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Blogs, Bleader Feb 10, 2017
Video
Chef Ben Lustbader of Giant makes bread with the ‘bacon of the sea’

Challenged to create a dish with dulse, Lustbader combines northern European and Asian flavors.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, dulse, seaweed, dulse sourdough, bread, Ben Lustbader, Giant, bacon, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 2, 2016
Doodle's serves the holy trinity: doughnuts, bacon, and coffee

Also a side of coloring.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Food & Drink, Things I Love, Doodle's Doughnuts, doughnuts, bacon, coffee, breakfast

Blogs, Bleader Oct 8, 2015
It's not a wedding without a Polish meat hut

The Polish Highlander wedding tradition features a profusion of protein.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Whoa, stół wiejski, chatka Góralska, meat hut, Dunajec Bakery & Deli, Polish food, weddings, bacon, sausage, lard, Newsom's Country Ham, Logan Square Auditorium, Jan Wynch, Chicken Danse, Zakopane, Polish Highlanders, Zakopane, smalec ze szkwarkami

Blogs, Bleader Apr 21, 2015
A pair of amateur eaters take on Baconfest

. . . and discover it's not for the weak.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Things I Love, This Will Kill You, Food & Drink, Baconfest 2015, bacon, Nueske's, The Winchester, The Bad Apple, fat Elvis, Fortune Fish & Gourmet, Maddy's Dumpling House, Black Dog Gelato, Kanela Breakfast Club, Kevin Bacon

Blogs, Bleader Aug 23, 2014
Reader's Agenda Sat 8/23: Threadless Family Reunion; Bacon, Sports & Beer; and Matthew Hoffman's Go For It

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, August 23
- By Kerry Cardoza
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Food & Drink, Threadless, Ezra Furman, Bacon, Sports & Beer, Blackfinn Ameripub, Matthew Hoffman, Mosnart, You Are Beautiful

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 22, 2014
'Modern' Polish food at Mount Prospect's Qulinarnia

A suburban storefront tries to spiff up meat and potatoes.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Qulinarnia, Polish restaurants, Mount Prospect, potatoes, Jadwiga, Poland, Agnes Janowska, salads, soups, appetizers, parsley, celery, marjoram, zurek, borsch, bacon, pork, sausage, pickles, cheese, arugula, quinoa, cranberry sauce, tartare, eggs, blue, capers, garlic, herring, onions, apples, microgreens, mushrooms, puff pastry, entrees, cod, fish, spinach, duck, carrots, broccoli, Smak-Tak, filet mignon, sauerkraut, pierogi, lobster, tomatoes, desserts, cheesecake, red wines, white wines, beer, Polish beers, Warka Radler

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 22, 2014
Más makes Mexican with more and more and more . . .

. . . but more isn't better at this new West Loop spot.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, West Loop, Mexican restaurants, Yanitzin Sanchez, Sabor Saveur, botanas, salsas, tacos, guacamole, crudos, esquites, seafood, steak, lamb, cocktails, tequila, desserts, French toast, cheese, gazpacho, pastor, grouper, chorizo, bacon, Más

Blogs, Bleader Jul 18, 2014
Looking for a Pitchfork pit stop?

You’re safe with beer and bacon at Kaiser Tiger.
- By Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Food & Drink, Kaiser Tiger, craft beer, sausage, bacon, Pitchfork Music Festival, Beck, Green Stage, restaurant, bar, Union Park, Randolph Row, Randolph Street

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 11, 2014
Recommended
Former Top Cheftestant brings soulful, creative Korean to Avondale

Beverly Kim and husband Johnny Clark have opened a destination-worthy mom-and-pop—with a modern twist.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Parachute, Beverly Kim, Johnny Clark, Korean restaurants, Korean-American restaurants, Top Chef, Aria, Bonsoiree, ajummas, bibimbap, dolsot bibimbap, kale, duck eggs, foie gras, rice, nurungi, onions, gochuchang, eggs, kimchi, radish, peanuts, celery, pickles, bindaetteok, mung beans, pancakes, pork, black garlic, noodles, naengmyun, broth, lettuce, cucumbers, pine nuts, dumplings, mandu, mushrooms, asparagus, almonds, yogurt, crab, prawns, clams, rice cakes, baked potatoes, bing, bacon, scallions, blood, boudin noir, nam prik, spearmint, coconut, X'ian Famous Foods, Chinese mustard, yuzu, chile, olive oil, kampachi, ceviche, strawberries, fennel, dashi, wheat berries, beer, Revolution Brewing, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 23, 2014
Recommended
Joe Fish, Rosebud Restaurants' new seafood house, is for ballers

