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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Aug 4, 2020
Jasmine Sheth is Chicago’s first dabbawala

Each week her Tasting India delivery service dives deep into a different regional Indian cuisine.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Jasmine Sheth, Tasting India, Indian food, COVID-19, coronavirus, Vermilion, Women in Culinary Leadership, James Beard Foundation, Rohini Dey, Boka Group, GT Fish & Oyster, GT Prime, Swift & Sons, Momotaro

Blogs, Bleader May 7, 2018
Chicago chefs, restaurants lose out at James Beard Foundation Awards

The city, last year was deemed to have the most outstanding restaurant in the country, made a less than impressive showing this year despite hosting the event.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Boom!, James Beard Foundation Awards, Outstanding Baker, Greg Wade, Publican Quality Bread, Outstanding Pastry, Chef Meg Galus, Boka Kevin, Boehm and Rob Katz, Boka Restaurant Group, (Boka, GT Fish & Oyster, Girl & the Goat, Chicago Outstanding service, Boka, Sarah Rinkavage, Marisol, Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH) Andrew Brochu, Roister, Abraham Conlon, Fat Rice, Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark, Parachute, David Posey and Anna Posey Elske, Lee Wolen Boka, Sun Wah, Kelly Cheng, Laura Cheng, Michael Cheng

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient May 25, 2017
Video
Chef Diana Dávila pays tribute to her culinary mentor, Giuseppe Tentori

The Mi Tocaya Antojería chef fondly recalls Tentori’s welcoming vibe—and the time he threw a scallop at her.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Diana Davila, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster, GT Prime, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 26, 2016
Recommended
Chef Noah Sandoval spreads his wings at Oriole

The Senza vet has made the West Loop restaurant one of Chicago's pricey but fun multicourse destinations.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Oriole, Noah Sandoval, Senza, Eleven Madison Park, Skatalites, Grinderman, Fugazi, Schwa, Green Zebra, degustation, Aaron McManus, Intro, Genie Kwon, GT Fish & Oyster, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 29, 2016
Cold Storage might leave you cold

The new casual seafood spot from the Boka Restaurant Group is fishily inconsistent.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Cold Storage, Swift & Sons, Stephanie Izard, Girl & the Goat, Balena, Momotaro, GT Fish & Oyster, Boka Restaurant Group, Chris Pandel, Meg Galus, Giuseppe Tentori, Perennial Virant, Balena, Momotaro, Boka

Blogs, Bleader Jan 22, 2016
Chicago Restaurant Week (or two) is here!

We share Reader-recommended spots to narrow down the long list of meal deals.
- By Cassidy Ryan
- Tags: Do This, Food & Drink, Chicago Restaurant Week, Ada Street, Atwood, Big Jones, Duck Inn, Frontier, Green Zebra, GT Fish & Oyster, Trencherman, White Oak Tavern

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Sep 28, 2015
Johnny's Grill in Logan Square is a greasy spoon no more

Acclaimed pastry chef Sarah Jordan classes up the joint—mostly for the better.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Johnny's Grill, Logan Square, Nicholas Kalliantasis, Sarah Jordan, Blackbird, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster, Cicchetti, Spencer's Jolly Posh Foods

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Jun 25, 2014
Readers' Poll
Best seafood restaurant

GT Fish & Oyster
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best of Chicago 2014, best seafood restaurant, GT Fish & Oyster, Shaw's Crab House, Readers' Poll

Blogs, Bleader May 13, 2014
Karen Herold makes dreams come to life as restaurants

Chicago's hottest restaurant designer on how she plans your dining experience for you
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Karen Herold, Studio K, Kim Nawara, Girl & the Goat, GT Fish & Oyster, Embeya, Steve Wynn, Michael Morton, Brendan Sodikoff, Balena, Boka Group

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 7, 2014
Recommended
The audacity of Michael Sheerin's Cicchetti

The former Blackbird chef is taking Venetian food somewhere new.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cicchetti, 1960s, raw meat, Amalia Mani Mocenigo, Harry's Bar, Venice, Giuseppe Cipriani, beef, carpaccio, history, martinis, fish, vegetables, Michael Sheerin, Trenchermen, Blackbird, WD-50, regional Italian cuisine, antipasti, cicchetti, snacks, small plates, bacari, cocktails, Sopraffina Marketcaffe, Dan Rosenthal, Trattoria No. 10, Poag Mahone's, Corner Bakery, polenta, squid, squid ink, lime, chile, black garlic, cilantro, sardines, pesce in saor, bread, pork fat, arugula, bruschetta, La Quercia, sweet potatoes, fennel, raisins, tuna, shallots, seafood, meatballs, pork, flatbreads, parsley, onions, cheese, gnocchi, soup, guanciale, risotto, eggs, orecchiette, brussels sprouts, duck confit, sausage, peppers, fregola, GT Fish & Oyster, Sarah Jordan, affogato, cannoli, flan, limoncello, Nico Osteria, Eataly, audacity, menus, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Sep 26, 2013
Coming soon: The Reader's Cocktail Challenge, live

