Challenged with fresh figs by David Hermach of Clark Street Ale House, Double A bartender Sean Still started by punning. The creator of drinks such as the From Sean to Dusk (gin, Chartreuse, creme de ...

For those who mourned the demise of Fig Dish, the band’s memory has been a blessing. But many don’t remember the Chicago alt-rock outfit at all. This month could change all that: Twenty-seven years ...

At a restaurant where the cheapest entrée is $22 and dishes range upwards of $44 per person, it is to be expected the ingredients are of the freshest quality. But that may not be the case at Chicago’s ...

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The place may be called Fig & Olive (104 E. Oak St., Gold Coast, 312-445-0060), but the emphasis is really on the olive. Laurent Halasz, Fig & Olive’s founder, uses olive oil instead of butter and ...