Some of the Chicagoist food staff aren't so fond of restaurant week. Amy Cavanaugh and John DiGilio explain why. more ›

The special $18 two-course lunch is the same as the regular museum admission price, and admission is free weekdays in January. more ›

MK is selling every bottle of wine in the place at a steep discount and Custom House Tavern is practically giving away one of the best burgers in America. more ›

Got lunch plans for Monday? If not, try to keep those plans open. It's La Madia's fourth anniversary, and the River North thin-crust pizza palace announced that to celebrate the occasion, four of its favorite pies will be available for just $4 apiece during lunch service (11:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). more ›

Louisa Chu, Editor of BlackboardEats Chicago, has had a busy month. First, she takes over as Vocalo's new food blogger, then she helps to launch a deal website. Even better, this deal website isn't your average Groupon/Living Social/Whatever knockoff - it's actually good. On BlackboardEats, users can find deals (not a million of them, just a couple per week) at restaurants that have never run deals before. Even better, the watchword of the business is "sustainable" - not "exploitative." more ›

Back in the day, it was customary to buy the newspaper right around Thanksgiving and check out all the ads and circulars to see which store had the best Black Friday deal. But now things are a bit easier, thanks to bargain-hunting website gotadeal.com, a site that specializes in bringing consumers the newest and cheapest deals from major chain stores such as Target, Best Buy, and Walmart, among others. more ›