Leah Zeldes
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New Year's revelry doesn't have to cost a fortuneNov 02, 2021 12:42 am - The holidays can be hard on the budget. But even if you maxed out your credit cards for Christmas, you don't have to stay home watching TV on New Year's Eve. We've track...
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Unassuming Cafe Orchid offers a long list of Turkish specialtiesNov 02, 2021 12:02 am - The front of Lake View's Cafe Orchid might be a little off-putting. Its short counter and few stools facing the grill make it look like a greasy spoon. Head on back thro...
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Reel appeal at Bogart'sNov 02, 2021 12:05 am - The bad news is that you can expect O'Hare-area traffic to get worse, with more hotels and entertainment destinations in the new, $500 million, 60-acre Rosemont Walk dev...
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Visual aspect a key ingredient in chef's approachNov 01, 2021 11:45 pm - Growing up stocking grocery shelves and accompanying his father to produce and fish markets pointed John Ayaleanos toward a culinary career early in life. He started out...
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These great winter drinks will warm your heart and your bellyNov 01, 2021 11:09 pm - If you're still sipping Cosmos or slurping Red Bull and vodka, you're out of it. Not only are these summertime drinks, unsuited to the chill winds of a Chicago-area wint...
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Skewering fast foodNov 01, 2021 10:59 pm - Everything about Kabob.a.Licious seems poised for an expansive future. Algonquin resident Javad Safari and his brother Kazem, natives of Iran, opened this Middle Eastern...
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For third-generation chef, cooking is in his bloodNov 01, 2021 9:52 pm - Opening new restaurants is nothing new to Mychael Bonner, who launched 36 Maggiano's restaurants around America. Now executive chef of Reel Club, Lettuce Entertain You E...
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Home-style Peruvian dishes served in simple surroundingsNov 01, 2021 8:10 pm - It always seems like a good sign when people who've grown up eating a particular cuisine enjoy an ethnic restaurant, so we were heartened to enter D'Candela, a tiny stor...
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Shaking up the martiniNov 01, 2021 8:10 pm - Mix the vogue of sushi bars, rising sake imports and the cocktail craze and what do you get? Saketinis! Local bibbers and bartenders are finding that sake, the Japanese ...
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Recipe developer applies expertise to turkey troublesNov 01, 2021 7:38 pm - When you look at a recipe on the back of a food package, chances are someone like Mary Jane Laws came up with it. Laws, a freelance consultant who lives in Western Sprin...