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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Oct 13, 2020
Recommended
Bokuchan’s ghost curry holds up in transit

It’s Shin Thompson’s pivot to Japanese soul food, from a virtual kitchen.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Japanese food, curry, Shin Thompson, Furious Spoon, ramen, Avondale, Avondale Foods, Bonsoiree, Kabocha, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Liga Sigal, ghost kitchen, cloud kitchen, Recommended

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 Feb 4, 2013
Over-romanticizing the peasantry at Table, Donkey and Stick

Let this Grimm-inspired alpine restaurant in Logan Square serve as a cautionary tale.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Shin Thompson, Bonsoiree, Oxford comma, Matty Eggleston, Brothers Grimm, alpine cuisine, Scott Manley, Paul Virant, Vie, neu-Germanic restaurants, Beverly Kim, Table, Donkey and Stick, restaurant names

Blogs, Bleader Dec 26, 2012
124 tasty things from 2012

I ate it all
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Year in Review, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Slurping Turtle, Bar Toma, Goosefoot, Three Floyd's Brewpub, Katsu, Nha Hang Viet Nam, Nhu Lan Bakery, Munster Donut, Yusho, Acadia, Sheeba (RIP), Alan Lake, Bread & Wine, Sankalp, Publican Quality Meats, Hagen’s, Urban Union, Lake Langano, RPM, Bar Ombra, Au Cheval, Baconfest, Cho Jung, Allium, Letherbee gin, Nellcote, The Nut House, Balena, Al Bawadi Grill, Troquet, Frog N Snail, Monti’s, Premise (R.I.P.), Spinzer Restaurant, ScofflawPhil’s Last Stand, Ma Gong La Po, Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana, Antique Taco, Cuenca’s Bakery, Kai Zan, Graham Elliot Bistro, Olga’s Deli, Himshikar, Smoking Goose’s Delaware Fireball, Dragon Ranch, Trenchermen, Yvolina’s Tamales, Savoy, Spencer’s Jolly Posh Food, Ghareeb Nawaz, Wood, Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf, Best Naan, P.E. Mullins, Masaki, Journeyman Distillery’s Featherbone Bourbon, Bonsoiree, 28-year-old cheddar, Covo Gyro Market, Bare Knuckle Farm, Butcher & Larder, Andy Thai Kitchen, Julien Fremont Cidre Brut par Nature, Elizabeth, Lao Ma La, Valentino Pasta, Wild Ophelia, The Publican, Homestyle Taste, Northern City, Masa Azul, Badou, La Sirena Clandestina, Fat Rice Avec, Reno, Embeya, Variations on a Theme

Blogs, Bleader Oct 24, 2012
One Sip: put a foot in your mouth with sweet and superfunky Normandy ciders

It's cider season somewhere
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Sip, Food Chain, Food & Drink, cidre, French cider, Julien Fremont, Normandy, Domain Dupont, Bonsoiree, Elizabeth Restaurant, Scott Noorman, Matty Colston, Binny's

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2012
Boom, bust, and Berwyn on this week's restaurant scene

On the restaurant scene: Moto descendant Baume & Brix opens, the modern Korean Bonsoiree closes, Berwyn's Autre Monde reopens
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Baume & Brix, Homaro Cantu, Moto, Otom, ING, Ben Roche, Thomas Bowman, Nate Park, the Grid, Bonsoiree, Logan Square, Shin Thompson, Michelin-starred restaurants, Beverly Kim, Johnny Clark, Korean royal cuisine, Matty Colston, Autre Monde, Berwyn

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

Blogs, Bleader Oct 5, 2012
Crash and burn: Bonsoiree

A short review of a restaurant that's closing
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Bonsoiree, Beverly Kim, Johnny Clark, Shin Thompson, Matty Colston, Michelin Guide, seolleongtang, Korean food, Korean food

Blogs, Bleader Jul 6, 2012
Sharks fins banned and other food news bites

Dose is dying, Beverly Kim moves on, and a fish sauce smackdown
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, shark fins, Beverly Kim, Aria, Bonsoiree, Dose Market, fish sauce

Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2011
Stars are falling

The Michelin Guide Chicago's starred restaurants have been announced.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Michelin Guide Chicago, Next Restaurant, Alinea, Charlie Trotter's, Ria, Blackbird, Boka, Bonsoiree, Courtright's, Everest, Graham Elliot, Longman & Eagle, L2O, Moto, Naha, Schwa, Seasons, Sepia, Spiaggia, Takashi, Topolobampo, Tru, Vie

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Sep 22, 2011
Video
Key Ingredient: bamboo worms

Luke Creagan of Pops for Champagne goes gourmet(ish) with fishing bait
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Pops for Champagne, Luke Creagan, bamboo worms, poutine, Shin Thompson, Bonsoiree, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2011
This week in Food & Drink: Key Ingredient burdock root, Bistro Voltaire, and seven more French bistros

In this week's Food & Drink: Key Ingredient burdock root, River West's new Bistro Voltaire, and seven additional French bistros
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, burdock root, Shin Thompson, Bonsoiree, Luke Creagan, Pops for Champagne, bamboo worms, Bistro Voltaire, French restaurants

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Sep 15, 2011
Video
Key Ingredient: Burdock root

Shin Thompson of Bonsoiree makes taproot soup
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Bonsoiree, Shin Thompson, Burdock root, Japaneses food, ginseng, soup, B.K. Park, Arami, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 9, 2011
This week in Food & Drink: A Dick Move, Roots Handmade Pizza, Key Ingredient chufa, and more

