“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!
Six years sober and 200 pounds lighter, Chef Michael Lachowicz launches low calorie menu
“We stay true to French food but recreate (it) in a more current vernacular; make it more contemporary,” Chef Michael Lachowicz, Restaurant Michael, Winnetka.
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7th annual Bloody Mary contest, Judge's Photo featured in NS Modern Luxury