At this fall drinks event on October 4, 20 of Chicago finest barkeeps play dealer's choice.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Booze, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Chicago Reader, Cocktail Challenge, State & Lake, Mike Ryan, Sable, Paul McGee, Three Dots and a Dash, La Sirena Clandestina, Justin Anderson, Nahm Kim, Sunda, Karl Fernandez, Old Town Pour House, Dave Michalowski, Fischman's Liquors & Tap, Danielle Lewis, GT Fish & Oyster, Jessica Tessendorf, Barrelhouse Flat, Mike Sula, Catherine De Orio, Check, Please! theboozehound.com, Todd Appel, Brandon Phillips, the Drawing Room, Vlad Masillion, RM Champagne Salon, Joel Gardner, Lula Cafe

Blogs, Bleader Apr 29, 2013
Ben Schiller leaving Boka Restaurant Group

The illustrious barman is partnering in the Berkshire Room and opening his own "old-man bar."
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Ben Schiller, Homestead, the Berkshire, The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group, Chris Curren, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster, Bar DeVille, Scofflaw, Roots Handmade Pizza, Girl & the Goat

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Apr 18, 2013
Where to fulfill your most intense food obsessions

Pie. Handmade noodles. Tacos. Italian subs. Bagels. Mac 'n' cheese. Tamales. Hot dogs. Pizza. Espresso. Oysters. And vegan everything.
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Hoosier Mama Pie Shop, Zocalo, Frontera, El Taco Veloz, pie, El Charro de San, L'patron, El Faro, Atotonilco, noodles, Los Gallos, Taqueria Moran, Harvest Time Foods, coffee, Quesedilla Reyna del Sur, Manolo's Tamales, El Milagro, Rosas Tamales, espresso, Superdawg, Big Guys, Gene and Jude's, Red Hot Ranch, vegan food, Chubby Wieners, oysters, subs, Italian subs, mac 'n' cheese, bagels, pizza, tacos, tamales, hot dogs, Twitter, Facebook, food obsessions, First Slice Pie Cafe, Bang Bang Pie Shop, Katy's Dumpling House, Jibek Jolu, Lazzat Euro Asian Cuisine, Intelligentsia, Wormhole Coffee, Gaslight Coffee Roasters, The Handlebar, Soul Vegetarian East, Arya Bhavan, Chicago Diner, Native Foods Cafe, Blind Faith Cafe, Shaw's Crab House, GT Fish & Oyster, The Publican, Bari Foods, D'Amato's #1 Italian and French Bakery, Gratto Pizzeria & Deli, Half Italian, Schubas, Kuma's Corner, New York Bagel & Bialy, Kaufman's Bagel & Delicatessen, The Bagel, Santullo's Eatery, Dante's Pizzeria, Pizza Metro, Art of Pizza, Bacci Pizzeria, Village Pizza, Once Upon a Bagel

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Sep 5, 2012
Fishing with the Green Fairy at the Savoy

With a lighter touch, the seafood and spirits at Wicker Park's Savoy might be worth returning for
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, seafood, absinthe, La Fonda del Gusto, Brian Greene, Purple Pig, GT Fish & Oyster, geoducks, Deidre Hays, calibrated eye, The Savoy

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge May 23, 2012
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: okra

Vie bartender Mike Page pays tribute to Slimer
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, okra, Mike Page, Johnny Costello Jr., GT Fish & Oyster, Ectomobile, shrub, Slimer, Vie, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2012
In this week's Food & Drink: Balena plays two

In this week's Food & Drink: Chris Pandel and Boka Restaurant Group's Balena, Key Ingredient pu-erh tea
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Balena, Chris Pandel, Nellcote, Jared Van Camp, Boka Restaurant Group, Boka, Perennial Virant, Girl & the Goat, GT Fish & Oyster, Landmark, Amanda Rockman, pu-erh tea, panna cotta, Toni Roberts, the Wit, State and Lake, Roof

Blogs, Bleader May 11, 2012
No shortage of craft beers here . . .

