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FOOD AND DRINK Don’t go to Chicago if you’re on a diet! You’ll really want to savour every morsel of bacon-fat popcorn, every sip of hoppy ale and every bite of an Italian beef sandwich.

Start at the Chicago institution Portillo’s, where diners queue out of the door for its famous hotdogs and slabs of chocolate cake.

One afternoon, try a Chicago Food Planet tour, which visits six foodtasting locations in some hip neighbourhoods – Bucktown and Wicker Park (chicagofoodplanet. com, $54).Between mouthfuls of falafel and glugs of local beer, expert guides give you an insight into the