It was sunny and 27 degrees when I told my daughter we’d be having dinner that night in a tent. “That’s silly,” she said. Even a 2-year-old knew better. It’s that time of year in Chicago when the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Starting Friday in Chicago and many suburbs, customers won't have a choice but to sit outside. To stay in business by seating as many people as they can, one block in Chicago's Fulton ...

From single-table igloos to communal tents, restaurants are counting on an array of outdoor structures to keep customers coming through the winter as the coronavirus pandemic continues. But are these ...

With restaurants limited to 50-percent capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic, outdoor dining has become a big part of the restaurant business. “We’ve been fortunate that the weather has been really ...

Breaking down the efficacy of plexiglass barriers, pods, igloos and more. With limited indoor dining capacity and colder weather fast approaching in many parts of the country, restaurants have worked ...

It's cold out there, yet with all that's going on in the world (hello Omicron), there are those diners who still prefer a table outdoors, preferably one in a space shielded from wind, rain and yes, ...