Airbnb Looking To Link Guests To Local Restaurants

Airbnb Looking To Link Guests To Local Restaurants

By: Lisa Jennings | Oct 24, 2016 | restaurant-hospitality.com

As a growing number of people offer their homes to travelers through Airbnb, the home-sharing service is looking to build partnerships with the restaurant industry.

In a report last week, Airbnb said its guests have spent more than $1.5 billion in restaurants in 19 major cities alone across the U.S. over the past 12 months. Airbnb guests typically spend between $50 and $90 per guest per night in restaurants, the company said.

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10 Haunted Chicago Restaurants To Visit Before The Afterlife

10 Haunted Chicago Restaurants To Visit Before The Afterlife

By: Valya Borisova| Oct 14, 2016 | spoonuniversity.com

If Chicago didn’t already give you the chills, these 10 haunted restaurants are sure to send a shiver down your spine. As a lover of both food and Halloween, I set out on a quest to find the most haunted restaurants in Chicago to keep my stomach full and my heart racing.

The guests you will dine with include a man that hung himself in the Chicago fire, as well as a woman that fell 90 floors to her death. Up for the challenge?

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Stuff Your Face During Lincoln Square & Ravenswood Restaurant Week

Stuff Your Face During Lincoln Square & Ravenswood Restaurant Week

By: Anthony Todd | Oct 17, 2016 | chicagoist.com

The “real” Restaurant Week is still a few months away, but if you’re looking for some great dining deals, this event on the Northwest side might be just the thing. Restaurants in the Lincoln Square/Ravenswood area have teamed up with the Chamber of Commerce for a special neighborhood restaurant week, and it’s going on now.

The event, which runs from Oct. 16 through Oct. 21, invites restaurants to create deals of their own – they aren’t stuck to a particular prix fixe format. Some, like Ampersand Wine Bar and Bistro Campagne, have created multi-course menus. We’re particularly fond of Band of Bohemia’s, which includes a beer flight, appetizer and entree for $45…

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