Food & Dining
 

Mayor Johnson forges compromise proposal to expand outdoor dining in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/23 8:34A Fran Spielman
Outdoor dining is set up on a stretch of Clark Street in River North last year. Most neighborhood residents support keeping a three-block stretch closed, 42nd Ward Ald. Brendan Reilly said. Outdoor dining is allowed on a stretch of Clark Street...

More dogs showing up in outdoor dining spaces, but not everyone is happy

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/19 2:32P Dee-Ann Durbin | AP Business Wri
Monty Hobbs shares food with his dog Mattox on the patio at the Olive Lounge in Takoma Park, Md. AP Just in time for the summer dining season, the U.S. government has given its blessing to restaurants that want to allow pet dogs in their outdoor...

Food truck festival returns to Daley Plaza to serve up fresh favorites

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/19 9:53A Catherine Odom
Lizeth Gallegos, who works at Delicia Tacos, gives a drink to a customer on the first day of the Chicago Food Truck Festival at Daley Plaza. This is the food truck’s first year at the festival. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Jorge Camacho and his food...

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile gets new name: Frankmobile

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/17 12:47P Sun-Times Wire
Oscar Mayer’s famous Wienermobile was renamed Wednesday, May 17, to the Frankmobile as the company revamps the recipe for its hot dogs. Oscar Mayer Oscar Mayer’s famous Wienermobile has been renamed after almost a century of driving across the...

Sunny weather, fresh food draw crowds to Daley Plaza City Market on opening day

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/11 12:00P Stefano Esposito
Rohini Bapu, left, and Lillian Wilkins look at flowers on their lunch break Thursday on the first day of Daley Plaza City Market. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Ty Howery spent her lunch break sampling hot sauces with names like “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and...

Englewood Save A Lot opens at former Whole Foods site without fanfare

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/11 8:59A Mariah Rush
Prior to the opening, a Save A Lot banner went up on the former Whole Foods building in January. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times One week after a contentious community meeting in Englewood, during which some residents said they did not want a Save A Lot...

Dining Out? Options for Mother’s Day and beyond

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/10 4:42P Denise I. O’Neal
Treat Mom to a heart-shaped pizza for Mother’s Day at Lou Malnati’s. Courtesy Lou Malnati’s Here’a look at some highlights in Chicago’s culinary scene: Heart-shaped Pizzas at Lou Malnati’s for Mother’s Day The iconic Chicago pizzeria is offering...

McDonald’s franchises fined for child labor violations

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/3 5:32P Associated Press
A Labor Department investigation found 300 children worked at McDonald’s outlets in Kentucky, including two 10-year-olds. One franchisee was fined $212,000. Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at...

Coronation-themed things to do and eat in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Food and Restaurants 5/2 8:14A Stefano Esposito
King Charles III and Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort, in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. Getty Even if you won’t be in England, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the coronation — or just enjoy some good English nosh. Here is a...
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