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Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Dec 26, 2012
Got yak phlegm?

From disappearing cocoa-nib consomme to escaped eels, it was a lively year for Key Ingredient, our ongoing series of chef-to-chef challenges
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, yak phlegm, balut, bamboo worms, natto, huitlacoche, chicken gizzards, dende oil, bee pollen, catch collagen, sea cucumbers, cattails, ambergris, sperm whales, Blair Herridge, Browntrout, Bailey's Irish Cream, Brandon Baltzley, Crux, flour, Chris Curren, Stout Barrel House, Bryce Caron, Blackbird, Asian carp, Ben Sheagren, Hopleaf, John Anderes, TelegraphErling Wu-Bower, Publican, Ryan Poli, Tavernita, eel

Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2012
Haunting Halloween bashes and other food and drink events

As Halloween approaches there are plenty of haunting food events to attend this week
- By Meg Pier
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Cigars & Stripes, Halloween, Freaktoberfest, Coney Island, 3 Floyds, Revolution, Two Brothers Tap, Chicago Cooking Expo, Le Cordon Bleu, Momma Cuisine, ManBQue, Falafel Brothers, Fire It Up, Soup in the Loop, O'Donovan's, Monster Mash Bash, Quartino, pumpkin carving, hangover brunch, Spacca Napoli Pizzeria, Fear No ART, Elysabeth Alfano, Browntrout, Mayne Stage, Vin Divino, Vosges

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jul 23, 2012
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Key Ingredient: chicken gizzards

Sprout's Jeffrey Sills takes a read of the entrails
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, chicken gizzard, Jeffrey Sills, Blair Herridge, Browntrout, innards, sambal, Elissa Narow, Perennial Virant, Vie, Sprout, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 11, 2012
Nella's return and more in this week's Food & Drink

Nella Grassano returns with Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana, Key Ingredient Bailey's
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Nella Grassano, Neopolitan-style pizza, Spacca Napoli, Key Ingredient, Bailey's Irish Cream, Blair Herridge, Browntrout, Ian Rossman, Sprout, Jeffrey Sills, chicken gizzards

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jul 6, 2012
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Key Ingredient: Bailey's Irish Cream

In this week's chef challenge Blair Herridge of Browntrout is forced to make dessert
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Blair Herridge, Ian Rossman, Frog N Snail, Bailey's Irish Cream, local food, RibFest, bread pudding, Jeffrey Sills, Browntrout, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2012
Red Door and more in this week's Food & Drink

In this week's Food & Drink: Troy Graves's the Red Door, Key Ingredient cattails
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Troy Graves, the Red Door, gastropubs, Bucktown, Key Ingredient, cattails, the Bluebird, Frog N Snail, Dave Ford, Ian Rossman, Blair Herridge, Browntrout, Bailey's Irish Cream

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jun 22, 2012
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Key Ingredient: cattails

In this week's chef-to-chef challenge, Ian Rossman of Frog N Snail applies French techniques to a marshy weed
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Ian Rossman, Dave Ford, the Bluebird, cattails, Cossack asparagus, Dave Odd, foraging, Blair Herridge, Browntrout, Frog N Snail, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2012
Easter brunches, a mysterious banquet, and other food and drink events

A dessert and champagne dance party, a mystery dinner, and more.
- By Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Cubs, III Forks, Washington Nationals, Jerry's Wicker Park, Lady D, Mark Grant, White Sox, Robin Ventura, Bread & Wine, D.O.C. Wine Bar, Due Lire, Davis Street Fishmarket, Park Grill, HB Home Bistro, Roka Akor, Ground Up, Stephanie Izard, Anteprima, Browntrout, MK, Spacca Napoli Pizzeria, Sushisamba Rio, Shigeru Kitano, Henri, Dirk Flanagan.

Blogs, Bleader Mar 15, 2012
This week's food and drink events

The Good Food Festival, a curling and lasagna event, Saint Patrick's Day specials, and more.
- By Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Girl and the Goat, Kilgus Farms, Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Virtue Cider, Underground Goat, Cityscape Bar, Graystone Wines, Italiasia, Sheffield's, Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, Good Food Festival, Localicious, Autre Monde Cafe, Big Bowl, Big Jones, Chicago Diner, City Provisions, Duke's Ale House and Kitchen, Province, Trattoria No. 10, the Bedford, Saigon Sisters, Browntrout, Uncommon Ground, Revolution Brewing Company, Half Acre, Goose Island, Templeton Rye, Sunnyside Up, Real Dirt on Farmer John, Markethouse, Lent, Bell's Ale, Green Line, Good Food Festival, Bruce Sherman, North Pond Restaurant, Mark Mendez, Vera, Rob Levitt, Butcher & Larder, Paul Virant, Vie, Culinary Historians of Chicago, Jennifer McLagan, Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, Chicago Curling Club, Twisted Butter, World Senior Curling Championship, U.S. Curling Team, Ram Brewery, Saint Patrick's Day, 25 Degrees, The Gage, Pizza Persona, The Southern, Jerry's Wicker Park, Renaissance Hotel Chicago, Dinner Tales, Blackbird, Paul Kahan, Mercadito, Patricio Sandoval, Olmeca Tequila, Chichicapa Mezcal, Double A, Firestone Walker XV, DJ Grimsborg, Mas de Gourgonnier, Daniel Hodge, H2Vino, Les Baux de Provence, Bistro Campagne.

