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Blogs, Bleader Apr 23, 2018
Here’s how to make BellyQ chef Bill Kim’s excellent Korean pesto

A recipe from Korean BBQ: Master Your Grill in Seven Sauces, by chef Bill Kim of Randolph Row's BellyQ, shows that his notion of barbecue stretches far beyond the borders of Korea.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Condiments, Cooking, Food & Drink, Food Chain, Bill Kim, Belly Q, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, Korean BBQ: Master Your Grill in Seven Sauces, Chandra Ram, Plate magazine, Ten Speed Press, Penguin Random House, Korean pesto, nuoc cham, gochucchang, lemongrass chili sauce, Charlie Trotter's, Korean cooking, Korean fusion, recipes, Asian food, Read It and Eat bookstore, cooking demos

Blogs, Bleader Jan 30, 2015
Takos Koreanos redeems poutine

Andersonville's "Mex-Asian grill" rides the Korean wave.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, taco, Korean food, Mexican food, Roy Choi, Kogi, Takos Koreanos, kimchi fries, bulgogi, kalbi, barbacoa, Taco Chino, Belly Shack, Bill Kim, Del Seoul, Rooy Choi, Kogi BBQ, K-slop

Blogs, Bleader Oct 10, 2012
BellyQ's bowdlerized Korean, a cheese lover's cocktail, and more in this week's Food & Drink

In this week's Food & Drink: Korean barbecue without the fire, Cocktail Challenge Parmigiano Reggiano, and more
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Bill Kim, BellyQ, Randolph Row, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, Korean barbecue, San Soo Gap San, Hai Woon Dae, Peter Vestinos, Parmigiano Reggiano, Karl Fernandez, Old Town Pour House, the Cheese Course, Gina O'Brien, Rockit Bar & Grill, soy sauce, Bonsoiree, Independent Spirits Expo, cheap eats, Lito's Empanadas, West African peanut stew, shito

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Oct 10, 2012
No fire in the belly

Bill Kim's BellyQ offers a semblance of Korean barbecue
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, karaoke, Stephanie Izard, Jared Van Camp, John Manion, Brian Huston, Bill Kim, Korean barbeque, One Sixtyblue, Michael Jordan, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, Chinese water smoker, BellyQ

Blogs, Bleader Apr 12, 2012
Hints of spring in this week's food and drink events

A cocktail class, a Julia Child discussion, a food truck summit, and more
- By Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Femme Du Coupe, Fleur de Lis Flower Shop, Jim Klisch, Lakefront Brewery, Lakefront White, Silver Cloud Bar and Grill, Schnitzel King, Wagyu Wagon, Gigi's Bake Shop, University of Chicago Law School, Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Simca Beck, David Strauss, Kendall College, Bill Kim, Belly Shack, Jared Van Camp, Old Town Social, Carl Shelton, Boka, Stephanie Izard, Scleroderma Foundation, Dose Market, The Peasantry, Antique Taco, Stew Supper Club, River East Arts Center, Amelia Levin, The Chicago Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Windy City, Rick Bayless, Tony Mantuano, Stephanie Izard, Province, Floriole Cafe and Bakery, Soul Cocina, Ziryab, Dodo, Casa Noble Tequila, Jose "Pepe" Hermosillo, Zocalo.

Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2011
What's New: Tozi Korean BBQ Restaurant

A new Wicker Park Korean barbecue, unafraid to be fully Korean
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Tozi Korean BBQ Restaurant, David Chang. Roy Choi. Momofuku, Kogi BBQ, Korean food, BopNGrill, Crisp, Del Seoul, Hai Woon Dae, San Soo Gap San, Kang Nam, Bill Kim, Urban Belly, Belly Shack

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge Dec 8, 2011
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: kimchi

Hot Chocolate's Luke LeFiles concocts the Malort Drinker's Breakfast, a Bloody Mary for the pros
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, kimchi, Luke LeFiles, Bill Kim, Kris von Dopek, Mindy Segel, Bloody Mary, Hot Chocolate, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, cocktail challenge, Mindy's Hot Chocolate, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2011
Ready, set, roll your eyes: It's Michelin Guide time

