From The North Shore Weekend newspaper It’s here! That sleeping giant that awakens every fall to wreak havoc on your cholesterol and midsection—the National Football League—is here. Cue the fanfare,…
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From The North Shore Weekend newspaper Who says grilling season is over? On the contrary my contrarian grill-masters: The leaves may crunch underfoot as you’re greeted by a cold chill,…
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WINNETKA – A sense of calm came over me the minute I walked into George Trois to experience the new restaurant’s 10- course menu. It was the absence of decoration…
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Ten Mile House pizzas are now on the move. The Evanston restaurantt — a shanked field goal kick away from the Wildcats’ Ryan Field — will be serving their mouth-watering,…
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GLENVIEW — Last call! This weekend’s Glenview Farmers’ Market will mark the last of the season. Every Saturday, from June 27 through Oct. 10, the parking lot across from historic Wagner…
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EUKRANIAN VILLAGE – The Cotton Duck, a new restaurant opened by Cecilia Joan Lanyon and Dominic Zumpano of Lake Bluff, made Chicago.Eater.com’s “The Most Anticipated Chicago New Restaurants of Fall 2015.”…
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Walk into Francesco’s Hole in the Wall, in Northbrook, and you might hear the crooning of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett on the speakers. Look around, and you’ll…
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The denizens of O’Neil’s 500-gallon salt-water tank have seen it all. Excited little hands pointing and prodding at the glass. Chefs diligently working behind an exposed kitchen, putting together plate…
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Arlene Bronstein couldn’t believe her bad luck. She had been searching all over for “Beautiful Buffets”—a cookbook she edited 25 years ago in collaboration with fashion retailer Cookie Stagman—as a gift…
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Wilmette is a long way away from Brooklyn. But with the unveiling of the Brooklyn-style bistro on Green Bay Road, Firefly Kitchen, it might as well be home to a…
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