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June 30, 2010
("Five restaurants with impressive views", Time Out Chicago, June 24, 2010)
For years, Everest has lived up to its name, becoming the pinnacle of high-end French dining in the Windy City. Atop the Chicago Stock Exchange, it is still the height of elegance, with views of the rooftops that made the city famous. Chef Jean Joho’s seasonal menu—though often-changing—features carefully executed French specialties like boneless rabbit with horseradish, frog legs and black cod. But the real specialty is the sense of elegance you feel just from having dined at this level.
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June 30, 2010
("Quarter Oysters at Shaw's", Thrillist, June 23, 2010)
Mon June 28, 3-6pm; 21 E Hubbard St, btw State and Wabash; River North; 312.527.2722
Starting next Monday and continuing on the last Monday of each month all year, Shaw's Crab House is ringing in its Silver anniversary with a happy hour of limitless 25-cent oysters, served up to 12 at a time in order to prevent a backlog -- if you want more, you should go shuck yourself.
Oyster it up at ShawsCrabHouse.com
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June 30, 2010
("A New Mexican Import - Victoria Beer Makes her Debut in Chicago", Cheeky Chicago, June 30, 2010)
Corona with lime will always hold a special place in my heart, but the arrival of a new Mexican brew has left me intrigued. Victoria is Mexico’s oldest beer – and the second highest-selling imported premium beer in the world – and is now available in a handful of Chicago watering holes.
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June 30, 2010
("Lettuce Enterain You Launches Underground Suppers", Time Out Chicago, June 16, 2010)
By now, everybody knows that when the term “underground supper club” is used, underground is usually the last thing it is. Oh, there’s a range, of course. Yo Soy and Sunday Dinner have almost nothing secret or underground about them, whereas the Rabbit Hole, X-Marx and Valerie Bolan’s Culinary Speakeasy are marginally protective of where their dinners take place. Still, if you have a website, if you’re getting press, if anybody can attend a dinner so long as they’re willing to spend $100 or so—then, sorry, but you’re about as underground as a cell phone tower.
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