireland
Top o’ the mornin’ to ye! In early preparation for St. Patrick’s Day this year, we thought we head to an authentic Irish pub. The Celtic Knot Public House has…
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Pasta Party
You have to hand it to Ron Onesti, the unabashedly proud Italian-American concert producer who operates the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. The man’s got courage—and likely a steady stream…
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It’s not all Greek
It’s been 12 years since the watering hole Little Nick’s closed on Rockland Road in Lake Bluff to make way for a shiny new drive-through Walgreen’s. Owned and operated for…
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Cafe Cuisine
When a well-run, locally owned business opens on the North Shore, news travels fast. It’s been just two months since Glencoe’s Hometown Coffee and Juice launched in its corner location…
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Pumpkin Lovers Pumped for Gourd-geous Fare at …
It’s transition time at Prairie Grass Café — or that window of change when late summer gives way to early fall and the season’s first bounty of pumpkins begins appearing…
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Major fascino at Mino’s
Winnetka hot spot offers a “full service” Italian dining experience If you’ve taken a solemn vow — as I did when I was a knee-high bambino — to eat as…
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Joint Effort: The Gallery and Left Bank
Dominic Zumpano and Cecilia Lanyon are no strangers to collaboration. In fact, their Lake Forest art gallery and restaurant, The Gallery, couldn’t exist without their particular brand of teamwork. Zumpano…
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Evanston eatery evokes iconic painting
If you can scrounge up three bucks and the courage to order a fish nugget in mixed company, I can introduce you to the tastiest two-bite morsel in town. Technically,…
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