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These Are the Five Essential Bottles of Booze for Fall

A quick guide to the local(ish) bottles you should be drinking

Here’s the Blueprint for Better-Tasting Veggies

Bad Hunter’s chef shares his deepest secrets

Table Stakes: October

The best new restaurants to open up in the past month

How to Make Fat Rice’s “Portuguese” Barbecued Clams

This killer one-pot dish makes for a fiery dinner

Your Next Date-Night Trick? The Goodman Theatre’s Magic Play.

One foolproof date night. Involves magic. The cool kind.

Table Stakes: September

The five new restaurants that should be on your eatlist

Your Home Bar Needs Charles Joly’s New Barware Collection

The tools of a former World’s Best Bartender, in your hands

Table Stakes: August

The five best food and drink openings of the month

Here’s Your Guide to the Best Lunch Ever

Revival Food Hall is here to save you from sad desk lunches

Table Stakes: July

The seven hottest restaurant openings from the past month

How to Make an Old Cuban, Your New Favorite Summer Cocktail

Courtesy of a Hemingway-inspired rum now available in Chicago

Weekend Warrior

Your definitive guide to the next 48 hours and change

Table Stakes: June

Chicago’s seven best food and drink openings of the month

Poke Has Landed On the Third Coast, Here’s Where To Get Your Fix

Three boites serving up the delicious Hawaiian tradition