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Arts & Culture, Valentine's Day Feb 12, 2014
Things to do on Valentine's Day that aren't awful

If you insist on being romantic . . .
- Tags: Chicago Reader's Guide to Valentine's Day, A10, Atwood Cafe, Big Jones, Blind Faith Cafe, Cicchetti, vegetarian options, Cyrano's Farm Kitchen, Embeya, Endgrain, Geja's Cafe, Homestead on the Roof, Kabocha, Parson's Chicken & Fish, Taxim, Telegraph Wine Bar, Tesori, Trencherman, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Chicago Reader, parties, comedy, improv, underwear, date night, dating, singles, The Queers, dances, dance nights, wine, couples

Blogs, Bleader Oct 17, 2012
One Bite: lamb and beef from Covo Gyro Market

Real gyros with real meat in Wicker Park
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Bite, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Covo Gyro Market, gyros, Greek food, Parthenon, John Garlic, doner kebap, shawerma, al pastor, Prasino, Taxim

Food & Drink, Food & Drink News Feb 3, 2011
Valentine's Day Specials (2011)

Where Cupidity reigns
- Tags: Food & Drink News, Valentine's Day, restaurant listings, specials, Balsan, The Bento Box, Big Jones, Bistro Bordeaux, Blokes & Birds, Boka, The Bristol, Ceres' Table, Chizakaya, The Gage, Girl & the Goat, Graham Elliot, Hearty, Jacky's on Prairie, Henri, Los Moles, Marigold, Mercadito Chicago, Morton Arboretum, Nana, People Lounge, Prairie Fire, Province, Ria, Saigon Sisters, Shokran, Sixteen, SushiSamba Rio, Swissotel Chicago, Taxim, 312 Chicago, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Uncommon Ground, Vie, West Town Tavern

Blogs, Bleader Jan 21, 2011
Dinner & a Show: Friday 1/21

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Mondo Drag, Dr. Strange, DayGlo, Hideout, Taxim, Zeniople, Matt Christensen, Brian Harding, Mike Weis, John Twells, Xela, Dan Mohr, DRMWPN, Gleaming, Abbey Pub, Shokran, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, Yony Leyser, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Andy Warhol, the Music Box, Music Box Theatre, Cafe Orchid, Lakeview, pre-Ottoman cuisine, 12th and Delaware, Fort Pierce, Florida, Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing, Jesus Camp, Sunshine Cafe, Carmilla, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Aly Renee Greaves, Storefront Theater, Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, Philip Ghantous, cubano, Cafecito

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 3, 2010
Alfresco!

Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Restaurant Review, outdoor dining, alfresco dining, restaurant reviews, Chicago restaurants, A Tavola, Anteprima, Athena, Bad Dog Tavern, Big Star, Birchwood Kitchen, Bistro Campagne, La Bocca Della Verita, Boka, Bonsoiree Cafe & Delicacies, Bourgeois Pig, Cafe Fresco, The Chicago Firehouse, Chief O'Neill's, Cooper's, La Creperie, Crust, Deleece, Dick's Last Resort, Duchamp, Dunlays on the Square, Enoteca Roma, Epic, Feed, The Fireside, Flatwater, Folklore, Fontana Grill & Wine Bar, Fulton's on the River, Got Spaghetti?, Halsted's Bar & Grill, The Handlebar, Heartland Cafe, Jam, Juicy Wine Company, Jury's, LM Le Restaurant, Longman & Eagle, Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop, M. Henry, Market, May Street Cafe, Moody's Pub, Nightwood, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, NoMi, Old Oak Tap, The Orbit Room, Las Palmas, Park Grill, Pasta d'Arte, Pegasus, Piccolo Sogno, Prosecco, The Purple Pig, The Red Canary, Resi's Bierstube, Roof, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Rose Angelis, Sheffield's, The Southern, SushiSamba Rio, Tapas Barcelona, Taxim, Tepatulco, The Terrace at Trump, Terzo Piano, Trattoria Isabella, Tre Kronor, Twisted Spoke, Volo Restaurant Wine Bar, Zed 451, Zella, Bonsoiree, Cucina Madonna, 694 Wine & Spirits, LM Restaurant, NoMi Kitchen, Briciola, Copper House, Grandview Tavern & Beer Garden, Pasta d'Arte Trattoria Italiana

Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Saturday 4/10

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Lit & Lectures, Film, Music, Sports, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Books, Sci-Fi Spectacular, Music Box, Larry Cohen, It's Alive!, Julius Meinl, Mission of Burma, Double Door, Taxim, Fred Hersch Trio, Club Blujazz, Cafe Absinthe, Dave Barry, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Zhivago, Chicago Golden Gloves Championship Bouts, Saint Andrew's Gym, Cafe Orchid, John Jasperse Company, Silver Spoon, MCA, Museum of Contemporary Art

