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Chefs on the Grill with Michael Nagrant – Debra Sharpe

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This month, Nagrant chats with Debra Sharpe, who has revamped and expanded her space at Cru Café & Wine Bar (25 E. Delaware Pl.; 312-337-4001) to include an outpost of her upscale Bucktown to-go hit, The Goddess and Grocer (1646 N. Damen Ave.; 773-342-3200). Debra Sharpe PODCAST: To hear more from Nagrant’s conversation with Debra … Read more

Summer Showers

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Taste of Randolph: my second favorite weekend of the year. Humidity and rain be damned; dedicated fest-goers like me know how to have a good time. Friday night at the fest, my friend K. and I double-fisted our way through a set by the band Fountains of Wayne; the lines were so long at the … Read more

Dining Tidbits

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BUDGET BEATChicago Avenue, east of Ashland, could easily be dubbed chow central, being home to such hot spots as Green Zebra, Flo, and West Town Tavern. New to the mix is Habana Libre (1440 W. Chicago Ave.; 312-243-3303), a tropical cutie done up in shades of papaya and pineapple and outfitted with enough plants, paper … Read more

Empire Builder

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by Sarah Preston All dressed up-or down-and no place to go? Until recently, that was the Friday-night quandary for scenesters in Wicker Park. Despite the myriad hipster haunts dotting the ‘hood, it was hard to find a spot that appealed to both low-key loungers (decked out in last year’s boot-cut jeans) and high fashionistas (done … Read more