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, Food & Drink News Apr 28, 2011
Eight spots for spring
- By Mike Sula, Kathie Bergquist, Martha Bayne, Ira Glass, and David Hammond
- Tags: Food & Drink News, Browntrout, Chalkboard, Girl & the Goat, Green Zebra, Lula Cafe, Markethouse, Nightwood, Vie, Homegrown Cafe

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

A cheese dinner, a cocktail class, parties for foodies, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Adam Seger, Nacional 27, sangria, mojito, Adopt an Herb, cocktail class, Beyondmedia Education, Taste of Ten, fundraiser, Blackbird, Big Star, Lula Cafe, Nightwood, Architectural Artifacts, mixology lounge, Celebrity Chef Ball, Meals on Wheels Chicago, Dine Around, Chef's Table, cocktail attire, Macy's, Canady Le Chocolatier, Michael Canady, chocolate, Switzerland, Chicago French Market, The Divine Art of Chocolate, Browntrout, Floriole Cafe and Bakery, Province, Cooking Up a Cure, Cleetus Friedman, City Provisions, Whole Foods Market, Forks Over Knives, Pipers Alley, Leonard Hollander, Wiconsin's All-Star Cheesemakers, Hidden Springs Creamery, Uplands Cheese, Marion Street Cheese Market, Goose Island Beer, 160Brew, One SixtyBlue, Jared Rouben, Michael McDonald, Dietzler Farms

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

Blogs, Bleader May 26, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Wednesday 5/26

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Lit & Lectures, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Books, Kobuku Senju, Club Lucky, The Secret In Their Eyes, Landmark's Century Centre, Chilam Balam, Media and Politics, James Fallows, Rick Perlstein, Thomas Geoghegan, Snail Thai, Allison Amend, Gina Frangello, Katerina's, Browntrout

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 6, 2010
Prix Fixe

A dozen dinner deals
- By Kate Schmidt, Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, Ted Cox, Mara Tapp, Martha Bayne, and David Hammond
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Between Boutique Cafe & Lounge, Jose Victorio, Blue 13, Chris Curren, Browntrout, Sean Sanders, C-House, Cafe Matou, Nicole Pederson, Charlie Socher, Brandon Canfield, The Dining Room at Kendall College, Duchamp, Michael Taus, Erwin, Erwin Drechsler, Eve, Troy Graves, Andy Motto, Quince, Sabor Saveur, Yanitzin Sanchez, Deleece, Between Peruvian Cafe & Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Sunday 4/11
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Food & Drink, Melo, Alan Resnais, University of Chicago, Doc Films, Medici on 57th, The Greatest, Landmark's Century Centre, Erwin, Tim Kazurinsky, Browntrout, Les Liasons Dangereuses, Remy Bumppo, Greenhouse Theater, Gemini Bistro

Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2009
Dinner & A Show: Friday, 12/18

N00b-friendly dance music, two of the best new restaurants of 2009, and more
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Treasure Fingers, Smart Bar, The Young Victoria, Emily Blunt, River East 21, Star of Siam, Chilam Balam, Chy Valencia, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Kansaku, Cloud 9, Music Box, Istanbul Restaurant, Yasar Demir, Breed With Me, Zoo Studio, Sean Sanders, Browntrout

News & Politics, Feature Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue: The Best New Restaurants of 2009

From Browntrout to Zebda
- By Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, Martha Bayne, and David Hammond
- Tags: Feature, Browntrout, Chilam Balam, Cibo Matto, Han 202, Nightwood, Taxim, Xoco, Zebda, Abuelo's Mexican Grill, Birchwood Kitchen, Ciao Amore Ristorante, Elate, Fianco, Jam, Los Moles, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Shokran, Briciola

Blogs, Bleader Jul 16, 2009
Eight new restaurant reviews
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Nightwood, Browntrout, Fianco, Eivissa, Kin Sushi & Thai Cuisine, Life Line Tropical Island Cuisine & Juice, Lunch Rolls, Saluté Wine Bar, blogsherpa, Chicago restaurants

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 16, 2009
Simple yet exquisite seasonal cuisine at Nightwood and Browntrout

Plus: Fianco, an Italian sleeper on Southport
- By Martha Bayne, Mike Sula, and Anne Spiselman
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Nightwood, Lula Cafe, Jason Hammel, Amalea Tshilds, Jason Vincent, Kevin Heisner, Matt Eisler, Pilsen, Chicago restaurants, Browntrout, Sean Sanders, Bin 36, green restaurants, Fianco, Matt Troost, maltagliata, Mike Sula, Martha Bayne, Anne Spiselman, blogsherpa, golden trout, borlotti beans, chicken liver pate

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