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Gino’s East River North Brewery Now Open

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Purcellville VA

Top 10 Dallas Restaurant Stories of 2014

20 New Restaurants in Indianapolis for 2015

Gino’s East River North Brewery Now Open

Gino’s East is now brewing their own beer to drink with deep dish pizza at their River North location in Chicago. Kevin McMahon is their brewmaster, formerly of Abita Brewing in Louisiana. Their first four brews: Black Rye IPA, Pale Ale, Belgian Whit, and German Helles. They’ll be adding specialty and seasonal brews as the spirit moves them.

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Purcellville VA

Burgers and fries at Market Burger Fries & Shakes

Burgers and fries at Market Burger Fries & Shakes

Purcellville, Virginia is only 50 miles west of Washington, D.C., certainly close enough for a day trip. The town has a winery, a brewery, and a distillery, along with a great burger shop and coffee shop to help counteract the effects of your liquor tourism. The Washington Post takes a look at the eating and drinking in this town in the Blue Ridge Mountains foothills.

Top 10 Dallas Restaurant Stories of 2014

Italian beef at Al's #1, now in Dallas

Italian beef at Al’s #1, now in Dallas

Culture Map Dallas presents the top ten restaurant news stories of the past year, from Chef John Tesar’s blast of the Dallas Morning News’ rating system to the restaurant explosion in Dallas’ suburbs. Read it all here.

20 New Restaurants in Indianapolis for 2015

A Giordano's classic from Chicago

A Giordano’s classic from Chicago

Giordano’s is bringing Chicago deep-dish pizza to Indy in February. They are one of the 20 new restaurants in the works for Indy in 2015, and the Indianapolis Star takes a look at all of them, including a new brewpub, a meatball restaurant, and a restaurant specializing in the legs of all sorts of creatures (?!) served with bacon (can they possibly have that right?)