patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Prasino

Friday, January 4, 2013

Popular on Patch: Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Spotted at Prasino

E! News snagged a photo of the Hollywood celebrity couple grabbing brunch at the La Grange restaurant.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Spotted at Prasino

E! News snagged a photo of the Hollywood celebrity couple grabbing brunch at the La Grange restaurant.

La Grange, you just got Punk'd! ... well, a visit from famed Punk'd prankster and Two and a Half Men actor Ashton Kutcher, along with girlfriend and Black Swan and Ted star Mila Kunis, anyway. E! News reports that the couple were photographed enjoying brunch at La Grange's Prasino restaurant, being flirty and generally having a nice date out in the suburbs. The couple has been staying in the Chicago area and the Midwest over the holiday season, according to the website. Prasino was also recently featured on the local show Check, Please! Check out the photo and read the full story at E! News.

Lisa Chudy

4:19 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013

i would like to see a Hollywood couple: It is something different to talk about. They make a cute couple.   more ›

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

TV Show Filming at Prasino Draws a Crowd

A Prasino manager said that nearly 300 people showed up for the filming of the show "Check, Please!" in the La Grange restaurant.

Nearly 300 people flooded La Grange's Prasino restaurant on Friday evening for the filming of WWTW's restaurant-spotlight show Check, Please!, The Doings La Grange reports. Check, Please! spotlights Chicago and Chicagoland restaurants with a focus on "real-people" reviews provided by guest reviewers. After a Check, Please! guest reviewer visits a restaurant, the show visits the location to interview chefs and staff and get interior shots of the location. Prasino emphasizes local produce, organic products and grass-fed beef, and offers vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meals. No La Grange or La Grange Park restaurant has previously been featured on Check, Please!, although Vie in Western Springs has, as well as Xni-Pec de Yucatan in …

Vegasdog.

12:55 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Good for them...it's about time. My beef (pun) w/Check Please is that I wish they would do more geographically themed shows: Best of the Western Subs, etc. Unfortunately they still think it's the 1980/1990's and the majority of their audience is Lincoln &/or Wicker Park! There's plenty of great local and affordable cuisine (Amber, Topaz, Prasino, etc) nearby. It may take a little effort to find …   more ›

Friday, January 20, 2012

La Grange Restaurants Serve Up Preview of Restaurant Week

A preview event for Restaurant Week shows the delicious diversity of offerings in La Grange.

In the back room of Bella Bacinos in La Grange on Tuesday night, local officials and business leaders gathered to dine and discuss the hotly anticipated first La Grange Restaurant Week to be held in February. On hand were chefs and representatives of 12 La Grange restaurants, showing off their stuff with bite sized examples of the wide range of dishes produced in the downtown restaurant community. "This event will officially put La Grange on the marquee as a culinary destination," said Linda Bacin, owner of Bella Bacinos. Bacin is a central figure in the creation of Restaurant Week, and said she felt moved to bring all the usually competitive restaurants in the area together to work together on problems that face all of them. First and …

Claire Marich

4:11 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012

LaGrange is definitely a worthy destination for foodies!   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?