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RIVER NORTH—Cyrano's Bistrot will morph into Cyrano's Farm Kitchen on Jan. 18. And Lao Sze Chuan owner Tony Hu said he'll open his first restaurant in this neighborhood likely next October. [@pennypollack]
WEST TOWN—Help celebrate Leopold's first anniversary with a special four-course tasting menu with beer pairings on Jan. 5. [EaterWire]
EVERYWHERE—Until Dec. 30, get $25 in bonus gift cards whenever you spend $100 in gift cards from Lettuce Entertain You. [EaterWire]
BUCKTOWN—Charlie McKenna invited a 13-year-old with a huge interest in the culinary world to spend a day in the kitchens at Lillie's Q (with his parents' written consent, of course). Read Sam's well-written blog account about his day, including why basketball shoes were not designed for kitchen work. [EaterWire]
BRIDGEPORT—Mobile catering company Triple A Services was shut down on Thursday by the FDA, which found that the company wasn't taking enough precautions to protect food from contamination. [Trib]
