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Food & Drink, Fall Preview Sep 13, 2017
The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is an historical treat

A new reference guide is a fun (and mouth-watering) way to learn about the city.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Fall Preview, The Chicago Food Encyclopedia, Bruce Kraig, Colleen Taylor Sen, Street Food: Everything You Need to Know About Open-Air Stands Carts and Food Trucks Across the Globe, University of Illinois Press, Heartland Foodways, Oxford Encyclopedia of Food, Carol Mighton Haddix, Mike Sula, Jeppson's Malort, Julia Child Foundation, Les Dames Escoffier Chicago, meat-packing industry, railroad, Mickey Finn, Great Migration, Ann Sather cinnamon rolls, deep-dish pizza, shrimp de jonghe, chicken Vesuvio, Grant Achatz, zebra mussels

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Oct 15, 2015
Midwestern originals: A select list of regional food and drink

Taco pizza, toasted ravioli, the Booyah, and more provincial pleasures from the 12-state region
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, midwest originals, regional food and drink, midwestern food, #midwesternfood, beer nuts, big baby, Chicago-style hot dog, chicken vesuvio, corn dogs, deep-dish pizza, Depression dog, the Freddy, fried turtle, gyro cone, Harold's chicken, the horseshoe, Italian beef, Jeppson's Malort, jibarito, Jim Shoe, gym shoe, mother-in-law, rib tips and links, shrimp de jonghe, tavern-style thin-crust pizza, flaming saganaki, Indiana, farm-raised shrimp, persimmon pie, pork tenderloin sandwich, sugar cream pie, Iowa, guinea grinder, loose meat sandwiches, taco pizza, Kansas, Kansas City barbecue, zwieback, Michigan, Coney Island dog, Cudighi, pasties, pawpaws, sour cherry pie, Vernors ginger ale, Minnesota, booyah, camel burger, hot dago, hotdish, Juicy Lucy, lefse, lutefisk, walleye, Missouri, barbecued snoot, fried brain sandwiches, gooey butter cake, Lambert's throwed rolls, Saint Paul sandwich, the slinger, toasted ravioli, Nebraska, cheese Frenchie, Runza, North Dakota, chippers, juneberry pie, pitchfork steak fondue, Ohio, buckeyes, Cincinnati chili, Graeter's ice cream, Goetta, opera creams, Polish boys, sauerkraut balls, South Dakota, bean bread, chislic, Forestburg melons, fry-bread tacos, knoephla soup, kuchen, Lakota pemmican, Lakota popcorn, Tanka Bars, Wisconsin, beer cheese soup, brandy old-fashioned, brats, cheese curds, fish boil, fish fry, frozen custard, hot ham and rolls, limburger, pickled ring bologna, supper-club prime rib

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Jun 19, 2013
Critics' Picks
Best Locally Made Malort

R. Franklin's Original Recipe Malort
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Jeppson's Malort, Florida, R. Franklin's,, Violet Hour, Robby Haynes, Brent Engel, Letherbee Distillers, Critics' Picks

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Jun 19, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Local Spirit

Jeppson's Malort
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best of Chicago 2013, local spirit, Jeppson's Malort, Letherbee Gin, Readers' Poll

Blogs, Bleader May 22, 2013
"How did we get here?"—Robbie Haynes and Brent Engel on their R. Franklin Malort

The Violet Hour beverage director and Letherbee's master distiller discuss why they made their own version of Malort, a wormwood-infused liquor that's famous for tasting terrible.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Booze, Food & Drink, Robby Haynes, Brent Engel, R. Franklin's Original Recipe Malort, Violet Hour, Letherbee Distillers, Jeppson's Malort

Blogs, Bleader Apr 23, 2013
"Malort Face" and other Key Ingredient Cook-Off bites to come

Chawanmushi with dried-shrimp kettle corn, cocktail-hour Ants on a Log, and Malort Face: a sneak peek at a few of the entries in our upcoming cook-off.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, Key Ingredient Cook-Off, Michael Gebert, Julia Thiel, Marianne Sundquist, celery, Mess Hall & Co., In Fine Spirits, Paula Haney, Allison Scott, Hoosier Mama Pie, Matt Troost, Jeppson's Malort, wormwood, Three Aces, Malort face

Blogs, Bleader Mar 6, 2013
Video
Where Malort really comes from

A short video made for a Second City competition imagines where the wormwood-based spirit might originate.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Booze, Food & Drink, Malort, Second City, Michael Carlson, Jeppson's Malort, Violet Hour, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 23, 2012
Jeppson's Malort fan club and other food and drink events

