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Fab Happenings: Top Chicago Restaurant Daily Deals

February 15, 2016 by Soo Park

Top Chicago Restaurant Daily Deals // Lawrence Fish Market // Photo: @fabsooparkDeals on meals. Eating out can get expensive, especially if you eat out often. Ashley Gleason aka @cleanplateclubchi explored the top restaurant deals in Chicago and shares her favorites spots to enjoy a delicious meal at affordable prices…for every day of the week….

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: avondale, beef & barley, beer, bernie's, bernie's lunch and supper, brunch, buck's, buck's chicken and biscuits, cocktails, daily deals, deals, dinner, drinks, french toast, happy hour, joong boo market, lakeview, lawrence fish market, los comales, melrose park, oysters, ramen, river north, sake, sashimi, slurping turtle, specials, tacos, the bedford, the duck inn, wicker park

Fab Happenings: Chicago’s North Shore Restaurant Month 2016

February 11, 2016 by Soo Park

Farmhouse Evanston // North Shore Restaurant Month // Photo: @fabsooparkFebruary is Chicago’s North Shore Restaurant Month! What does that mean? 70+ participating restaurants in the North Shore are offering extraordinary dining deals throughout the month of February, except Valentine’s Day (sorry, loves!). …

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: bakery, burger, cheese curds, cibo trattoria, crepe, creperie saint germain, crepes, Cupcakes, evanston, farm-to-table, farmhouse evanston, glencoe, glenview, irish pub, Italian food, meatballs, north shore, northbrook, nutella, Peckish Pig, pizza, prospect heights, ramen, restaurant month, reuben, sandwich, saranello's, skokie, spaghetti, spicy miso, sweety pies bakery, table to stix ramen, the curragh irish pub, tiramisu, wheeling

Fab Happenings: New Menu Tasting at The Bristol

February 9, 2016 by Soo Park

Fab Happenings: New Menu Tasting at The Bristol #fabfoodchicago // Photo: Kristen MendiolaThe Bristol is a New American restaurant located in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. The menu is creative and changes frequently with a focus on farm-fresh produce and whole-animal butchery….

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: B Hospitality, beef belly, bucktown, cheese, comte, dessert, endive, fried rice, kimchi, living water greens, menu preview, salad, sausage, Sean Pharr, sticky toffee pudding, sweetbreads, tartlet, The Bristol, toffee

Fab Happenings: Plate Your Dream at Lure Izakaya – CLOSED

February 2, 2016 by Soo Park

Plate Your Dream at Lure Izakaya // Photo: Kristen MendiolaPlate Your Dream, is a series created by Chef Kee Chan (Lure Izakaya, Strings) to highlight emerging chefs who are truly passionate about cooking and the art of food. A couple of nights each month, a superb talent is invited to Lure Izakaya’s kitchen to curate their dream five-course meal with the freedom of expressing their creativity with unlimited boundaries and ingredients. The menu is based on how each chef envisions the future of food in five years….

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: carrot cake, ceviche, coconut, dark chefs, dessert, duck, gnocchi, hamachi, hibiscus, lakeview, lure izakaya, matt munaretto, plate your dream, snack

Fab Happenings: Holiday Party at The Pasta Bowl

January 7, 2016 by Soo Park

Rigatoni Bolognese at The Pasta Bowl // Photo: @kristen_mendiolaA Chicago favorite since 1996, The Pasta Bowl serves affordable Italian fare in a warm and friendly atmosphere. With pasta as their specialty, the sauces are made daily from scratch and the freshest ingredients are used. Grab a seat in a cozy plush booth or at the counter where you can see the chefs prepare your food right before your eyes. As Emeril would say, “BAM!”…

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: ale syndicate, bolognese, cheese, chef demo, chicken, farfalle pollo, garlic bread, gnocchi, holiday, holiday party, Italian food, linguine, Lobster, pasta, pesto, seafood, spaghetti, the pasta bowl, wicker park

Fab Happenings: Chicago Christkindlmarket

December 10, 2015 by Contributing Writer

IMG_5188The holidays are my favorite time of the year, and in Chicago, the holidays are truly magical. There is nothing quite like watching bustling crowds shopping for holiday gifts, sipping on warm drinks while bundled up, or staring at all the Christmas lights around the city. But my favorite thing about the holidays in Chicago is that there is always something fun to do. So this year, I decided to check out the annual Christkindlmarket on Daley Plaza in the Chicago Loop. I had heard about the market for years, but I had never been – and boy was I missing out….

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: austrian, bratwurst, chicago, chicken, Christkindlmarket, christmas, daley plaza, festival, fries, german, holidays, market, pizza, pretzels, strudel

Fab Happenings: Chicago Magazine’s Secret Supper at Swift & Sons

November 16, 2015 by Soo Park

Chicago Magazine's Secret Supper at Swift & Sons // Photo: @chelsias

The secret is out. Chicago magazine’s final event of their four-part Secret Supper series was held on November 9, 2015 at Swift & Sons, the newest steakhouse from the teams at Boka Restaurant Group and B. Hospitality….

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: 90+ Cellars, B Hospitality, Boka Restaurant Group, boston cream pie, brussels sprouts, cabernet, Chicago magazine, chocolate, cocktails, dessert, fine dining, fulton market, hot spot, oyster, potatoes, salad, steak, steakhouse, strip loin, Swift & Sons, tartare, west loop, wine, Woodford Reserve

Fab Happenings: Bacon and Beer Classic 2015

October 14, 2015 by Contributing Writer

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Bacon and beer…I can’t think of a better pairing than that. Can you? So you bet I was thrilled when Bacon and Beer Classic asked if I could take over their official Instagram page for Fab Food Chicago, this past weekend, and share my experience with everyone!

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Filed Under: {Events}, {Fab Happenings} Tagged With: alcohol, b and b classic, bacon, beer, brunch, chicago, chicago events, chili, cider, dessert, donuts, mac and cheese, pig, pork, pulled pork, sandwiches, solider field

Fab Happenings: Fab Food Chicago at Lure Izakaya – CLOSED

October 9, 2015 by Soo Park

Fab Lure Tasting // Fab Food ChicagoWe came (with hungry appetites). We saw (through our camera lenses). We conquered (the food). …

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