Le sigh: French tire maker Michelin dropped its 2011 Bib Gourmand list this morning.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Michelin Guide Chicago 2011, Ann Sather, Arami, Avec, Belly Shack, Bistronomic, the Bristol, Browntrout, Ceresâ€™ Table, Cumin, De Cero, Deca, DeColores, Fogon, Frontera Grill, Gemini Bistro, Gilt Bar, Girl & the Goat, Green Zebra, GT Fish & Oyster, Han 202, Hopleaf, Jaipur, Jin Thai, Kabul House, La Creperie, La Petite Folie, Lao Sze Chuan, Los Nopales, Lula Cafe, M. Henry, Maudeâ€™s Liquor Bar, Mexique, Mixteco Grill, Mundial Cocina Mestiza, Nana, Nightwood, Opart Thai House, Owen & Engine, Paramount Room, Perennial Virant, the Publican, the Purple Pig, Raj Darbar, Riccardo Trattoria, Sen, Smak-Tak, Smoque BBQ, Sol de Mexico, Spacca Napoli, Taste of Peru, Thai Village, Twin Anchors, Urban Belly, West Town Tavern, Xni-Pec, Yolo

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Apr 28, 2011
Video
Key Ingredient: Dried Shrimp

Carlos Gaytan of Mexique makes "coffee and doughnuts" out of crustaceans.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Carlos Gaytan, Mexique, dried shrimp, Bill Kim, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 22, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: Books for Cooks, Antico, Key Ingredient Aloe Vera, and More

This week in Food & Drink: Books for Cooks, Antico, Key Ingredient aloe vera, and Wicker Park/Bucktown BYO favorites.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Heather Shouse, Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes From the Best Kitchens on Wheels, The Beat Cop's Guide to Chicago Eats, David J. Haynes, Rick Tramonto, Scars of a Chef: The Searing Stody of a Top Chef Marked Forever by the Grit and Grace of Life in the Kitchen, Antico, Brad Schlieder, A Tavola, Bill Kim, aloe vera, Belly Shack, Urban Belly, Carlos Gaytan, Mexique, dried shrimp, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, the Bento Box, Chilapan

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Apr 21, 2011
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Key Ingredient: Aloe Vera

Bill Kim of Urban Belly and Belly Shack makes the bitter plant palatable.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Bill Kim, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, aloe vera, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 15, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: The Seafood Edition

In this week's Food & Drink: Fish Bar, Mexican Lenten foods, Key Ingredient miso, and 14 spots for seafood.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Fish Bar, Michael Kornick, David Morton, DMK Burger Bar, Mexican Lent, Cuaresma, especialidades de Cuaresma, La Casa del Pueblo, Taqueria Traspasada, Birrieria Zaragoza, Norma Zaragoza, capirotada, Key Ingredient, Michael McDonald, One SixtyBlue, miso, spring rolls, Bill Kim, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, aloe vera, Big & Little's, Kingfisher, Pier 5736, Calumet Fisheries

Blogs, Bleader Jul 23, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Farm tours, pop-up restaurants, butchering classes, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, The Wit Hotel, Indiana, ChicaGourmets, Vandermolen Blueberry Farm, Rensselaer, Rob's Cob, Belstra Milling Pork Farm, A Day in the Country, Mado, Rob Levitt, butchering, Slow Food Chicago, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, anniversary party, Potter's Lounge, Palmer House Hilton, Secret Spirits Society, vodka, Patrick Coyne, Phillip Foss, Kith and Kin, Spirited Dinner, David Carrier, Hum Spirits, Rare Tea Cellar, Ineeka Organic Tea, Ineeka Green Tea Bier, Hum Botanical Spirit, Pharoah's Lemon tea, An Evening in the B.U.F.F., Dogfish Head, Victory Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Company, the Bad Apple, Dogfish Head Beer Dinner, Gaslight Bar & Grille, Bill Kim, Jason Hammel, Logan Square Kitchen, pop-up restaurant, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, Lula Cafe, Nightwood

