Dining

This is not your father's Spiaggia. It isn't even Obama's Spiaggia.

At some point, Chicago's Italian restaurants lost their focus, and I don't mean that in a bad way.

Black food shouldn't cause alarm. Restaurants around the world have been using squid ink to color bread, pasta and more for years. Locally, Hinoki & the Bird serves its lobster roll on a black bun.

Burger Business is reporting: McDonald's Corp. in July filed an application to trademark the phrase "McBrunch." The Oak Brook-based burger giant confirmed the application but offered no further details. It's the second time McDonald's has filed an application for the...

The dynamic was all too familiar: cramped space and talented chefs, with the bearish David Carrier barking out wisecracks, the equally bearish John Peters volleying back, the chiseled Curtis Duffy processing everything quietly, the scruffy Michael Carlson tossing the occasional curveball...

Apple is looking to change the way people pay for their groceries, fast food, morning coffee and more with Apple Pay. The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will come with the electronic wallet feature, the company said during its product announcement event Tuesday.

Coalfire Pizza will be opening a second location in Southport Avenue corridor this fall at 3707 N. Southport Ave. Coobah’s Jimmy Madla has partnered with Coalfire owners Dave Bonomi and Bill Carroll for the Neapolitan-style pizzeria’s new spot.

McDonald’s Corp. on Tuesday posted its weakest sales at longstanding restaurants in more than a decade and said its supplier issue in China would take a bite out of its third-quarter profit.

Sol Punch: Harvest Room in suburban Palos Heights is a farm-to-table gem with a special attention to detail in each homespun dish and drink, from specially curated vegan and gluten-free options to staples like the build-your-own grass-fed beef burger to house-mixed cocktail syrups such as...

Massimo Bottura will be in town next month, and if you're wondering why you should care, he's the chef of Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, which holds the maximum three-star rating from the Michelin Guide and has been ranked the number-three restaurant on the planet for two years...

Olive Garden is offering for the first time a "Never Ending Pasta Pass," which, for $100, gives the holder the right to consume unlimited pasta, salad, bread and Coca-Cola soft drinks for seven weeks.

S. Truett Cathy, the founder of the fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, died on Monday at age 93, the company said.

We're fans of Pret a Manger, the takeout sandwich chain that was a hit in London before expanding to America in 2000. And we're bigger fans of its social conscience — sandwiches not sold that day are donated to local food banks that night. But just how does the food fare in a...

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Filmmaker Shannon Mortimer is a wine drinker. Her significant other is a craft beer guy and in her words: "He was dragging me around to all these industrial parks" — where many small breweries are based — "and trying different craft beers. And what you'll see are...

To be a haunted pub, you're really supposed to be an old pub. London's Viaduct Tavern, known for its poltergeist activity, has been a tavern since 1875. New York's waterfront Bridge Cafe, wherein regular patrons swear they are being watched, had a former life as a brothel and...

Starbucks Corp. on Friday said it has brewed up three new store formats, including an express store that the coffee giant plans to launch in New York early next year.

LOS ANGELES --  What happens in Vegas is now splashed across food blogs and foodie Twitter feeds, as the "Sin" in Sin City more often refers to overindulging at a celebrity chef's restaurant than gambling, drinking and cavorting with pole dancers.

One-of-a-kind Chicago homebrew club eyes national spotlight

How to find great food while on the road

Naperville officials discussed several tweaks to proposed bar regulations Tuesday as they prepare to finalize the rules later this month.

Hundreds of fast-food workers held strikes and protests in Chicago and other U.S. cities Thursday, the latest step in their push for a $15 hourly wage.

Carlos Alferez, managing partner of Frontera Grill, acknowledges that he was apprehensive when Groupon approached him about testing a new deal the online discounter wanted to offer.

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Specialty shops and roasters endeavor to create the perfect pour

Jared Wentworth remembers the day that Jean-Luc Naret, director of the Michelin Guide, strolled into his restaurant — anonymously.

Sometimes a beer and a shot just won't do. There are nights  that call for drinks with a bit of drama, maybe even mystery.  Here, we give you six drinks that deliver a little something extra.

Call it tasty. Call it messy. Call it habit-forming. Just don’t call Garrett Popcorn Shops’ mix of caramel- and cheese-flavored popcorn the Chicago Mix.

Peet's Coffee & Tea is embarking on a major expansion in Chicago, hoping to win over coffee connoisseurs with fresh-roasted beans and handcrafted drinks.