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Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 23, 2015
The 181 best things I ate and drank in 2015
A year of dining out and cooking yielded something uniquely delicious nearly every other day.
By Mike Sula
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Food & Drink
,
Food Chain
,
Fahlstrom’s Fish Market
,
Baker Miller Bakery & Millhouse
,
The Duck Inn
,
Franklin Inn
,
Pita Alsharq
,
White Oak Tavern & Inn
,
Izakaya Mita
,
Hong Huah
,
Taste of Trinidad
,
La Lupita Salsa Diabla
,
Bascule Wine Bar
,
Qing Xiang Yuan Dumpling
,
Kokopelli
,
Roxie’s
,
Intro
,
Luella’s Southern Kitchen
,
Taus Authentic
,
The Angry Crab
,
Seven Lions
,
Furious Spoon
,
Rural Society
,
Little Lamb Hot Pot
,
Community Tavern
,
Presidio
,
Mindy Segal
,
Cookie Love
,
Ramen Takeya
,
Machetes Big Quesadillas
,
Boeufhaus
,
Paul Fehribach
,
The Big Jones Cookbook
,
C Chicago
,
Gary Wiviott
,
Colleen Rush
,
Low & Slow 2
,
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
,
De Quay
,
Taco in a Bag
,
JustIce
,
‘Nduja Artisans
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Pub Royale
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Bom Bolla
,
Luke’s Lobster
,
Nando’s
,
Fat Rice
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Cherry Circle Room
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Via Lima
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Sunset Pho Caffe
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Taste of Thai Town
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Jerk Modern Jamaican Grill
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Mithai Restora
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Son of a Butcher
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The Great American Cheese Collection
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Johnny’s Grill
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Jinya Ramen Bar
,
Bernie’s Lunch & Supper
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1871 Dairy
,
Dunajec Bakery & Deli
,
Dancen
,
Yeowoosai
,
Agit
,
BDG Sports Gastropub
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Ju Rang Fusion Grill
,
Lure Izakaya
,
The Long Room
,
Cantina 1910
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GreenRiver
,
Laura Frankel
,
Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes
,
The Cotton Duck
,
Sociale
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Swift & Sons
,
JeanMarie Brownson
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Dinner at Home
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Graham Elliot
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Cooking Like a Master Chef
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Bar Marta
,
Wyler Road
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Appellation Wine Bar
,
Pata Negra
,
Saladeo Grill
,
Latinicity
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 13, 2015
Laura Frankel's
Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes
aren't just for Shabbat
The chef at Wolfgang Puck's Kosher Catering at the Spertus Institute shares a recipe for
dafina
.
By Mike Sula
Tags:
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Food Chain
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Cooking
,
Kosher food
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Laura Frankel
,
Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes
,
hamin
,
cholent
,
dafina
,
brisket
,
Shabbat
,
Moroccan food
,
huevos haminados
,
yaris
,
Shallots Bistro
,
Wolfgang Puck
,
Spertus Institute
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 5, 2015
Raise a glass to the cocktail recipe comic book
Cocktails for Dingdongs
Two Promontory bartenders collaborate on an entertaining book of illustrated cocktail recipes.
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Books
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Booze
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Food & Drink
,
Food Chain
,
One Sip
,
Dustin Drankiewicz
,
Alexandra Ensign
,
Cocktails for Dingdongs
,
Dusek’s
,
The Promontory
,
Punch House
,
Tack Room
,
Laura Frankel
,
Graham Elliot
,
JeanMarie Brownson
,
Dale Talde
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 31, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events
Jelly bean cakes, Passover lessons, beer dinners, and more.
By Sam Worley
Tags:
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Food & Drink
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French Pastry School
,
Mark Seaman
,
gateaux de Paques
,
Alliance Francaise
,
Khuin
,
Fred Noinaj
,
pop-up restaurant
,
chocolate basket
,
In Fine Spirits
,
Fine Vines
,
anniversary dinner
,
Jane Ventura
,
Portuguese wine dinner
,
Inovasi
,
Lake Bluff
,
Passover
,
Passover Boot Camp
,
Laura Frankel
,
City Olive
,
Karen Rose
,
Spertus Institute
,
Bell's Brewery
,
early spring dinner
,
Oarsman Ale
,
Two Hearted Ale
,
Third Coast Ale
,
Winter White Ale
,
Expedition Stout
,
Cherry Stout
,
the Saloon
,
Tour de France
,
Les Nomades
,
Vaison-la-Romaine
,
Marseillaise
,
Luceram
,
gateau Basque
,
Provence
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 20, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events
A Greek food fair, an oyster tasting, a braising class, and more.
By Sam Worley
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
Randy Zweiban
,
Hum Spirited Dinner
,
Hum Botanical Spirit
,
Three Floyds
,
Adam Seger
,
Saint Andrew's Winter Food Fest
,
Greek cuisine
,
Saint Andrew Greek Orthodox Church
,
The Bluebird
,
Salon Series
,
Pamela Michelle Johnson
,
Exploring Your Creativity
,
Uncommon Ground on Devon
,
Daniel Jacob
,
Sheetal Bhagat
,
Spicy
,
Salty
,
Sweet: Tales from the Maestra Chef
,
ChicaGourmets
,
Rowan Jacobson
,
oyster tasting
,
A Geography of Oysters
,
Shaw's Crab House
,
Spertus Institute
,
Uncovered and Rediscovered: Stories of Jewish Chicago
,
The Settlement Cookbook
,
Laura Frankel
,
Vie
,
Back to Basics
,
Nathan Sears
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 12, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events
Farm dinners, fish dinner, wine dinners, and more.
By Sam Worley
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
Taste of the Nation
,
Share Our Strength
,
childhood hunger
,
fundraiser
,
Mindy Segal
,
Rick Bayless
,
street food
,
Stella Artois
,
Goose Island
,
Aragon Ballroom
,
Sunday Dinner
,
Josh Kulp
,
Christine Cikowski
,
farm dinner
,
Angelic Organics
,
Green Grocer
,
Death's Door Spirits
,
The Real Jane Martin
,
Spiaggia
,
Nichols Farm and Orchard
,
bocce
,
bus ride
,
croquet
,
wine dinner
,
Maverick Wine Company
,
Ras Dashen
,
Quickfire Challenge
,
Top Chef Masters
,
Rosh Hashanah
,
Rosh Hashanah Boot Camp
,
Spertus Institute
,
Spertus Kosher Catering
,
Laura Frankel
,
Jewish Cooking for All Seasons
,
Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes
,
Carnivale
,
caipirinhas
,
Caipirinhas 101
,
Carnivale University
,
Mike Sheerin
,
Blackbird
,
Curtis Duffy
,
Avenues
,
Philip Foss
,
Lockwood
,
Todd Stein
,
Cibo Matto
,
Andrew Zimmerman
,
Sepia
,
Brian Enyart
,
Topolobampo
,
wild arctic char
,
Cherry Creek Winery
,
North Shore Distillery
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