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The Emerald Cup To Open Coffee Kiosk In Former Beverly Church Turned Retail Space

BEVERLY — The Emerald Cup will open its first physical location in Beverly later this winter, but the coffee shop’s owners are no strangers to their new home. Owned by Kelly Devine and Katie McEnery, the Emerald Cup opened in 2023 as a mobile coffee shop with a trailer and cart traveling to farmers’ markets and various events. Based in the southern suburbs, the business has done pop-ups at Church 103, 2501 W. 103rd St., in the past year.

Chicago, IL · 8d
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Logan Square Farmers Market Keeps Season Going With Two More Pop-Ups

HUMBOLDT PARK — The Logan Square Farmers Market is keeping its outdoor season going a little longer with two more pop-up markets planned in Humboldt Park this November. The market’s remaining “Surplus Sundays” will be held this Sunday and Nov. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Erie Family Health Center parking lot, 2418 W. Division St. Parking is available across the street, according to the market’s website.

Chicago, IL · 7d
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10 Regional Fast-Food Chains Worth a Road Trip

From In-N-Out to Whataburger, these 10 regional fast-food chains prove that the best bites in America are often found off the beaten path. The post 10 Regional Fast-Food Chains Worth a Road Trip appeared first on FoodnService.

Chicago, IL · 12d

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Chicago's Real Food Story Starts With Italian Beef, Not Tourist Pizza

Walk into any neighborhood spot in Chicago and you'll find Italian beef sandwiches flying off the counter. It's the sandwich locals crave year-round, unlike deep-dish pizza which most residents enjoy just a couple times annually.

Chicago, IL · 11d

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Two-thirds of 2026 Taste of Chicago food vendors were flagged with health code violations

Overflowing garbage. Backed-up sinks. Food prepped in bushes. More than 800 pounds of food tossed due to improper temperatures. These are just a few examples of food safety problems city inspectors documented during one hot weekend in July when one of the city’s largest culinary events, Taste of Chicago, took place in Grant Park.

Chicago, IL · 9d

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The Emerald Cup Owners Building Full Kiosk at Church in Beverly

The Shops at Church 103 is getting another tenant early next year. The team at The Emerald Cup are getting ready to introduce their new kiosk at the building, 2501 W 103rd Street. This will be a permanent location serving many of the same coffees regular visitors of the cart have come to expect. Co-owner Katie McEnery told What Now Chicago the coffee cart is open at the church through the holidays, but she and Kelly Devine are hoping to get the kiosk fully open by March.

Chicago, IL · 6d

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Chicago's Barrel-Aged Beer Bash Returns With 250-Plus Pours at Credit Union 1 Arena

Chicago's biggest barrel-aged beer bash is back for its 24th year, bringing two tasting sessions and an awards ceremony to the Near West Side on November 13 and 14. The Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer, known to regulars as FoBAB, takes over Credit Union 1 Arena with a lineup built around rare and experimental pours that showcase brewing craftsmanship and innovation, according to a WGN-TV report.

Chicago, IL · 7d

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This No-Seat, No-Ketchup Illinois Hot Dog Stand Still Piles Fresh-Cut Fries On Every Dog Like It Has For Decades

The fries don’t come on the side here. They get piled right on top of your hot dog, a steaming heap of hand-cut potatoes burying the whole thing. The idea reportedly started at a Cubs game in 1945. A Chicago city worker added fries to his hot dog and loved the salty crunch.

Chicago, IL · 8d

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At Hackney’s on Harms, Glenview Keeps Coming Back for the Burger on Dark Rye

Some restaurants chase trends every season. Others figure out one good idea and stick with it for decades. In a quiet Glenview neighborhood north of Chicago, there is a spot where people who moved away in 1978 still remember what they ordered as teenagers. That order usually involves a burger served on dark rye bread, which is not something most burger joints even attempt.

Glenview, IL · 10d

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Chicago's Real Signature Sandwich Drips With Au Jus & Local Pride

Italian beef sandwiches are what Chicagoans actually eat all the time, not the deep-dish pizza tourists think defines the city.

Chicago, IL · 10d

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Illinois Isn’t A Seafood State, Yet These 9 Spots Serve Fish Worth The Drive

Illinois sits about a thousand miles from the nearest ocean, so great seafood is not the first thing most folks expect here. But every so often you pull into a plain little lot, smell something frying or smoking, and realize you have found a place you will be thinking about for weeks.

Illinois · 9d

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Chicago’s Pickled Prince passionately pickles to perfection

Spicy pickled perfection is how Brian Greene, founder of Pickled Prince, would describe his pickle business. Although he offers products from across the heat spectrum, Greene said, he has a spicy attitude about everything he makes. Greene and his fiancee Alex Skrzypczyk came up with the concept to sell different...

Chicago, IL · 8d

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Bronzeville’s Nitro Nostalgia Ice Cream Plans Food Truck After Winning South Side Pitch

BRONZEVILLE — A South Side ice cream parlor and board game café is looking to bring its business to local events and festivals using its recent $15,000 grand prize winnings in a pitch competition. Father-and-daughter duo Garland and Kamillah Lucas opened Nitro Nostalgia, 4254 S. Cottage Grove Ave.,...

Chicago, IL · 9d

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Home Run Inn Goes Deep-Dish Adjacent: A First-Ever Pan Pizza Hits Chicagoland Freezers

The new Pan Pizza keeps the DNA fans already know — Home Run Inn's signature crust and tomato sauce blended with a secret family recipe — but builds it up. The crust is thicker, generously topped with freshly sliced mozzarella, and made from scratch with all-natural ingredients. It...

Chicago, IL · 6d

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Chicagoans Cross The Whole City For The Potato Salad At This Old Lincoln Square German Spot

Some of the best meals in Illinois hide behind doors you would walk right past. You expect a quick bite, maybe a sausage, and then a simple side dish shows up and quietly changes your whole evening. That is the kind of surprise waiting at one old-school German tavern, where...

Chicago, IL · 14d

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These 6 Illinois Diners Still Serve Liver And Onions Like Grandma Made On Sundays

Some of the best meals in Illinois hide behind plain signs, worn booths, and a coffee pot that never seems to run dry. You walk in expecting a quick bite, then a plate of tender liver smothered in sweet, golden onions lands in front of you and suddenly you are a kid again at Grandma’s table.

Chicago, IL · 11d

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Drive Across Illinois Just To Try The Gloriously Overstuffed Sandwiches At This Legendary Deli

There are places you eat at, and then there are places you make a pilgrimage to, and Kaufman’s Bagel & Delicatessen in Skokie, Illinois, falls firmly and unapologetically into the second category. Pack a bag if you have to. The drive is worth it. When you arrive at Kaufman’s,...

Skokie, IL · 9d