Few people seem to have mourned the passing of Rosebud Trattoria—but something more current has taken its place.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Joe Fish, Rosebud, Centro Ristorante, Alex Dana, Grant Pick, Chicago Reader, River North, Chicago Sun-Times, Michael Sneed, Rosebud Steakhouse, Rosebud Prime, Carmine's, portions, Italian restaurants, seafood restaurants, fish, seafood, Nico Osteria, service, appetizers, salads, entrees, oysters, bacon, spinach, Pamesan cheese, crab, crab cakes, lobster, avocado, lamb, chicken, steak, burgers, sea bass, prosciutto, branzino, Dover sole, wild rice, bouillabaisse, squid, mussels, clams, shrimp, pasta, rice, linguine alle vongole, risotto, tomatoes, ramps, Bang Bang Pie, cocktails, biscuits, desserts, cheesecake, pecan pie, pies, ricotta cheese, honey, almonds, blackberries, cake, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 9, 2014
Recommended
Take your meatings at Tête Charcuterie . . . but save room for salad

The new Randolph Row restaurant is a lot more than just a temple to our culture's insatiable flesh lust.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Tête Charcuterie, Thomas Rice, Kurt Guzowski, West Loop, Fulton Market, Randolph Row, meat, charcuterie, cured meat, sausages, menus, gargouillou, Michel Bras, beef, corned beef, Filipino longaniza, terrines, pates, cheeses, the Butcher & Larder, Public Quality Meats, Nduja Artisans, West Loop Salumi, finocchiona, curing rooms, salami, cured sausages, Bresaola, bacon, pork, headcheese, aspic, veal, duck, truffle, foie gras, chicken, olives, carrots, red peppers, mustard, hot dogs, bratwurst, fried rice, shrimp, garlic, Fat Rice, capers, onions, tagliatelle, vegetables, desserts, ramps, fava beans, asparagus, strawberries, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Apr 28, 2014
Here are the winners of Baconfest's Golden Rasher Awards

Also, a recipe for caramelized bacon with clams casino broth
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Cooking, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Baconfest Chicago, bacon, Michael Jordan's Steakhouse, Lillie's Q, Farmhouse, clams casino

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Mar 21, 2014
Recommended
Japonais by Morimoto: At the top of the sushi food chain

The Iron Chef puts his brand on some of the best sushi in the city right now.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Japonais by Morimoto, Masaharu Morimoto, Iron Chef, Japonais, omakase, sushi, sushi bars, Gene Kato, Sumi Robata Bar, Kinmont, sustainable seafood, seafood, overfished species, eel, yellowtail, bluefin tuna, salmon, sashimi, pizza, anchovy, aioli, okonomiyaki, pancakes, fish, pork, gyoza, bacon, crab, uni carbonara, sea urchin, noodles, peas, pasta, chicken, chicken noodle soup, soup, tofu, kimchi, dashi, rice, eggs, duck confit, duck, risotto, oysters, foie gras, kasutera, desserts, sake, beer, Rogue Ales, whiskey, Japanese whiskey, Japanese restaurants, Japanese fusion restaurants, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Feature Feb 12, 2014
V-Day Issue: A power couple like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, but better

Together for 17 years, Lynn Rondeau and Katy Bird are the type of people who'll parallel park your car for you.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Feature, couples, Lynn Rondeau, Katy Bird, producers, professors, mathematicians, parallel parking, self-esteem, coffee, bacon, routines, cocktails, movies, video games, radio, bars, jogging, Bucktown, Gallery Caberet, meat, music, cooking, Netflix, parallel parking, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, Dyson, pizza, Calo Pizzeria

Blogs, Bleader Jan 22, 2014
Of sandwiches and handwiches: Rosie's West Town Deli and Burke's Bacon Bar

Two locations demonstrate the importance of good to-go packaging.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: One Bite, Food & Drink, Rosie's West Town Deli, Burke's Bacon Bar, sandwiches, handwiches, bacon, meatball sandwich, marinara, to-go

