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Head to any Chicagoland Panera Bread location tomorrow (Thursday, September 10) anytime between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. for their "September Sampler Day" and try free samples of some of their menu items. They'll be serving samples of their Power Breakfast Sandwich, BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad, Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich, Chocolate Fudge Brownies, Macadamia Nut Blondies.

Wednesday, June 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - To celebrate its recent pairing with Zapp's potato chips, Potbelly Sandwich Works will give away a free bag of the chips with the purchase of a sandwich. We checked with Potbelly's and every Chicago location is participating. Enjoy!

Things are tough all over, especially at Jays Foods. Last Thursday, the longtime local potato-chip king filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in four years, amid claims that the company is "struggling financially" and facing an "acute liquidity crisis caused, in part, by a sharp, unprecedented rise in commodity prices" including corn oil, fuel and packaging. Ubiquity Brands, Jays' parent company, claims $20 million in debt to unsecured non-bank creditors.

With all the commentary from Elizabeth's Uncle Julio's post still fresh in mind, we gleaned this little tidbit from today's Sun-Times. Zagat released the results of its first-ever fast food survey. Using the same three criteria that they use for every other restaurant they rate (food, service, and atmosphere) Panera Bread came out on top as the best overall fast food chain. Raters praised the quality of Panera's "fresh-baked breads" and "top-notch sandwiches." Wendy's was...

The talk of the "indie rock diet" that's been tossed around the blogosphere this week is ripe with irony; any of us who have hung out with a band for even a night know that the stereotypical indie rocker replaces food with alcohol whenever given the chance. And when on tour, anything goes. A friend of ours, who happens to drum in a band coming to Chicago next week, once told us about how the...

It's tax week, everyone. It's also a busy weekend for food and drink events in the city, between WhiskyFest and the IACP Cookbook Expo. Some of you are probably shedding tears in your beer after writing yet another check to the Man. In the spirit of empathy, we have a wine-and-spirits intensive edition of "YFFB" to take your mind off things. It's Still Alright to "Head For the Mountains of Busch": Sometimes it pays...