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Event Tue Apr 14 2009

Tax Day Dining Deals

From high-end to fast-food, Chicago restaurants are offering Tax Day deals tomorrow.

For $10 at Eve, you'll get a half-pound burger with Cheddar cheese, hand-cut fries, and a beer (either Stella Artois, Goose Island IPA, or Bud Light).

For a sweet ending - made all the sweeter, 'cause it's free - stop by a local Cinnabon for a Classic Bite (the chain's mini-buns) from 5 to 8 p.m.

Diners who mention it's Tax Day can eat tax-free at Chicago restaurants like Frasca and Atwood Café, and still other restaurants have drink deals (the most appropriate Tax Day promotion, if you ask me.)

Check out Metromix for a good round-up.

 
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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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