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Tre Kronor
The Joys of eating in North Park

If you’re looking for an authentic neighborhood dining experience, look no further than Tre Kronor. This Swedish restaurant is located on bustling Foster across from North Park University, but manages to create a peaceful dining experience with an enclosed patio and charming interior complete with a troll mural! I don’t usually think of [...]

Tannourine Bakery
Joys of eating in Albany Park

Tannourine Bakery hasn’t been in Albany Park long, but don’t let that fool you. Decades of baking experience are at work here and it comes across in every bite of baklava that I’ve tried. I’ve worked my way up and down Kedzie Avenue in search of to-die-for fillo goodness, and have found it’s [...]

Picnics & Pies benefit for Blue Sky Inn

If you have an urge to bake pie this week, consider entering it in the Picnics & Pies contest this Saturday at Lush Wine & Spirits (1257 S. Halsted). Paula Haney from Hoosier Mama Pie and Frank Sennett, Editor-in-Chief of Time Out Chicago will be judging pies in Best Crust, Best Crumble and Most [...]

Blue Sky Bakery & Cafe

We joined the Chicago Dining Out Meet-up for a light, summer dinner at Blue Sky Bakery & Cafe. They don’t normally do dinner, so this was a chance to try the baked goods as well as offerings they picked up from the local farmer’s market. It was a warm evening and the cafe [...]

Noon-O-Kabab
Chicago Bites Podcast #110

Semiramis has long been top in our book for Middle Eastern cuisine. So how does its neighbor Noon-O-Kabab compare? With a more meat-focused menu, it’s certainly a different kind of dining experience. But whenever I’m hungry and happen to be hopping off the Brown Line at Kedzie, I’ll be torn. That’s because both [...]