Chicago's top Italian restaurant Spiaggia closing after 37 years
Chicago’s top Italian restaurant, Spiaggia, announced Friday they are permanently closing after 37 years.
Lightfoot, Pritzker celebrate post-pandemic economic recovery
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker highlighted post-pandemic economic recovery with a celebration in Little Village Friday.
Portillo's workers strike outside River North restaurant
About a dozen Portillo's workers gathered outside its River North restaurant, striking against the company.
Group hopes to save historic Klas Restaurant in Cicero
A small group of dedicated people are working furiously to save a building with a storied history.
Owner of 5 Pepe's Mexican Restaurants in Chicago area sentenced for underreporting taxes
The owner of five Pepe’s Mexican Restaurants in the Chicago area has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for filing false corporate tax returns.
Michelin-starred chef to open speakeasy in River North
Michelin-starred chef José Andrés plans to open his first speakeasy, located below his restaurant Jaleo, in River North.
Chicago ordinance would prevent restaurants from automatically distributing 'single-use foodware'
You might notice something missing the next time you order take out in Chicago.
Ghost kitchens: Should your neighborhood be afraid?
Ghost Kitchens are the next big tech concept disrupting the restaurant industry. Neighbors on one North Center block say ghost kitchens are disrupting their life.
Subway’s tuna sandwiches found to contain no tuna fish DNA, lab tests find following lawsuit
The lab determined two potential reasons why no tuna was detected in the sample, saying, "One it’s so heavily processed that whatever we could pull out, we couldn’t make an identification … Or we got some and there’s just nothing there that’s tuna."
Chef Gordon Ramsay to open new restaurant in Chicago
"I absolutely love Chicago and consider it one of the best food cities in the world," said Ramsay. "I'm so excited to introduce Gordon Ramsay Burger in the heart of River North. This restaurant will highlight our signature burger, which blends different cuts of beef, creating a really powerful flavor that our guests love."
Elmhurst cafe sees light at the end of the tunnel as Illinois reopens
The Stray Hen Cafe in Elmhurst didn’t know what to expect at the outset of the pandemic.
Illinois restaurants to keep some COVID changes even after state reopens
Illinois is just days away from fully reopening and as it turns out, some things will not be changing as we emerge from the pandemic.
McDonald's using automated voice ordering at 10 Chicago restaurants
McDonald's is looking at using artificial intelligence to serve up real food, and the testing ground is in Chicago.
Deerfield man kickstarts cross-country motorcycle ride to fight hunger
The Great American Deli Schlep brought a big motorcycle crew to Manny's Deli in the South Loop at a place no one leaves hungry.
