Next: Vegan; food trucks may gain spots

05/13/13 — Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposes adding nine more food-truck parking spaces; a peek at Next: Vegan; and what weightlifters have to do with a "Chicago-style" burger.

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Shake Shack coming to Chicago

05/10/13 — The popular New York burger chain is moving into the Shops at North Bridge.

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Cheese? Oui!

05/10/13 — A pop-up cafe serving French cheese and revamped American classics comes to the Gold Coast next weekend.

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Julius Meinl looks to open in Loop

05/09/13 — Vienna-based Julius Meinl Group plans to open as many as three coffee shops in the Loop, our colleagues at Chicago Real Estate Daily report. The cafes, which will range from 1,000 to 1,500 square feet, will offer an abbreviated menu of coffee, ...

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Socca restaurant fate unclear

05/09/13 — The Lakeview restaurant has been around for nearly a decade.

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7th Harry Caray restaurant in works

05/09/13 — The restaurant is planned for Water Tower Place mall.

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Intelligentsia lands at O'Hare (but it'll be called Kofe)

05/09/13 — The beans are roasted by Intelligentsia and the staff is trained by Intelligentsia, but the new coffee spot in the airport's international terminal is not Intelligentsia.

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Smoke Daddy, Dunlays owners eye River North

05/09/13 — The 4 Star Restaurant Group owners talk about the company's present and future in Chicago.

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Eddie V's Prime Seafood coming to Chicago

05/08/13 — Darden Restaurants, which has announced plans to open Seasons 52 in the Shops at North Bridge this fall, now says it will open an Eddie V's Prime Seafood restaurant at 521 N. Rush St. in the development. Crain's Real Estate Daily reports that ...

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Cater2.me connects offices and food vendors

05/08/13 — Cater2.me, which operates in San Francisco and New York, launched in Chicago last month and connects eateries with offices looking for catering services for everything from small-scale lunches to bigger galas and events.

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How to raise a curtain with just one bite

05/07/13 — Chicago chefs are putting a lot of thought into the first bite of a meal. Here's a look at how Tru does it.

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Paul Kahan shares James Beard's top chef award

05/07/13 — The executive chef at Blackbird, Avec and Publican tied with David Chang of Momofuku restaurants in New York.

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