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Save money dining with the Ritual App Get $10 free

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Save money dining with the Ritual App Get $10 free I love Ritual.  It's my favorite food ordering app.  Ritual allows you to skip the line, place to-go orders and there are never any added fees or mark ups. I've been using it for a couple years and Ritual prices match the in-store … [Read more...] about Save money dining with the Ritual App Get $10 free

Chicago Restaurant Week: Dine for $25-$55

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Chicago Restaurant Week: Dine for $25-$55 Chicago Restaurant Week returns on March 19-April 4, 2021 with possibly some deals for dining at restaurants at a discount.  Honestly I haven't participated in years.  I just don't find any of the dining deals compelling enough to battle the … [Read more...] about Chicago Restaurant Week: Dine for $25-$55

What’s open in Chicago Update

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What's open in Chicago Update The State of Illinois imposed new restrictions for Chicago effective Monday, January 18, 2021.  These restrictions are in place until further notice.    For the most up to date restrictions check here.  The status of what is open is changing … [Read more...] about What’s open in Chicago Update

Get free stuff on your birthday

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Get free stuff on your birthday. Birthday freebies used to be more generous but hey free is still free.  You will be required to sign up to receive emails and in some cases join a dining or other club for free or for a fee in order to receive birthday freebies. All freebies are subject to … [Read more...] about Get free stuff on your birthday

Target offering free one-year subscription to Food Network Kitchen

Target offering free one-year subscription to Food Network Kitchen If you're a fan of the Food Network you've probably googled a recipe or a video and found that you don't have access because it's behind their paywall.  Now here's an opportunity to get access to all of their premium content … [Read more...] about Target offering free one-year subscription to Food Network Kitchen

Enjoy free donut every Friday at Dunkin’

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Enjoy free donut every Friday at Dunkin’ Now for a limited time, DD Perks members in Chicago can get one FREE donut** with any drink purchase every Friday, all day long.  I'm going to guess and say that a lot of Dunkin locations are closed so I would check the app or call first before heading … [Read more...] about Enjoy free donut every Friday at Dunkin’

Get free Jiffy recipe book

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Get free Jiffy recipe book If you enjoy Jiffy products they offer a free cookbook.  Register for it here. You can now view the online version of our famous “JIFFY” Mix Recipe Book. I recently made the Chile and Cheese Cornbread and it was delicious.  The key to super moist cornbread? … [Read more...] about Get free Jiffy recipe book

Shop Mariano’s online and get free shipping

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Shop Mariano's online and get free shipping I may have been the last person to discover this but if you go online (not the app) on Mariano's website you can order non-perishable items and have them shipped to your home.  And if your order is over $35 it ships free  (This is not … [Read more...] about Shop Mariano’s online and get free shipping

Free Cheesecake Factory recipes

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Free Cheesecake Factory recipes While tooling around on their website I noticed that they are publishing some of their recipes.  Unfortunately the Miso Salmon isn't up there so I ordered it to-go because I was going to be across the street.  Anyway other favorite recipes are up … [Read more...] about Free Cheesecake Factory recipes

Where to dine outside in Chicago

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Where to dine outside in Chicago I've only dined at one restaurant since mid-March and that was in June.  Since then I've picked up takeaway but that's it.  So I can't attest to the safety conditions of the following.  And now that it was snowing yesterday I'm not sure what will be … [Read more...] about Where to dine outside in Chicago

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