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- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Oct 13, 2017
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These Armenian-Iraqi immigrants tried tacos for the first time in Chicago
"She likes them, I don't."
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Aug 9, 2017
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Schwa, now with fewer drugs and more adult responsibility
Once infamous for its excesses, the influential restaurant from mercurial chef Michael Carlson has transformed into a fertile proving ground for Chicago’s next generation of young culinary talent. Now that it’s all grown up, has Schwa lost its edge?
- Food & Drink, Summer Guide May 17, 2017
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South-side picnicking done right
A guide to eating outside below Madison Street
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Oct 13, 2016
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Froot Loops, french fries, and stir-fry fuel BellyQ
Inside Bill Kim's Korean-barbecue-oriented Asian fusion restaurant, sugary cereal is as popular as prepared food during staff meal.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Oct 13, 2016
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Rick Bayless’s Emergency Taco is the savior of Frontera Grill staff
Workers too busy to order a la carte from the menu turn to the chef’s snack hack.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Oct 13, 2016
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When Boka's off-menu, Asian food rules
Chef Lee Wolen and his staff indulge in a Korean feast in between prep and service.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 15, 2015
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Charbroiling oysters with Tommy Cvitanovich of New Orleans' Drago's
We talk oysters with Tommy Cvitanovich, whose family owns the most successful restaurant in Louisiana, Drago's Seafood.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2015
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Talking and shucking with Montreal's champion oyster shucker Daniel Notkin
The preservation and consumption of oysters are closely related, says Montreal's champion shucker Daniel Notkin.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 11, 2015
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Celebrating the tomato, moules frites, Filipino culture, and other food events
A tomato festival, a mussels festival, a Schnitzelfest, your chance to hang out at a Bocuse-style competition, a celebration of new Filipino cooking, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 9, 2015
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Feast your eyes on two trailers: One for Next, one for Ina's
Two very different trailers just came out: one for fancy dinner, one for a maker of comfy breakfast.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 8, 2015
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Requiem for Sunshine Cafe, a slice of Chicago history
Sunshine Cafe, a remnant of a moment in Chicago history and a charming Japanese restaurant, closed Saturday, possibly for good.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 2, 2015
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Pizza envy, or the return of the New York casserole canard
Chicago deep dish pizza is under attack from New York again, but what's this behind enemy lines?
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2015
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Farm-to-table Mexican opening in Andersonville, and other events of summer's end
Cantina 1910's restaurant and farm opens in Andersonville, Modern Mexican conference returns to Kendall, get your tiki mug the honest way, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 24, 2015
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In predominantly white Wheaton, a barbecue joint crosses the color line
The owner of Steamboat Barbecue in Wheaton, John Bovinette, visited 47 states to learn a variety of techniques for smoking meats.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 20, 2015
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Papalo, the mysterious herb on your cemita
Asking Tony Anteliz of Cemitas Puebla about the pungent green herb on his Mexican sandwiches
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 18, 2015
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The Sofitel's cheesemaking and charcuterie program is almost ready for retail
The Sofitel Hotel's cheesemaking and charcuterie programs are humming along and almost ready for online shopping.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2015
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Bourgeois blues for Boka and Brgrbelly, and other things to read and do
Name changes, Harper's hates on fine dining, Eater hates on food writing, Big Gay Ice Cream is coming, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 12, 2015
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Fox News's barbecue food-list scandal shows the listicle's pitfalls
Fox News published a barbecue list that's as white as a cream cheese sandwich at a D.A.R. tea.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 10, 2015
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In the Weeds is the best Chicago chef podcast you've never heard of
Ben Randall's In the Weeds podcast is like hanging out at the bar listening to a veteran chef's war stories.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 7, 2015
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Hamburger Hop tickets are on sale, your chance to eat like a Google employee, and more
It may be the dog days of August, but events are still happening.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 5, 2015
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Things the Winchester learned in the fire
Ukrainian Village's the Winchester is trying to come back from a fire by being a better neighborhood restaurant.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 3, 2015
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Absolutely the ten best south-side tacos (or confessions of a food-list maker)
When a best tacos list came under fire, it got our writer thinking about why we love best-of lists—and tacos.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 29, 2015
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Don't just drive by this taco spot's house-made tortillas
The great little taco joint on Western that nearly got away.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2015
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Myron Mixon, the winningest man in barbecue, isn't blowing smoke
The TV barbecue star, Windy City Smokeout judge, and Georgia boy talks about his barbecue philosophy.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 23, 2015
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Why everyone should chill out about the term 'ethnic restaurant'
Maybe the term "ethnic restaurant" is better than not talking about somebody else's food culture at all.
