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The Battle Over Chicago’s Tipped Minimum Wage Is Over

By Ashok Selvam September 19

How Tipped Minimum Wage Bans Have Shaken Out Across the U.S.

By Renee Hickman September 15

Illinois Restaurant Association Backs Alternative Proposal Giving Chicago the Highest Minimum Wage in the U.S.

By Ashok Selvam September 15

Fire May Keep Le Bouchon Closed For a Month

By Ashok Selvam September 15

Chicago May Eliminate The Tipped Minimum Wage in October

By Ashok Selvam September 11

Is Chicago Experiencing an Urban Foraging Renaissance?

By Xuandi Wang September 11

Kroger Sells Mariano’s Brand, Leaving the Fate of the Grocery Store’s Name in Peril

By Ashok Selvam September 8

Michelin to Announce Chicago, New York, and D.C. Stars in November

By Ashok Selvam September 5

Pizza City Fest Burned Attendees Who Called It a Chicago Fyre

By Ashok Selvam August 30

Chicago Restaurants and Organizers Ponder the Future of Food Festivals

By Ashok Selvam August 25

Chicago’s Record-Breaking Heatwave Forces Restaurants to Temporarily Close

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam August 24

Evanston Debates Tipped Minimum Wage As Activists Declare Victory in Chicago

By Ashok Selvam August 22

Black-Owned Restaurants and Bars Are Still Recovering Three Years After COVID Arrived

By Samantha Nelson August 17

El Milagro Workers Reach Settlement Over NLRB Complaint

By Ashok Selvam July 21

Taste of Randolph Organizers in Hot Water Over Suggested Donations

By Ashok Selvam July 11

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How FX’s ‘The Bear’ Impacts Chicago’s Restaurant Scene

A collection of Eater Chicago’s stories about the TV show that’s streamed via Hulu

By Eater Chicago Staff July 5

‘The Bear’ Gambles on Downtown Chicago

By Samantha Nelson June 26

Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash Food Lineup Includes Tamale Guy, Kasama, and Harold’s

By Ashok Selvam June 16

Kuma’s Corner, the Brash Metal Burger Bar, Will Sell Hot Dogs in Fulton Market

By Ashok Selvam June 14

Virtue and Kasama Celebrate Their James Beard Wins With a South Side Party

By Ashok Selvam June 6

Virtue, Kasama Together Score Big for Chicago at James Beard Awards

By Naomi Waxman June 5

Chicago’s City Council May Bring Back Outdoor Street Dining

By Ashok Selvam May 24

Lizzo Bestows Chicago’s Dimo’s Pizza With a 10/10 TikTok Review

By Ashok Selvam May 22

Michael Rubel, the Cocktail Savant Who Steered Chicago’s Influential Violet Hour, Has Died

By Naomi Waxman May 18

Actress Piper Perabo and ‘The Bear’ Creator Chris Storer Added to Welcome Conference

By Ashok Selvam May 16

‘The Bear’ Season 2 Trailer Shows Off Publican Quality Meats and Dom’s Kitchen

By Ashok Selvam May 15

‘The Bear’ Will Return in Late June for Season 2

By Ashok Selvam May 10

NLRB: Starbucks Illegally Fired a Chicago Barista For Union Organizing

By Naomi Waxman May 8

Even Vienna Beef, Chicago’s 130-Year-Old Hot Dog Maker, Has Spoofed Wes Anderson

By Ashok Selvam May 3

Iconic Ice Cream Parlor Margie’s Candies Mourns Owner’s Death

By Ashok Selvam May 2

Portillo’s Suburban Chicago Warehouse Workers Become Chain’s First to Unionize

By Ashok Selvam April 14

Chicago Gourmet Aims to Reinvigorate Downtown

By Naomi Waxman April 11