Dinner Date

The only thing more enchanting than the shadowy ambiance and pan-Asian offerings at Leilani Asian Fusion in Aurora is the tragic yet inspiring story that inspired its creation. We are sitting at a candle-lit four-top, on the Sunday of Valentine’s Day weekend, in one of the sleekest restaurants in the western suburbs. It’s 4:30 p.m.,

A few months ago, a pair of sharply dressed couples strolled into the new Eddie V’s Prime Seafood in Oak Brook, intent on enjoying an elegant meal in one of the area’s newest steakhouses. No distractions. No time limits. No social obligations. Their most pressing concern? Should they order the tableside filet-mignon steak tartare (an

If you’re curious how Rich Labriola has kept his Labriola food empire in Oak Brook purring along since 2008, order his eponymous cheeseburger, the Richie Burger. You’ll get a juicy 7-ounce Black Angus patty. Slices of white cheddar. Some lettuce and tomato. All impressive, but will you look at that bun? All those quality fixings

It’s a bustling Saturday night, with the holidays fast approaching, in downtown Downers Grove. And you’d swear half the town has found their way to Entourage, a sleek American-style bistro from the owners of Vai’s in Naperville. There are so many shiny, happy, hungry people waiting for a table that we’ve formed a snaking conga