Voodoo Doughnut is coming to Chicago. | Wonho Frank Lee/Eater LA Plus, a 118-year-old bakery to close and The Freeze’s sale leaves a murky future for Chicago street food stands Randolph Restaurant Row will welcome its latest national chain when Voodoo Doughnut debuts its first Chicago location on Saturday, December 16. A Facebook post declares […]
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Candy Cane Malört Triggers a Chicago Social Media Feud
At $150 per bottle, this pumpkin-spiced Malört was a fall treat. | Ashok Selvam/Eater Chicago Nisei Lounge and its backers say the owners of Jeppson’s Malört stole their idea for holiday infusions The holiday season turned bitter over the weekend as workers from a Wrigleyville bar known for its love of Jeppson’s Malört accused ownership […]
What Led To The Demise of a Chicago Queer Icon
Fans leave farewell notes outside of Berlin in Lakeview. | Ashok Selvam/Eater Chicago Berlin’s closure has provoked a series of questions about the role of organized labor in Chicago’s nightlife scene Co-founded in 1983 by Tim Sullivan and Shirley Mooney, a gay man and a straight woman respectively, Berlin was originally pitched to the public […]
8 Chicago Bars Where You Can Drink Holiday Rum Cocktails This Winter
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A New Asian Grocer’s Food Court Reveals a Rare Bird: Turkey Ramen
Gangnam Market is finally open. | Gangnam Market Gangnam Market wraps buzzy international snacks, dim sum, boba tea, and Portuguese egg tarts into a neat package For the last 10 months, Kenny Yang, the owner of Strings Ramen Shop, has tirelessly worked toward opening his new River West grocery store, Gangnam Market, by bringing in […]
A Modern Italian Restaurant Debuts Where Cactus Bar & Grill Stood For Three Decades
Terra e Mare sees great potential near South Loop. | Terra e Mare Terra e Mare, from the owners of Irene’s Finer Diner, is open just north of the South Loop border Cactus Bar & Grill stood in the South Loop financial district for more than three decades before the pandemic forced the neighborhood institution […]
‘The Bear’ Should Resume Production in Late-February
Season 3 of “The Bear” is on its way. | FX/Chuck Hodes Mr. Beef’s owner has even come around on his doubts Now that the Hollywood strikes have ended, FX has announced that the studio is working on a third season of The Bear, the Chicago-based TV show about the restaurant industry. Deadline reports production […]