In this week's Food & Drink: Cocktail Challenge beef stock, Roots Handmade Pizza, Key Ingredient chufa, more Ukrainian Village spots
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, the Whistler, Paul McGee, Stephen Cole, the Barrelhouse Flat, beef stock, A Dick Move, Sterling Field, Sable Kitchen & Bar, Ukrainian Village, Quad Cities, Roots Handmade Pizza, taco pizza, Key Ingredient, chufa, B.K. Park, Arami, Jason Vincent, Nightwood, Shin Thompson, Bonsoiree, burdock root, Kasia's Deli, Hoosier Mama Pie Shop, Ruxbin Kitchen

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Sep 8, 2011
Video
Key Ingredient: Chufa

B.K. Park of Arami goes Asian with a very un-Asian ingredient
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Chufa nut, tiger nut, horcata, B.K. Park, Arami, sushi, king crab, wasabi, dessert sushi, Shin Thompson, Bonsoiree, Jason Vincent, Nightwood, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 19, 2011
This week in Food & Drink: Filipino treats, Telegraph Wine Bar, Key Ingredient tomato leaves, and more

This week in Food & Drink: Rowie's Bakery, Telegraph Wine Bar, Key Ingredient tomato leaves, Cocktail Challenge, Logan Square restaurants
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Rowie's Bakery, Filipino bakeries, Rowie Reyes, Mike Ramos, chiffon cake, Telegraph Wine Bar, Logan Square, Key Ingredient, tomato leaves, Mark Mendez, Uva, Rob Levitt, the Butcher & Larder, abalone, Stephen Cole, the Violet Hour, the Barrelhouse Flat, cream of tartar, La Boulangerie, Longman & Eagle, Bonsoiree

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Nov 25, 2010
In the Neighborhood: Logan Square

Longman & Eagle, Lula Cafe, Cocina Boricua, and more
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Accanto, Bonsoiree Cafe & Delicacies, La Boulangerie, The Brown Sack, Cocina Boricua, Gloria's Cafe, Lula Cafe, Revolution Brewing Company, Bonsoiree

Blogs, Bleader Jul 14, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Rooftop dinners, cupcake contests, foraged foods, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Center on Halsted, alfresco, After School Matters, Middle Eastern cuisine, Dining on the Rooftop, Boulder Beer, Jake Melnick's Corner Tap, all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink, Hazed & Infused, Singletrack Copper Ale, Barry Sorkin, Smoque BBQ, Smoque Signals, Culinary Historians of Chicago, Kendall College, Bing Zhou, Sandy Chen, Koi Sushi & Chinese, Chinese dumplings, pot stickers, Bill Shores, gardening, kitchen garden tour, Rick Rayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Wines of Chile, Bleeding Heart Bakery, opening, cupcake eating contest, cupcakes, Alterra Coffee, Kuma's Corner, the Alley, Metropolitan Brewery, Taste of River North, Green Door Tavern, La Madia, Zocalo, Ai Sushi, Steve's Deli, Bonsoiree, foraged foods, northwest, organic wine, Vie, Paul Virant, Nathan Sears, Back to Basics, Spanish small plates, tapas

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 1, 2010
Farm to Table

Twelve restaurants featuring market fare
- By Mike Sula, Martha Bayne, Gary Wiviott, Anne Spiselman, Kate Schmidt, Nicholas Day, and David Hammond
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Balsan, Bonsoiree Cafe & Delicacies, Browntrout, David Burke's Primehouse, Elate, Erwin, Mado, Markethouse, North Pond, Perennial, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Uncommon Ground, Vie, Bonsoiree

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 3, 2010
Alfresco!

Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Restaurant Review, outdoor dining, alfresco dining, restaurant reviews, Chicago restaurants, A Tavola, Anteprima, Athena, Bad Dog Tavern, Big Star, Birchwood Kitchen, Bistro Campagne, La Bocca Della Verita, Boka, Bonsoiree Cafe & Delicacies, Bourgeois Pig, Cafe Fresco, The Chicago Firehouse, Chief O'Neill's, Cooper's, La Creperie, Crust, Deleece, Dick's Last Resort, Duchamp, Dunlays on the Square, Enoteca Roma, Epic, Feed, The Fireside, Flatwater, Folklore, Fontana Grill & Wine Bar, Fulton's on the River, Got Spaghetti?, Halsted's Bar & Grill, The Handlebar, Heartland Cafe, Jam, Juicy Wine Company, Jury's, LM Le Restaurant, Longman & Eagle, Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop, M. Henry, Market, May Street Cafe, Moody's Pub, Nightwood, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, NoMi, Old Oak Tap, The Orbit Room, Las Palmas, Park Grill, Pasta d'Arte, Pegasus, Piccolo Sogno, Prosecco, The Purple Pig, The Red Canary, Resi's Bierstube, Roof, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Rose Angelis, Sheffield's, The Southern, SushiSamba Rio, Tapas Barcelona, Taxim, Tepatulco, The Terrace at Trump, Terzo Piano, Trattoria Isabella, Tre Kronor, Twisted Spoke, Volo Restaurant Wine Bar, Zed 451, Zella, Bonsoiree, Cucina Madonna, 694 Wine & Spirits, LM Restaurant, NoMi Kitchen, Briciola, Copper House, Grandview Tavern & Beer Garden, Pasta d'Arte Trattoria Italiana

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