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 11, 2010
Sweet Specials

Chicago restaurants offering Valentine's Day dinner
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, NoMi, Valentine's Day, Charlie Trotter's, Athena, Balsan, Big Jones, Bistro 110, Bistro Bordeaux, Blind Faith Cafe, Brasserie Jo, C-House, Carnivale, Ceres' Table, Chen's, Cyrano's Bistrot & Wine Bar, David Burke's Primehouse, Dawali Mediterranean Kitchen, Deleece, Deleece Grill Pub, DMK Burger Bar, Elate, Everest, Fiddlehead Cafe, Hearty, In Fine Spirits, Jacky's on Prairie, Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club, Knew, Koi Sushi & Chinese, Le Colonial, Marigold, The Money Shot, Nacional 27, Naha, N9ne Steak House, O'Donovan's, Osteria Via Stato, Park Grill, People Lounge, Petterino's, Quince, RB Grille, Rhapsody, Ria, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Sabor Saveur, Saluté Wine Bar, Sola, Sushi Taiyo, Tavern on Rush, Taxim, Tocco, Trader Vic's, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Vie, Zealous, Zocalo, Lush, Lush, Saluté Wine Bar, NoMi Kitchen

Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Saturday 2/6

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, James Blackshaw, Empty Bottle, Big Star, Colorlist, Heaven Gallery, Fish Tank, Taxim, Fish Tank, Music Box, Julius Meinl, Blackmail, Carson's Restaurant, Koosil-ja/DanceKumiko, Mary's Wedding, Gene Siskel Film Center, Indie Cafe, Bike Winter Swap Meet and Urban Bicycle Expo, Jaks Tap, The Publican

Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Wednesday, 12/6

Recommended events paired with Chicago restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, DKV Trio, Ken Vandermark, Jane's, Big Lebowski, Lincoln Hall, Fattoush Restaurant, My Name Is Chicago Fashion, Salud Tequila Lounge, Taxim, David Schneider, Jan Rickerl, The Magic Cabaret, Cafe Bernard

Blogs, Bleader Dec 29, 2009
Dinner & a Show: Tuesday, 12/29

Recommended shows paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Roy Hargrove, Jazz Showcase, The Good Life, Tim Kasher, Subterranean, Taxim, A Single Man, Landmark's Century Centre, Duke of Perth, George Gershwin Alone, Cafe Spiaggia, Tony Mantuano

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column Dec 24, 2009
Best Bites of 2009

And a few sips too
- By Mike Sula, Julia Thiel, David Hammond, and Anne Spiselman
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, Bar DeVille, Xoco, Asado Coffee Company, Taxim, Hot Chocolate, Mixteco Grill, The Grocery Bistro, Alliance Bakery, Estrella Negra, Folklore, Abuelo's Mexican Grill, Romanian Kosher Sausage Co., Ciao Amore Ristorante, Delicias Mexicanas, Restaurant Michael, Istanbul Restaurant, Piccolo Sogno, Roof, Fianco, Sepia, A Tavola, Some Honey, Green Grocer Chicago, Whole Foods

News & Politics, Feature Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue: The Best New Restaurants of 2009

From Browntrout to Zebda
- By Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, Martha Bayne, and David Hammond
- Tags: Feature, Browntrout, Chilam Balam, Cibo Matto, Han 202, Nightwood, Taxim, Xoco, Zebda, Abuelo's Mexican Grill, Birchwood Kitchen, Ciao Amore Ristorante, Elate, Fianco, Jam, Los Moles, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Shokran, Briciola

Blogs, Bleader Sep 2, 2009
Video
Rick Bayless Blesses Taxim
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Taxim, David Schneider, Rick Bayless, Twitter, Greek food, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 28, 2009
What's New

A veggie-friendlier communal table, a great Greek leap, and a so-so bistro in a spectacular space
- By Julia Thiel, Mike Sula, and Martha Bayne
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Taxim, Branch 27, Grocery Bistro

Blogs, Bleader May 21, 2009
Seven new reviews this week

Taxim, Grocery Bistro, Iyanze, and more
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Amelia's Bar & Grill, Birchwood Kitchen, Taxim, David Schneider, Grocery Bistro, Iyanze, Branch 27, Fredâ€™s at Barneys New York, Bull & Bear

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column May 7, 2009
Video
Omnivorous: Greek Revival

Taxim's David Schneider wanted to know what his people ate before bechamel sauce.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, Omnivorous, Taxim, Greek food, Chicago, Video

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