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Scoping out the tide of birds
The first thing Ron Skleney did was tamp down our expectations. Yes, birds were on the wing, migrating our way in force. Skleney, naturalist at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn, showed our bird walk group the radar map that proved it....
Tags: Mother's Day, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Ryerson Incorporated
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Emanuel to propose nine additional food-truck parking spaces
Tribune criticChicago will increase its number of dedicated food-truck parking spaces to 30 from the current total of 21, under a proposal to be presented to the City Council by Mayor Rahm Emanuel today. Working in collaboration with the Chicago Department of...Tags: Columbia College Chicago, South Loop, Chicago Loop, Chicago Board of Trade, Wrigleyville
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Cress chef selected for Beard Foundation's boot camp for policy and change
Hari Pulapaka, of Cress Restaurant in DeLand is one of 15 chefs from around the country who will convene for the James Beard Foundation's first official Chefs Boot Camp for Policy & Change at the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Ky., May 12-14. The...
Tags: Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Awards and Prizes, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Getting 'birded' in Lincoln Park
Like at least one of them has been doing almost every morning since March, Mason Fidino and Kelvin Limbrick are standing in a flat, grassy patch north of Lincoln Park's nature museum, looking intently at sky and trees and listening like, well, hawks. ...
Tags: Science, Tourism and Leisure, Lincoln Park Zoo, Culture, Ceremonies
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See the forest for trees — and the art shows
Jack and Denise Gallagher went out for a winter walk, and ended up at an art opening. After a hike at Ryerson Woods near Deerfield they stopped for a drink of water at Brushwood, the headquarters and arts center hub of Friends of Ryerson Woods. And...
Tags: Morton Arboretum, Arts and Culture, Artists, Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Ready, reserved
I have this problem. I made more New Year's Eve reservations than I can use. More than 100 of them, actually. Which is why, for the 12th straight year (and the 17th time in the past 19 years), I'll be giving them away to nimble-fingered readers who ask....
Tags: Restaurants, Yusho, Dining and Drinking, Lula Cafe, Oakbrook Center
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Michelin snubs: Spots the popular guide ignored
The 2013 Michelin Guide, published last week, awarded stars to 19 Chicago restaurants, and bestowed Bib Gourmands (signifying good restaurants that offer good value) to 19 more. And congratulations to each and every one. But recognizing 38 restaurants...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Michelin Group, Vie, Restaurants, Yusho
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Let's break out the old crystal ball
Time once again for my annual exercise in humiliation, as I try to predict the star recipients in the 2013 Michelin Chicago Guide, which hits bookstores Wednesday. This is the third year that Michelin has published a Chicago guide, and if there's one...
Tags: Bonsoiree, Avenues, Michelin Group, Vie, Acadia
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Remarkable Woman: Mary Ellen Diaz
Sometimes you need to feed the soul. And sometimes feeding others salads of local greens and fresh tomatoes, maybe spinach-squash lasagna and chocolate-peanut butter pie does just that, especially for the cook. Just ask chef Mary Ellen Diaz whose...
Tags: Chicken Breast, Restaurants, Pies and Tarts, Dining and Drinking, Spain
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
5 - 6 a.m. The Saturday Morning Show with Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong 5:05 a.m. Orion checks in with Herb Teichman at Tree-Mendus Orchards in southwest Michigan to get an update on the orchard & grape crops. Herb says apples survived the April...Tags: Josh Brolin, Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Buzz Bissinger, Community Banks Incorporated
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Rise & dine
Spring has just begun, and yet we've already had more than a month of agreeable weekend-brunch weather. The mind-boggling warm weather we've been enjoying lately has me thinking that balmy Sunday afternoons will continue forever. Which is crazy, of...Tags: Dale Levitski, Restaurants, Eggs Benedict, Tomatoes, Dining and Drinking
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Matt Molina, Wolfgang Puck win James Beard awards
Daily DishMatt Molina, the executive chef at Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza, was named the best chef in the Pacific region at the 2012 James Beard Foundation restaurant awards. Wolfgang Puck was awarded the lifetime achievement award....
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