Moretti's Pizza opens in Lincoln Park, Dec. 18

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Moretti's Pizzeria & Bar opens December 18 in Lincoln Park at 2251 N. Lincoln Ave.

The menu will feature eighteen varieties of deep dish and 19 thin-crust pizzas. In addition guests will be able to build their own pizza from a selection of 25 toppings on their three sizes of either deep dish or thin crust pizzas. New toppings such as plant-based pepperoni and plant-based mozzarella are among toppings available.

Opening specials will be feature and include: Happy hour 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday featuring half off on most pizzas and drinks; Wine Wednesday featuring $5 wine by the glass and half-off bottles; half-price pizza Tuesday when dining in and ordering a beverage; Pinkies Up Thursdays featuring $7 Champagne and martini specials and more.

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Hours of operation are: 3 p.m. to 12 a.m. Monday-Wednesday; 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday-Friday; 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday. Call: 773-348-5100.

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McCormick & Schmick's holiday dinners for dine-in and to-go

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McCormick & Schmick's, participating locations, is featuring a dine-in holiday prix-fixe menu that includes starter, main course and desert. 

Main course selections are: crab and shrimp stuffed salmon (crab, shrimp, brie; artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes); Open Blue Cobia (grilled with scampi shrimp, seasonal vegetable and mashed potatoes) ; center cut filet mignon served with the restaurant's steak butter and mashed potatoes or West Australian lobster tail (7oz) topped with scamp shrimp served with asparagus and roasted potatoes.

The menu will be available December 24 and 25. Reservations recommended. View complete three-course menu selections here.

The restaurant is also offering a Christmas feast menu to-go featuring prime rib, mashed potatoes, green beans sourdough bread $155 (serves four). View complete menu selections here. Order must be place by December 20.

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Le Sud offers Christmas carryout menu

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Le Sud Mediterranean Kitchen, 2301 W. Roscoe St. is offering a Christmas carryout holiday menu for two featuring filet mignon; $125. 

The menu includes: grilled and sliced fillet mignon with roasted shallot, port wine jus and steak sauce;  whipped potatoes creme fraiche; roasted vegetables with breadcrumbs and brioche dinner rolls with house butter. Dessert is red velvet donut bread pudding and chocolate with a cream cheese frosting.

Orders must be placed by December 19 for pickup on December 23. Call: 773-857-1985.

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It's a very Harry Hogwarts Christmas @Replay

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Replay Lincoln Park, 2833 N. Sheffield, latest pop-up installment, A Very Harry Christmas, opens today.

Replay transforms its main room to replicate Hogwarts at Christmastime, with photo opportunities with iconic characters and scenes from the popular series, such as the Great Hall, decked out in all of its festive glory, with wreaths, garland, candles, and snow. 

In addition a cosplay costume pageant, weekly themed trivia, a House Cup challenge, and a Yule Ball New Year's Eve event will also be held.

This limited-time pop-up, pays homage to fan-favorite moments along with special event such as two  Yule Balls with special live performances by “The Weird Sisters.”

The first Yule Ball is 8 p.m. December 21; $25 includes: entry and a $20 beverage credit. The second Yule Ball is 7 p.m. New Year’s Eve, and features a 9 p.m. performance by DJ Kite mixing live throughout the night until 2 a.m. 

Tickets for the NYE Yule Ball are $50, which includes a $40 beverage credit, a midnight champagne toast, and party favors. The pop-up will remain through December 31.

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Christmas Eve dinner @Bar Roma

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Bar Roma, 5101 N. Clark St., welcomes guests for a celebratory Christmas Eve dinner with seating beginning at 4:30 p.m. December 24. 

In addition to the regular dinner menu, executive chef Fred Ramos will feature an array of holiday specials, including beluga lentil soup (sweet fennel sausage and baked fontina bruschetta; $10), smoked salmon pinwheel (Bliss caviar, hard boiled egg, red onion, capers and black olive taralli; $18), spaghetti arrabiata (shrimp, monkfish, scallops and spicy pomodoro; $30), wood-grilled beef tenderloin pizzaiola; $36, and butter rum cake with eggnog ice cream and fresh fruit; $10. 

Operating hours December 24 are 4:30-10:30 p.m. Table reservations are available here. Or, call: 773-942-7572.

