“We want to ‘wow’ people with how good plants can taste and we want to do it in an environment that they really enjoy,” CD Young, founder, Spirit Elephant, Winnetka.
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Make It Better: 14 Chicago and North Shore Food Trucks for Every Type of Craving
In 2012, the food truck industry made $650 million and, at the time, was projected to make $2.7 billion in 2017. “Just like people don’t want to go to stores anymore and want to buy everything on the internet, that is the wave of the future for restaurants, too,” says Ricky Raschillo of Glencoe, chef/owner of Valor and Culinary Gangster, an epicurean food truck that is garnering a paparazzi following on its own.
Eh Voila! Z Breakfast Club Is Open
“The fact that I have the bakeries, it’s more like a morning option. I think it ties well with my brand,” Pascal Berthoumieux.
Fred's Garage offers American classics with a twist
Fred’s Garage opened Sept. 26 in Winnetka on the site where Fred’s Winnetka Service station stood for 40 years.
Celebrating the 8th annual Bloody Mary Fest in Highwood
See coverage by WGN TV CHICAGO and some mouth-watering bloodies!
Why do restaurants close?
“If you don’t want to eat in a Maggiano’s and an Olive Garden in your neighborhood, you better support those small, independent restaurants. Those are the ones that are bringing diversity; those are the ones that are employing people who are living in your community, paying taxes in your community, as opposed to those big corporations that are coming and bullying their way in the dining scene,” Pascal Berthoumieux, Bistro Bordeaux, Evanston, IL.
Door's open at the meat-centric Barn in Evanston
“Go figure that I had something I wanted to do around meat,” says Amy Morton, daughter of Arnie Morton of Morton's Steakhouses, and owner of Found Kitchen & Social House in Evanston.