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A University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism graduate and former restaurant industry professional, Emily is a Chicago native who loves her city for the food Mecca it has become. She admits she's happy foie gras is back on the menu, and also wouldn't hesitate to blow the last $3.67 in her pocket on duck fat fries from Hot Doug's. Follow her on Twitter: @ChicagoDining.

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Deck the halls and fill those stockings with last-minute gifts from A la Card Chicago

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

What's better than the gift that keeps on giving? This Christmas, do your foodie friends and family right with A la Cards, handy decks of gift...
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$3 Cheese flights at BIN 36, only two weeks left!

In advance of its 10-year anniversary, BIN 36 has rolled out a whole new, all-American cheese menu. Obviously we're not talking about the bland,...
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Dining 101: What is an heirloom tomato?

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We're nearly at the height of tomato season. Co-workers and neighbors are starting to bring over loads of extra fruit to share and menus around the...
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Chicago Tomato Fest's BLT Bonanza

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With Tomato Fest underway and Baconfest rapidly approaching, you may be thinking you'll have to wait for Lettuce Fest to manifest itself before we can...
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Chicago Dining 101: Where can I find underground dinners?

It used to be enough to know where the hottest restaurants are, but now you have to go "underground" to truly be on the cutting edge of the...
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Sweet Summer Solstice Potluck at the Chicago Honey Co-op this Friday

The role of honeybees in modern agriculture is fascinating. These fuzzy, dancing, social foragers are responsible for pollinating $15 billion worth of...
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Fork and the Road takes Chicago cyclists on culinary tours of the city

There's no doubt about it: Chicago is a cycling city in the summer. We're a cycling city in general, really, with more than 13,500 people biking to...
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Friday Farmer's Market to debut at Uncommon Ground tomorrow

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Find it difficult to wake up early enough on Wednesday and Saturday mornings to make it to your local farmer's market? No worries, now you too can...
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Tickets for Green City Market Summer BBQ on sale now!

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There is absolutely no reason to miss this event. It's on a Thursday evening, it's outdoors near the lake in Lincoln Park, there will be live music,...
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Chez Panisse's Alice Waters to visit Chicago's Green City Market

Quelle surprise! Just when you thought you'd have to go another week in between the Green City Market's final indoor market and its return to the open...
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