A short roundup of and craft brews and events about town
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, American Craft Beer Week, Chicago Craft Beer Week, the Local Option, Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar, Fela Kuti, GT Fish & Oyster, Johnny Costello Jr., stinging nettles, Small Bar Division

Blogs, Bleader May 10, 2012
Luxe meets louche at the Stones homage Nellcote

In this week's Food & Drink: Jared Van Camp's Nellcote, Cocktail Challenge stinging nettles
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Nellcote, Jared Van Camp, the Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street, Randolph Street, Randolph Row, Old Town Social, Johnny Costello Jr., GT Fish & Oyster, stinging nettles, Erin Hayes, Perennial Virant, Mike Page, Vie, the Preservation Kitchen

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge May 9, 2012
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: Stinging nettles

GT Fish & Oyster's Johnny Costello Jr. goes all barista with the foraged perennial
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, Johnny Costello Jr., Perennial Virant, Erin Hayes, foraging, Dave Odd, stinging nettles, GT Fish & Oyster, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Apr 5, 2012
Small plates, big difference: this week in Food & Drink

Mike Sula reviews Bar Ombra and RPM Italian, and Giuseppe Tentori cooks with bee pollen
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Mike Sula, Bar Ombra, RPM Italian, Melmans, Giuseppe Tentori, GT Fish & Oyster, Boka, Acre, bee pollen, Key Ingredient, Paul McGee

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Mar 29, 2012
Video
Key Ingredient: bee pollen

In this week's chef's challenge, Giuseppe Tentori concocts "bee bread" gnocchi
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Giuseppe Tentori, Charles Joly, The Drawing Room, pollen, bees, bee bread, gnocchi, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2012
In this week's Food & Drink: Pasteur, Scofflaw

In this week's Food & Drink: Pasteur, Scofflaw, Key Ingredient ambergris
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Pasteur, Eric Aubriot, Dan Nguyen, Scofflaw, Madam Geneva, Danny Shapiro, Charles Joly, ambergris, the Drawing Room, Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster

Blogs, Bleader Dec 31, 2011
More best bites and sips of 2011

More notable bites and drinks from 2011
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Mike Sula, best restaurants 2011, Inovasi, John des Rosiers, Antico, Brad Schiedler, Matt Maroni, GaztroWagon, Royal Coffee, Ethiopian breakfast, Sable, Mike Ryan, Glenwood Sunday Market, Sweet Attila's, the Growling Rabbit, MorSo, Choo, GT Fish & Oyster, Boka Restaurant Group, Benjamin Schiller, Mark Mendez, Liz Mendez, Vera, Barbari

Blogs, Bleader Dec 29, 2011
133 tasty things from 2011

I ate it all
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Tamales Garibay, the Florentine, H Mart, Prince Creperie Cafe, the Sodfather, Chez Violette, MingHin Cuisine, Butcher & Larder, Leopold, La Taberna Tapas, Ruby's, Bistronomic, Paris Club, Leader Bar, Frontier, Ing, Lure Izakaya Pub, Birrieria Zaragoza, Cafe des Architectes, GT Fish & Oyster, Next Restaurant, Paris 1906, Tour of Thailand, Childhood, Underground Meats, Nostrano, Aviary, the Molecular Collective, Paul McGee, the Whistler, Goose Island Madame Rose, La Chaparrita, the Bedford, Pleasant House Bakery, Golden Pacific Market, Aroy Thai, Harvesttime Foods, Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Rancho Mateo, Humboldt Park Puerto Rican Fest, Lemonhart 151, Mike Ryan, Sable, Union Sushi & Barbeque Bar, Rustic House, Black Sheep, NoMi Kitchen, Autre Monde, Wisconsin State Fair, Telegraph Wine Bar, Al Dente, Roots Handmade Pizza, Masa Azul, Lao Hunan, Michael Jordan's Steak House, the Pump Room, Tozi Korean BBQ, Cai Fine Dining and Banquet, Maude's Liquor Bar, Phoenix tofu, Three Aces, Harvard Sportsmen's Club, Wat Dhammaram Songkran, 2007 Black Slate Porrera, Vera, Almawal, El Ideas, Snack Planet, JoongBoo Market, Nha Hang Viet Nam, Nathan Sears, Baconfest, Mick Klug Farm, Ripasso, jicama stick, Victor Mejia, Tortas Frontera, Matty Eggleston, Perennial Virant, Barrelhouse Flat, Ben Schiller, Jason Turley, Bar DeVille

Blogs, Bleader Dec 29, 2011
This week in Food & Drink: Best restaurants 2011

Our critics' eight favorite restaurants from 2011, along with ten honorable mentions
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Mike Sula, Next, Phillip Foss, Andrew Brochu, El Ideas, Boka Restaurant Group, GT Fish & Oyster, Giuseppe Tentori, Perennial Virant, Paul Virant, Brendan Sodikoff, Maude's Liquor Bar, Vera, Mark Mendez, Elizabeth Mendez, Tony Hu, Lao Hunan, Art Jackson, Pleasant House Bakery, Al Dente, La Taberna Tapas, Snack Planet, Telegraph Wine Bar, Key Ingredient, John Anderes, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, ash, Erling-Wu Bower, the Publican, gold leaf, the Burger Point, Burger & the Butcher, Cai Fine Dining & Banqjet, Del Toro

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