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Wednesday, December 30, 2020Our favorite Chicago-area takeout dishes of 2020
by Josh Noel / Chicago Tribune / December 30, 2020 Most of us would probably love nothing more than to cast 2020 into the ash heap of history and move on. As food writers tasked with covering Chicago’s dining scene, watching so many restaurants struggle has been a daily source of heartbreak. Too many great restaurants have closed, and neighborhood institutions like these won’t be easily replaced. Yet, not even a pandemic could totally squash Chicago’s dining scene. Cherished places figured out how to
Wednesday, June 10, 2020Brewmaster Owner Calls On City To Allow Breweries, Taverns That Don’t Serve Food To Offer Outdoor Se
by Tara Molina / CBS-2 Chicago / June 9, 2020, 10:22pmCHICAGO (CBS) — There are new signs of getting back to normal in Chicago – with parts of Navy Pier even opening on Wednesday. But bars, taverns, and breweries without kitchens are not getting the same green light from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, even though many are open across the state. Watch here
Friday, May 29, 2020Become A ‘Beer Hero’: Buy From These Chicago Breweries, Get A Free Shirt
The Beer Hero marketing campaign is a pro bono effort by Big Teeth Productions.by Alex V. Hernandez / Block Club Chicago, Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park reporter / May 28, 2020 8:10AM CDT RAVENSWOOD — You can get a shirt dubbing you a Beer Hero if you buy from local breweries as part of a new promotional campaign. The promotion was created by Big Teeth Productions at 4001 N. Ravenswood Ave., which counts the Malt Row breweries as its neighbors. Read more
Friday, March 27, 2020Chicago craft breweries scramble amid coronavirus downturn
Chicago craft breweries scramble amid coronavirus downturn, trying to react to a crisis they don't quite understandBy Joel Noel | Chicago Tribune | March 27, 2020 In a city where every bar and restaurant is closed — and so is Dovetail’s taproom — the kegs were useless. Dovetail hopes instead to sell the beer in 4-packs directly to socially-distancing customers at its makeshift, walk-up sales kiosk at the brewery’s front door, where a bottle of hand sanitizer sits beside each day’s beer offerings. “If