Blogs, Bleader Jun 8, 2010
One Bite: the Kimchi Taco

Albany Park's Taco China brings kimchi tacos and other Latin-Korean fusion creations to Koreatown.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, kimchi, Taco Chino, Mexican food, Korean food, Kogi BBQ, Steve Lee, Belly Shack, Bill Kim

Blogs, Bleader Dec 3, 2009
Nine New Reviews
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Edzo's, Belly Shack, LM, Pelago Ristorante, Aja, Sabor Saveur, BenjYehuda, Red Brick, Jacky' on Prairie, DMK Burger Bar, Hearty, blogsherpa

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 3, 2009
What's New

Reviews of Edzo's Burger Shop, Belly Shack, LM, and six more recently opened restaurants
- By Kate Schmidt and Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Edzo's Burger Shop, Edzo's Burger Shop review, Hot Doug's, Eddie Lakin, Doug Sohn, Maxwell Street-style Polish, Tru, Nacional 27, Bill Kim, Yvonne Cadiz-Kim, Belly Shack, Belly Shack review, Chino-Latino, street food, Le Lan, Blackbird, Tru, Nomi, Matt Fisher, Tallulah, Bradford Phillips, LM, LM review, Stephan and Nicole Outrequin Quaisser, Aja, Ajasteak, Duroc spare ribs, BenjYehuda, Merkts spreadable cheddar, Jacky's on Prairie, Blind Faith Cafe, Jacky's Bistro, Pelago Ristorante, Raffaello, Red Brick, Sabor Saveur, Mexique, Yanitzin Sanchez, Urban Belly

Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2009
Too New to Review: The Fusion Edition

Three brand-new restaurants featuring unusual fusions: Belly Shack, Sabor Saveur, and Fame da Lupo, plus ten more restaurants, bakeries, and bars too new to review.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, New Chicago restaurants, Belly Shack, Bill Kim, fusion cuisine, Sabor Saveur, Yanni Sanchez, Fame da Lupo, Lubo Vladi Gate, Bulgarian food, BYOs, Pitchfork Food and Saloon, Cordis Brothers Supper Club

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A recipe from Korean BBQ: Master Your Grill in Seven Sauces, by chef Bill Kim of Randolph Row's BellyQ, shows that his notion of barbecue stretches far beyond the borders of Korea.

Andersonville's "Mex-Asian grill" rides the Korean wave.

In this week's Food & Drink: Korean barbecue without the fire, Cocktail Challenge Parmigiano Reggiano, and more

Bill Kim's BellyQ offers a semblance of Korean barbecue

A cocktail class, a Julia Child discussion, a food truck summit, and more

A new Wicker Park Korean barbecue, unafraid to be fully Korean

Hot Chocolate's Luke LeFiles concocts the Malort Drinker's Breakfast, a Bloody Mary for the pros

Le sigh: French tire maker Michelin dropped its 2011 Bib Gourmand list this morning.

Carlos Gaytan of Mexique makes "coffee and doughnuts" out of crustaceans.

This week in Food & Drink: Books for Cooks, Antico, Key Ingredient aloe vera, and Wicker Park/Bucktown BYO favorites.

Bill Kim of Urban Belly and Belly Shack makes the bitter plant palatable.

In this week's Food & Drink: Fish Bar, Mexican Lenten foods, Key Ingredient miso, and 14 spots for seafood.

Farm tours, pop-up restaurants, butchering classes, and more.

Albany Park's Taco China brings kimchi tacos and other Latin-Korean fusion creations to Koreatown.

Reviews of Edzo's Burger Shop, Belly Shack, LM, and six more recently opened restaurants

Three brand-new restaurants featuring unusual fusions: Belly Shack, Sabor Saveur, and Fame da Lupo, plus ten more restaurants, bakeries, and bars too new to review.

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