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Crafthouse Cocktails

Crafthouse Cocktails, bottled cocktails from bartender Charles Joly of The Aviary. 

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Ten Reasons To Cross The County Line

Our favorite Broward strip mall gems are best for take-out or a casual meal, and thus they are well suited to spontaneous visits. Going north on I-75, the Turnpike or I-95? We've provided the nearest highway exits for ease.

Amuse Wine Bar

Today is opening day for this Lower East Side wine bar. Small plates include a charcuterie salad, with cured meat and fried prosciutto bits over mixed greens, and braised short rib sliders on rice patties. See the menu.

Josey Baker And Fox And Lion | Tasting Table San Francisco

Two San Francisco bakers believe their work starts with grinding their own flour. Read more!

Sopressata At Black Hogg

This no-frills deli counter serves eight varieties of baguette sandwiches stuffed with imported cured meats and cheeses--just the thing we're craving come lunchtime.

Takito Kitchen

This creative Mexican restaurant in Wicker Park is now open for brunch (Friday through Sunday, noon to 3 p.m.). Go for Spanish ham and eggs, pork-belly ?sope? and polenta with poached eggs, vegetables, jalapeño and pepitas.

The Refinery

Now open in the former Old Town Brasserie space, this casual, modern-American restaurant features dishes like deviled eggs with bacon and celery, duck-liver mousse with blackberries, and salmon with genmaicha (brown rice tea) broth.

Etchea Bakery

Chef Laurent Quenioux has opened a bakery near USC, serving bread baked in the tradtional Basque style, as well as sandwiches and salads. Another location of Etchea Bakery in Bunker Hill is due to open in a few weeks.

Flatiron Hall

Love Houston Hall ? Good news: The downtown beer hall now has an uptown sister. There are house beers aplenty, along with pastrami Reuben spring rolls and chicken tikka masala wontons for snacking. See the menu.

Sightglass Coffee

Sliderbar

This Palo Alto-based mini-burger chain is holding grand opening festivities for its new downtown Berkeley location tomorrow. We hear a slider giveaway is in the plans.

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Azul At The Mandarin Oriental

Chef Jacob Anaya has left Azul, moving on to OTC in Brickell.

Sweetness Bake Shop In Hialeah

The Kendall bakery has opened a branch in Hialeah. The shop serves cupcakes, cookies, doughnuts and more. On the savory side, the menu also includes soups and sandwiches.

Fried Green Tomatoes With Crab, Watermelon And Arnold Palmer Vinaigrette

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman go full Southern in this fried green tomato, crab and watermelon salad.

Collards & Carbonara From Andy Ticer And Michael Hudman

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman fuse Italian home cooking and their Southern upbringing in their new cookbook, Collards & Carbonara: Southern Cooking, Italian Roots.

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CH Distillery

This West Loop distillery transforms Illinois-grown grain into vodka, gin and whiskey (and distills rum, too). Try the spirits in cocktails by Violet Hour veteran Kyle Davidson, accompanied by substantial snacks (see the menu ).

Quenelle

Former Lukshon pastry chef John Park has opened his dessert shop in Burbank. Stay cool with hibiscus-watermelon popsicles, lavender-strawberry push pops, and house-made cookie dough drumsticks.

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Sushi Nakazawa

Daisuke Nakazawa, who apprenticed with chef Jiro Ono of Jiro Dreams of Sushi , opens this omakase restaurant with a 10-seat sushi bar today. For now, only the sushi bar will be open.

Oon Restaurant In Chicago

Oon, a new creative Southeast Asian restaurant from chef Matt Eversman. 

The Umamiest Of Them All

Eat your way through umami-packed ingredients, from a new tomato purée to smoked soy sauce.

Kalye Hits

Kalye's sizzling pork sisig ($9) is one of the best we've tasted: It's an amped-up spicy-sour hash of crispy pig, served on a cast iron skillet with a raw egg slowly frying in the center.