Chicago Informer

Small Bar Fullerton will become The Beer Bistro North after owners of two of the city’s better craft beer bars completed a sale today on the west Lincoln Park space….

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To the extent that being named one of the 10 best restaurants in the world can possibly be disappointing, Monday’s announcement that Alinea was number seven on the list was a bit of a letdown….

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Health advocates and soda supporters will go head to head Tuesday in a City Council committee hearing on a sugary beverage tax….

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Some early Chicago area farmers markets will open their tables this month with the first produce of the season–although wacky temperatures coaxed ramps and asparagus out in April this year….

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In Thursday’s Dining section , we profile Three Floyds brewery , or, more specifically, the frenzy, mania and hysteria that have coalesced to create what is known in craft beer circles as “The cult of Three Floyds….

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Earlier this week the Tribune reported that Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office was working with Alderman Tom Tunney (44th) on a new proposed food truck ordinance to replace the one that has been stuck in committee for nearly a year….

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Everything you need to know about Lagunitas, the California brewery that recently announced it will build a massive Chicago plant that should be in action by the end of 2013, will be on display Friday….

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Sustainable meat message boards have been full of barbs for historian James McWilliams, who questioned the sustainability of pastured meat in the New York Times last weekend….

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Starbucks will cease using cochineal extract –a dye derived from crushed insects — to color select beverages and baked goods, according to a company blog post Thursday….

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A lot of food policy watchers were scratching their heads earlier this week over a New York Times story that said “food deserts” (low income areas with little access to healthy food) actually offered more variety and closer access to grocery stores than more affluent areas….

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These retailers think you deserve a break — and they’re right….

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Greg Hall is nothing if not a savvy businessman and even savvier tastemaker….

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These retailers think you deserve a break — and they’re right These retailers think you deserve a break — and they’re right….

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The election of Mayor Rahm Emanuel had food truck enthusiasts licking their lips….

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