HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MANNY’S! On this day in 1942, Jack Raskin opened what was to become Chicago’s foremost delicatessen, Manny’s Coffee Shop & Deli in the South Loop. Going stronger than ever, Manny’s is now run by Jack’s grandson Ken and great-grandsons Danny and Matt Raskin.
PUBURBAN NEWS. Bob McCullough’s Pub & Billiards has opened in Schaumburg [...]
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The decadently rich, port-infused chocolate pudding Chef Kendal Duque recently served at Lakeview’s new Cuna restaurant deserves a fanciful moniker. It’s a perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day! You no longer need to be embarrassed by your puny hot dog, you can have the biggest wiener at the cookout! Chef Bruce Cost’s zippy fresh ginger ales, served at Big Bowl and Wow Bow, are now being bottled! The restaurants continue to mix fresh ginger ales to order for in-house diners, but you can now buy bottles to take home. So you’re all over super premium, micro-brewed, all-natural, artisan-crafted, organic, real draft ale. What’s next? The new Chicago French Market opens today in Ogilvie Transportation Center’s new MetraMarket. It will be the closest thing Chicago has to a public marketplace like those of cities such as Toronto, Philadelphia, Cleveland and even Milwaukee. In the middle of a recession, Chicago restaurants experienced an astonishing upswing. The Trib called Chicago in 2008 a “chef magnet.” Travel + Leisure listed L2O, Perennial, The Publican and UrbanBelly in their “50 Best New American Restaurants.” Here’s mine: We might have lost the Olympics, but we can rejoice in some reopened favorites and new dining opportunites. Intrepid Chicagoland restaurateurs are forging ahead, despite the still-sluggish economy. Club Lago’s fans and returning staffers are celebrating the Wednesday, Oct. 7, grand reopening of the River North Italian mainstay. The restaurant has been shuttered since last [...] |
 
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