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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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There's more than food in Wicker Park/Bucktown: Chicago Food Planet Food Tour part 2

(Note: This is the final part of a multi-part series profiling Chicago Food Planet Food Tours. To start at the beginning, click here. Check out the...
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Touring Wicker Park / Bucktown with Chicago Food Planet Food Tours part 1

It's a beautiful day, somewhat cool, but that's come to be expected this summer. I find parking easily enough on Cortland and round the corner to find...
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Chicago Food Planet Food Tours offer a taste of the city and its culture

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Everyone has a go-to spot in the morning for picking up a cup of coffee, or a place they drop by after work because they love the ambiance, or a...
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Lake Effect Party at Palmer House to benefit children's bereavement program

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Losing a loved one is always difficult, but losing a family member when you're too young to quite grasp the entirety of the loss can be devastating....
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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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Baconfest Chicago to feature VIP Pro Cookoff at The Publican

Oh yeah, you read it right: B-A-C-O-N-F-E-S-T. Just when you were afraid our beloved pork product jumped the shark with the Bacon Explosion, three...
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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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Xmarx takes tailgating 'underground' at US Cellular Field

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When I went to the Crosstown Classic at the Cell last month, I drove to the field and parked in one of the huge lots, which was expensive, but...
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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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Crosstown Culinary Classic turns up the heat on Chicago's baseball rivalry

Cheer up, Cubs fans! A rain-out Tuesday and a lackluster start by Ryan Dempster Wednesday don't necessarily mean all's lost for Northsiders this week....
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