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- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Nov 16, 2018
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Carnitas La Esquinita hides in plain sight
But it’s a serious contender in the little-meats game.
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Jun 28, 2017
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Pilsen celebrates the Fourth of July with a bang
Photographer Rick Majewski captures the neighborhood's spectacular Independence Day parties, as American flags are hoisted, Mexican food is served up, and amateur fireworks displays erupt on block after block.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 3, 2017
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Texican’s Tex-Mex classics put Taco Bell to shame
Former Dodo chef Kim Dalton redeems the much-maligned border cuisine.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 25, 2017
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Deportation fears can lead to higher risk of illness in undocumented populations
Practitioners say fear of ICE raids and a lack of access to affordable health care can put undocumented and minority populations at risk.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Mar 13, 2017
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Quiote’s offbeat Mexican food pairs perfectly with agave spirits
The multifaceted Logan Square concept from former Salsa Truck owner Dan Salls includes a basement bar with a wealth of mezcal.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 29, 2016
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Leña Brava is another triumph for Rick Bayless
The Frontera chef summons fire and ice at his Baja-inspired seafood spot.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 13, 2016
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Dos Urban Cantina offers a glimpse at the future of Mexican food
Former Bayless protege Brian Enyart shows Logan Square the way forward.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Nov 2, 2015
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Save Cantina 1910 from ignorant Yelpers
Chef Diana Dávila is making imaginative, original Mexican food in Andersonville, a neighborhood that doesn’t always embrace culinary talent.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2014
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For a Pilsen nonprofit, gentrification makes promoting the arts a double-edged sword
Nonprofit ElevArte works to promote Pilsen's Mexican-American heritage in a rapidly changing neighborhood
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 1, 2013
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Eating all the tacos at Bodega
Bodega isn't very authentic, but it is possible to drunkenly order the entire taco menu.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 7, 2013
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Slightly authentic and very excessive Mexican fare at Autentico 5 de Mayo
A 24-hour Tex-Mex diner in Lakeview offers an overwhelming assortment of good food at reasonable prices.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Apr 18, 2013
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Eating like a cab driver
I asked three cabbies to take me to their favorite lunch spots. And they actually did.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Apr 18, 2013
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A diet based on sacrifice
Counting carbs, but not for the reason you think
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 14, 2010
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Nora's Will
A woman's suicide leaves behind a succession of revelations for her husband and their Mexican Jewish family in Mariana Chenillo's 2008 "Nora's Will," screening for free tonight at Harrison Park.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2008
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10/17 -- Plastilina Mosh at the Congress Theater
10/17: Free tickets to see Plastilina Mosh