Blogs, Bleader Nov 23, 2013
Reader's Agenda Sat 11/23: Bacon, Sports & Beer Celebration, Chicago Toy & Game Fair, and Joe DeRosa

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, November 23
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Bacon, Sports & Beer Celebration, Union Station Great Hall, Chicago Toy & Game Fair, Navy Pier, Santa, Joe DeRosa, Lincoln Lodge

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Nov 22, 2013
Recommended
The Chop Shop keeps it simple

Wicker Park's multidisciplinary butcher/bar/restaurant/performance space does a lot—and does a lot with a little.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, The Chop Shop, fasting, restaurant reviews, meat, chicken, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Wicker Park, butcher shops, bars, performance spaces, Minelli Meat & Deli, Butcher & Larder, Publican Quality Meats, deli meats, cheese, antipasti, sausage, steak, pork chops, Italian sausage, chicken, salmon, burgers, gnocchi, Urban Union, rib eye steak, strip steak, potatoes, hanger steak, bacon, kohlrabi, brussels sprouts, shrimp, root vegetables, beer, charcuterie, duck, pancetta, pork, liver, root vegetables, sandwiches, Chop Shop, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2013
Reader’s Agenda Sat 9/14: Beethoven Festival, No Age, and the Chicago Bacon Takedown

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, September 14.
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Beethoven Festival: Love 2013, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Wilco, Glenn Kotche, No Age, Joan of Arc, Club Nutz, DJ Juiceboxxx, Chicago Bacon Takedown, bacon, Lincoln Hall

Blogs, Bleader Aug 22, 2013
Burke's Bacon Bar wants to rescue your next meeting

David Burke and Rick Gresh launch a tiny sandwich shop devoted to bacon sliders—and more.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Burke's Bacon Bar, Rick Gresh, David Burke, David Burke Primehouse, the James Chicago, Goose Island Matilda, Dreymiller & Kray, Benton's Country Hams, Smoking Goose, bacon

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 30, 2013
At River North's Central Standard, a one-stop tour of flyover country

From poutine to fried alligator, with a bourbon chaser
- By Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, tacos, pierogi, poutine, alligator, menus, River North, time zones, bacon, fava beans, cippolini, chicken, lamb salami, meat, cheese, relish, jam, pickles, ducks, shrimp and grits, Central Standard

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Apr 5, 2013
Video
Abraham Conlon of Fat Rice shows the "right way" and "wrong way" to cook a porcine reproductive organ

Braised, deep-fried, stir-fried—pig uterus has its merits.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, pig uterus, uterus, tripe, organs, pork intestine, pork uterus, Abraham Conlon, bacon, offal, texture, pig ear, wood ear mushroom, funnel cake, stir-fry, crunchiness, squeakiness, chefs, cooking, recipes, Fat Rice, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 26, 2013
Five-dollar* lunch: Dion Antic gives wieners another shot at the Haute & the Dog

In advance: no, it's not Hot Doug's.
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: $5 lunches, Food & Drink, the haute & the dog, hot doug's, hot dogs, stripper pole, rockstar dogs, dion antic, bagel on damen, wicker park, mac & cheese, bacon

Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2013
A bill to label genetically modified foods, and other food news bites

Weak bourbon, strong bacon, and more
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Grace, Curtis Duffy, Kevin Pang, GMO, baconfest, bacon, Maker's Mark, bourbon, Charlie Trotter's, Check, Please!

Blogs, Bleader Nov 30, 2012
Young bacon outlaws and other food news bites

Beard Papa dies, Kevin Boehm digs Wendy's, Next goes vegan, and more
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, bacon, Next Restaurant, Grant Achatz, Beard Papa, Boka, Kevin Boehm

Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2012
Malort night at Paddy Long's and other food and drink events

Pumpkin festivals, beer celebrations, Malort night, and local farming fund-raisers fill this week's event calendar
- By Meg Pier
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Highwood Pumpkin Fest, 2 Sparrows, Miller High Life, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Old Style, Natural Ice, Milwaukee's Best, Hamms, Drinking and Writing Theater, Haymarket Pub, Beat Generation, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Diane Di Prima, Malort, bacon, Paddy Long's, Foodie Fest, Downers Grove, FamilyFarmed.org, Becker Lane Organics, Heritage Prairie Farm, WBEZ, Chef Battle Royale, off-air events

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