Even though the pandemic slowed down burger openings in 2020, it could never hope to stop the public’s insatiable demand for ground beef on a bun. But the pandemic did seem to influence the kind of burgers restaurants were serving. Instead of handsomely presented burgers with lots of froufrou toppings, […]
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Crave Kabob slowly cooks giant cones of hand-stacked shawarma for falafels, kabobs in Chicago’s West Loop, Skokie
CHICAGO (WLS) — Shawarma stands selling falafel, kabobs and other Middle Eastern dishes are all over the region. But our Hungry Hound says a locally-owned concept – with locations in Skokie and the West Loop – differentiates itself, by hand-stacking their shawarma each day into giant cones that are cooked […]
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Rena Butler illustrates Chicago’s ‘Tale of Two’ cities in Hubbard Street Dance film
As a childhood resident of the Southwest Chicago neighborhood of Beverly, Rena Butler recalls visiting friends and family in Englewood and other nearby areas. She would sometimes hear loud bangs and didn’t know if they were fireworks or gun shots. “If I’m 12 years old and having that already in […]