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Peanuts are legumes. Pistachios are tree nuts. My botanical/food pet peeve list and I are offended at the error, but that is probably because I'm some elitist foodie who hates food, like pistachios,...

We have small children and try to keep ourselves to some pretty simple rules. If we are going to a nice restaurant we have the talk with the kids before (no getting up from the table, use your napkin...

One of the hardest things for me in trying new life forms is figuring out when they are ok to eat. In the Chicago area I usually only see two varieties of Persimmons: Fuyu and Hatchi. Hatchi is the...

I would say that multiple restaurants should be doable as long as you can get between them and they are sourcing from the same areas. However this gets into what my perception is of the job of a grea...

Before you make a decision on a celebrity chef restaurant, you should ask yourself "Does the chef actually work here?" If they own restaurants in 25 cities, I think you run a significant risk of payi...

Damn it, I had been hating this place just fine until this comment and now I suddenly want to go there. Please just let us all know that you are a 45 yr old man and I can go back to never wanting to ...

We had a place not let in one of our guys because of his shoes. Their policy miraculously changed when 20 people turned around to walk out of the bar. This tactic works better if you have more women...

Ooo, go get a shot of that one on Lincoln just south of Foster. When they knocked down the building and put up those condos the ghost sign popped because of the vibrant colors. Not very effective ad...

Oh underpants...

Oh, Korean Restaurant, 24 hours (Lawrence & Washtenaw), how I miss you. It was the best. Now we do Chicago Kalbi, which is Japanesed Korean, or the exact opposite of most of the Sushi joints. Delic...

Watch your lettuce carefully. If you see it being clipped off while it is small, switch to a spicy mix with lots of arugula and mustards. Took me an entire year of growing to figure that one out. A...

Umm, I would like to point out to the two of you that civil discourse has *NO PLACE* on the internet. Knock it off. Cable news experts everywhere are spinning in their graves. Next thing you know, ...

We make the big drive out to Fritzl's in Lake Zurich on Rand Rd. Yup, we live within walking distance of Brauhaus, Laschets & Resi's and still make the drive. The other place we go is so far up in W...

Even better is when the schnockered German band leader comes over and tries to pickup your filipino girlfriend with heavily slurred german. Even worse is when it works......

Art Pizza Cafe (with new shiny awning and wood front) in Rockwell Crossing will do Octopus in the wood oven with a days notice. I'm continually tempted and horrified at the same time. And that is ho...