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Today is the last day to order dinner for collaborative vegan meal

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Prairie Grass Cafe, Saigon Sisters, Demera and Soul Veg City have partnered for an all vegan collaborative meal, a four-course dinner you reheat and assemble at home, available for Dec. 10. 

The last day to order is December 8 and must be ordered from the restaurant you plan to pick meal up: Prairie Grass  Cafe, 847-205-4433; Demera, 773-334-8787 and Saigon Sisters, 312-496-0090. More details and menus available here.

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Aurelio's in Homewood lights up the holiday season

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Aurelio's Pizza, 18162, Harwood Ave., Homewood, lights up the south suburb with the return of its 10,000 lights for the holiday season. Call: 708-798-8050.

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Spirit & Co's holiday sauces spices up the holiday

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Spirit & Co, spices up the holidays with holiday gift pack of sauces. Varieties include steak, tomato, bacon bbq, hot sauce, chili hot sauce and honey mustard. More details available here. Call: 312-890-7757.

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Chicago Wings and Rings limited time fall menus in support of the ACS

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Wings and Rings, participating locations, has introduced a limited-time only fall menu in support of the American Cancer Society.

Menu items supporting the cause includes s’mores funnel cake fries (topped with melted, gooey marshmallows, chocolate syrup and Cinnamon Toast Crunch crumbles) and the blueberry BBQ sauce as an option for the brand’s signature chicken sandwich and chicken wing, along with other select dessert and cocktail options. The endeavor continues through December 31.

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Reclaimed Bar & Restaurant hosts four-course wine dinner, December 16

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Reclaimed Bar & Restaurant, 3655 N. Western Ave., is hosting a four-course wine dinner 6:30 p.m. December 16; $95 per person (does not included tax or gratuity. 

Starters are: truffle pork and rabbit paté en croûte; preserved figs, grain mustard and frisée vinaigrette paired with Keller Estates Brut rosé, Petaluma Gap, Sonoma, CA, 2018; Kobocha squash Mezzeluna; tellgio fonduta and crimini mushrooms paired with McKinlay, Pinot Noir "Chehalem Mountain," Willamette Valley, OR 2018.

The main course: roasted pheasant Ballentine with apple cider stewed collard greens and chestnut soubise paired with Da Vero Trovato red blend Cannanou/Carignan/Charbono, Mendocino, CA 2018.

Dessert is Riesling poached pear torte with star anise crème anglaise and hazelnuts.

Reservations available here. Call 773-857-0943.

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Durty Nellie's Holiday Drag Brunch, December 4

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Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith Street, Palatine, Holiday Drag Brunch takes place 11 a.m. December 4.

The event, hosted by Angel LeBare, includes a show and drag queen meet and greet with Fox E. Kim and Aleyna Couture. Admission, which includes show and meet and greet is $20. Brunch is additional.

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Le Sud's holiday pop up opens December 4

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Le Sud Mediterranean Kitchen's, 2301 W. Roscoe St., holiday pop up "Let it Snow" opens December 4.  The family-friendly event will feature kid-friendly fare, holiday dishes, a special brunch menu with boozy beverages, warm winter drinks and more. 

Chef Michael Woodhall will feature a special holiday dish through December: Rosemary Roasted Lamb Rack with fingerling potato, leek fondue and madeira jus ($35).

Seasonal libations include: "Let it Snow," will be offered (Four Roses bourbon, homemade cocoa, vanilla whipped cream and salted bourbon brown sugar ($14) and a festive cider made with Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey; Dom Benedictine, apple cider, and mulling spice syrup ($15).

Kiddie drinks include two Christmas-inspired kiddie cocktails: Christmas Sunrise (orange juice, grenadine, soda; $3) and Winter Cherry (soda, grenadine; $3) along with hot apple cider and and hot chocolate. 

All three of  the restaurant's  dining areas (the salon; main dining room; enclosed and heated sidewalk cafe) will be decked out with festive holiday decor.

A special holiday kid's food and beverage menu will be available. Thirty-three precent of the sales from the menu will benefit Audubon Elementary School.

Brunch hours: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; dinner hours are 4:30-10 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. The holiday event runs December 4-24. More details and reservations available here. Call: 773-857-1985.

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Make a date for Hot Chocolate with Santa, December 12

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Mark your calendar Hot Chocolate with Santa is 2-4 p.m. December 12, 9215 S. Ashland Ave. 

Santa will arrive in his sleigh with hot chocolate and cookies. RSVP by December 8 by calling: 773-233-3002. 

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