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Cookbooks

Chicago-Based Chef Iliana Regan Lands Two-Book Deal

Plus, new releases from Carla Hall and James Oseland

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Why You Need to Know About Diana Dávila

3 reasons to pay attention to this Chicago chef

Restaurant News

Grant Achatz Is Finally Opening in New York City

An outpost of the Aviary is coming to Manhattan

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Nick Kokonas Reveals Scheme to Troll OpenTable With Dinosaurs

The Chicago restaurateur was cooking up a big prank against the online reservations giant

Reports

Battle for the Streets

How Chicago bike deliverers fight wind, roads, and cars to deliver your food

Restaurant News

Rome’s Best Pizza Al Taglio Is Coming to America

Gabriele Bonci is opening a Chicago pizzeria

Reports

What It’s Really Like to Work a Bar on New Year’s Eve

Lugging ice buckets and stacking Red Bulls on the busiest, booziest night of the year

Openings

Chicago Chef Paul Kahan's Beloved Publican Spawns Another Spinoff

Publican Anker opens tonight

Closings

Chicago's Legendary Cape Cod Room Closing After 83 Years

Holidays

My Day at the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line

An army of Thanksgiving experts sit by the phone, waiting to save America

Tipping

TipsForJesus Strikes Again by Dropping Five Grand in Chicago

It was one server's lucky day

Food Tech

The McDonald's of the Future Has Table Service and Touch-Screen Ordering

McDonald’s expands its new store model

Shake Shack

Shake Shack Is Doing Room Service Now, but Only in Chicago

This is no ordinary room service burger

Expansions

Iliana Regan Is Building Her Empire One Small Restaurant at a Time

The chef of Chicago’s Michelin-starred Elizabeth has a plan

A Drink You Can Actually Make

Mezcal Adds Mystery to Margaritas

Welcome to A Drink You Can Actually Make, Eater's first ever recipe series dedicated to simple cocktails from new bars across the country.

2016 Presidential Election

Brewery Releases Trump-Inspired 'Dumb Donald' Beer

It's just as tart as one would imagine

Labor 1 Comment

McDonald's Shutters Chicago HQ in Midst of Minimum Wage Protests

Hundreds gathered in the rain to call for higher wages

James Beard Foundation Awards 1 Comment

Liveblogging the 2016 James Beard Awards

UPDATE: The liveblog is now over.

Parts Unknown

‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ in Chicago: Just the One-Liners

The globe-trotting chef tackles meat loaf and mapo tofu in episode two of season seven

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Watch Anthony Bourdain Eat 'Ass-Burning Szechuan Food' in Chicago

'Start the fire'

Video

The Hunt for Chicago's Late-Night Tamale Guy

Drunk food worth searching for

Brooklyn

How Urban Farms Are Changing the Way We Eat

Are rooftop greenhouses the next big thing in local produce?

Events

Coachella's Chef Lineup; Pizza Summit in Chicago

Plus, Dominique Crenn at a design conference in SF

Grant Achatz

Moto Restaurant Is Closing; Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas Will Take Over the Space

It's the end of an era in Chicago.

James Beard Foundation Awards

Carla Hall and Ming Tsai to Host James Beard Awards 2016 in NYC and Chicago

As expected, the chef and restaurant awards ceremony and gala returns to Chicago this year

News

Chicago Pastry Chef to Develop Line of Marijuana Edibles

Mindy Segal, award-winning restaurant owner, chef, and cookbook author, wants to give back "to those suffering from chronic conditions by reinventing the marijuana-infused sweets industry."

Labor

Coca-Cola Strike 2015: Union Workers Claim Management Intimidated Them With Baseball Bats

They're seeking better wages and benefits.

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