This week is full of strong flavors: spicy Latin food, full-bodied Belgian beer, sweet corn, and dangerously bitter Jeppson's Malort
- By Meg Pier
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Jeppson's Malort, Murphy's Bleachers, A Magnificent Taste, Paul Qui, James Beard, Bar Toma, Tavernita, Tru, The Bash on Wabash, Brookfield Zoo, Zoo Brew, Owen & Engine, Wetten Bros., Opera Underground, Booze Cruise, preSERVE Garden, Taste of Latin America, JD McPherson, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Modern Day Romeos

Blogs, Bleader May 15, 2009
The Hard Sell, not so hard after all

Brad Bolt's Malort cocktail is a finalist in the St-Germain Can-Can Classic.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, cocktails, blogsherpa, Bar DeVille, Brad Bolt, St-Germain, The Hard Sell, Pat Gabelick, Jeppson's Malort, Malort

Blogs, Bleader Apr 9, 2009
Homemade Malort

If you want to make your own Malort, all you need is booze and wormwood.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, blogsherpa, Pat Gabelick, wormwood, Jeppson's Malort, George Brode, Wyborowa vodka

Blogs, Bleader Apr 9, 2009
Video
A cure for Malort face

Video: Bar DeVille bartender Brad Bolt's delicious Malort-based cocktail the Hard Sell.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, cocktails, blogsherpa, Bar DeVille, Brad Bolt, The Hard Sell, Pat Gabelick, wormwood, Jeppson's Malort, Malort face, Brixie's, Video

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column Apr 9, 2009
Omnivorous: The Great Malort Challenge
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, Omnivorous, malort, cocktails, cocktail recipes, jeppson's malort

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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is an historical treat

A new reference guide is a fun (and mouth-watering) way to learn about the city.

Midwestern originals: A select list of regional food and drink

Taco pizza, toasted ravioli, the Booyah, and more provincial pleasures from the 12-state region

Critics' Picks
Best Locally Made Malort

R. Franklin's Original Recipe Malort

Readers' Poll
Best Local Spirit

Jeppson's Malort

"How did we get here?"—Robbie Haynes and Brent Engel on their R. Franklin Malort

The Violet Hour beverage director and Letherbee's master distiller discuss why they made their own version of Malort, a wormwood-infused liquor that's famous for tasting terrible.

"Malort Face" and other Key Ingredient Cook-Off bites to come

Chawanmushi with dried-shrimp kettle corn, cocktail-hour Ants on a Log, and Malort Face: a sneak peek at a few of the entries in our upcoming cook-off.

Video
Where Malort really comes from

A short video made for a Second City competition imagines where the wormwood-based spirit might originate.

Jeppson's Malort fan club and other food and drink events

This week is full of strong flavors: spicy Latin food, full-bodied Belgian beer, sweet corn, and dangerously bitter Jeppson's Malort

The Hard Sell, not so hard after all

Brad Bolt's Malort cocktail is a finalist in the St-Germain Can-Can Classic.

Homemade Malort

If you want to make your own Malort, all you need is booze and wormwood.

Video
A cure for Malort face

Video: Bar DeVille bartender Brad Bolt's delicious Malort-based cocktail the Hard Sell.

Omnivorous: The Great Malort Challenge

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A new reference guide is a fun (and mouth-watering) way to learn about the city.

Taco pizza, toasted ravioli, the Booyah, and more provincial pleasures from the 12-state region

R. Franklin's Original Recipe Malort

Jeppson's Malort

The Violet Hour beverage director and Letherbee's master distiller discuss why they made their own version of Malort, a wormwood-infused liquor that's famous for tasting terrible.

Chawanmushi with dried-shrimp kettle corn, cocktail-hour Ants on a Log, and Malort Face: a sneak peek at a few of the entries in our upcoming cook-off.

A short video made for a Second City competition imagines where the wormwood-based spirit might originate.

This week is full of strong flavors: spicy Latin food, full-bodied Belgian beer, sweet corn, and dangerously bitter Jeppson's Malort

Brad Bolt's Malort cocktail is a finalist in the St-Germain Can-Can Classic.

If you want to make your own Malort, all you need is booze and wormwood.

Video: Bar DeVille bartender Brad Bolt's delicious Malort-based cocktail the Hard Sell.

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