Still looking for plans for Your Best Mother’s Day?

Whether you call her Mom, Ma, or Mother, Allium and Executive Chef Kevin Hickey have whipped up a veritable feast in her honor.. In addition to an array of breakfast favorites like Smoked Salmon & Potato Latke Benedict and chef-prepared omelets, guests will be able to sample fresh seafood, charcuterie, and cheeses. As a special [...]

Over 40 of The Best Craft Brews Offered at Timothy O’Toole’s Pub

 Craft Brews Offered in $3 Tasting Pours

Monday, May 14 – Sunday, May 27 Free to attend

Beginning Monday, May 14 and continuing through Sunday, May 27, Timothy O’Toole’s Pub will celebrate American (and Chicago) craft beer. The Streeterville pub, which boasts a newly remodeled bar with 48 brews on draught, will offer $3, five-ounce [...]

Michael Jordan’s Best Steak House Scores Best New Seasonal Lunch Menu

Executive Chef James O’Donnell is excited to spring into the season with a new lunch menu now available at Michael Jordan’s Steak House. While a few fan favorites remain – i.e. addicting Garlic Bread with Roth Kase Blue Cheese Fondue ($8) and MJ’s Prime Delmonico Steak, 16 oz., dry-aged 28 days with [...]

2012 World Beer Cup® Best of the Best Winners Announced

Exceptional beers and brewers recognized in the largest global competition

Brewers from around the world received awards from an elite international panel of judges in the 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup. The ninth bi-annual competition boasted the strongest field of entrants on record, with 799 breweries from 54 countries and 45 U.S. states entering [...]

Chef Pollard Demonstrates Dishes from his Best Seasonal Prix Fixe Menu

Chef Pollard Demonstrates Dishes from his Best Seasonal Prix Fixe Menu at EPIC

Cooking Class Saturday, May 26at 1:00 p.m. $30 fee

Four Course Prix Fixe Menu Available now through May 31 $48 per person; $70 with wine pairings Epic’s Executive Chef, Mark Pollard, will welcome curious cooks for a unique luncheon experience that incorporates [...]

National Hamburger Month Best at Franklin Tap

Month-Long Burger Menu Features Bison, Lamb, Wagyu and More

Franklin Tap

Best Burgers change weekly, $10-$13

Tuesday, May 1, marks the start of “National Hamburger Month” and Franklin Tap is all “grilled up” to celebrate. Throughout the month of May, Franklin Tap will honor “National Hamburger Month” by featuring a special burger each week by [...]

Where to celebrate the Kentucky Derby in Chicago With The Best Mint Julep Elate

The Kentucky Derby is just around the corner and if you can’t make it to Kentucky, consider planting yourself at Elate’s bar to enjoy Chicago’s best Mint Julep and watch the race. In honor of the Derby, Elate is offering Mint Julep’s at a special price, $8 (normally $12). The special runs along with the [...]