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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Dec 20, 2017
The best new Chicago restaurants of the year

Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, best new Chicago restaurants 2017, 17 best new chicago restaurants, Balkan Grill Company, Gary, Indiana, pljeskavica, lepinja, kupus salata, urnebes, kajmak, Momo Bogdanovich, City Mouse, Ace Hotel, Randolph Row, Randolph Street restaurants, Jason Vincent, Ben Lustbader, Patrick Sheerin, Giant, Logan Square, Fulton Market District, the Kennison, the Lincoln Hotel, Bill Walker, country club culture, Somerset, Viceroy Chicago hotel, Gold Coast, Lee Wolen, Boka, Boka Restaurant Group, Bellemore Selam Ethi, Iliana Regan, Kitsune, North Center, izakaya, midwestern cuisine, Daisies, Joe Frillman, Zoe Schor, comfort food, Split-Rail, Selam Ethiopian Kitchen, tire siga, mitmita, senafich, Gorée Cuisine, Senagalese food, Kenwood, Diana Dávila, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Quiote, mezcal, Mexican food, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, Proxi, global street food, small plates, Marisa Paolillo, Mango Pickle, Edgewater, Indian food, the Spice Room, Mirabella Italian Restaurant & Bar, Irving Park, Old Irving, Gene & Georgetti, David Posey, Anna Posey, One Off Hospitality, Elske, hygge, coziness, eastern-European food, Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar, Humboldt Park, caviar

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 10, 2017
At Trench, Jared Wentworth has reimagined Trenchermen as a crowd-pleaser

The Longman & Eagle and Dusek’s chef plays it relatively safe with a meaty menu in Wicker Park.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Trench, Trenchermen, Jared Wentworth, Heisler Hospitality, Wicker Park, Longman & Eagle, Dusek's, Bad Hunter, Angela Diaz, Owen & Engine, Patrick Sheerin, Mike Sheerin

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 29, 2017
Why Chicago’s once-promising food truck scene stalled out

As food trucks have flourished in other U.S. cities, the mobile food industry in Chicago has been systematically immobilized by legislative opposition, onerous red tape, costly fines, and the pro-restaurant lobby.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, food trucks, parking ticket, mobile food, Kyle Kelly, Cajun Connoisseur, Tamale Spaceship, Beavers Donuts, Proco Joe Moreno, Rahm Emanuel, City Council, Tom Tunney, Brendan Reilly, llinois Food Truck Association, Gabriel Wiesen, Cupcakes for Courage, Taquero Fusion, Sun-Times, ABC-7, Slide Ride, Department of Transportation, Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, Matt Geller, Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association, National Food Truck Association, Kogi BBQ, Gaztro-Wagon, Mike Sula, Meatyballs Mobile, Matt Maroni, Phillip Foss, Ann Sather Restaurants, Illinois Restaurateurs political action committee, Illinois Restaurant Association, GPS, food truck ordinance, Duck N Roll, Amy Le, Glenn Keefer, Patrick Sheerin, Kuma's Corner, Crain's Chicago Business, Saucy Porka, Sam Toia, Dan Salls, Salsa Truck, Quiote, Manny Hernandez, Denita Tittle, Ms. Tittle's Cupcakes, Institute for Justice, Anna Helen Demacopoulos, Cook County Circuit Court, John Levy, National Food Truck Association, Minnesota Food Truck Association, Spotted Monkey

Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2013
This way for durian: Announcing the Key Ingredient Cook-Off

Coming May 3: Twenty-six Chicago chefs, five ingredients, primo booze, and bucks for the Healthy Schools Campaign
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, Key Ingredient Cook-Off, Julia Thiel, Michael Gebert, Mike Sula, Grant Achatz, klupak kluwas, durian, Malort, millet, bananas, flour, rabbit lungs, bamboo worms, duck tongues, sea cucumber, Healthy Schools Campaign, Ryan LaRoche, NoMi Kitchen, Paul Virant, Vie, Perennial Virant, David Posey, Blackbird, Phillip Foss, El Ideas, Chris Pandel, the Bristol, Balena, Jared Van Camp, Nellcote, Old Town Social, Paula Haney, Hoosier Mama Pie, Patrick Sheerin, Mike Sheerin, Trenchermen, Brooklyn Brewery, City Winery, Tenzing Wine & Spirits, Scofflaw, Bridgeport Art Center

Blogs, Bleader Feb 10, 2012
Trenchermen pops up at Logan Square Kitchen

This Sunday through Tuesday, Trenchermen, the forthcoming restaurant from Mike and Patrick Sheerin, pops up at Logan Square Kitchen
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Logan Square Kitchen, Trenchermen, Mike Sheerin, Patrick Sheerin, pop-up restaurants, Valentine's Day dining

Blogs, Bleader Oct 27, 2011
Chefapalooza costume benefit for Green City Market

Coming up Sunday at Carnivale: Masquerade del Mercado, a costume fund-raiser for Green City Market
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Green City Market, Masquerade del Mercado, Carnivale, David Dworshak, Jared Van Camp, Dale Levitski, Mark Steuer, Greg Biggers, Jason Vincent, Jeffrey Hedin, Justin White, Patrick Sheerin, Choo Lipsky, Clint Rogers, Sarah Busen

Blogs, Bleader Jun 3, 2011
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Abra Berens Talks Famous Kitchens

Farmer and chef Abra Berens shares a few anecdotes from behind the scenes at the Signature Room and Vie.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Abra Berens, farmers, Patrick Sheerin, Signature Room at the 95th, ramps, Paul Virant, Vie, Perennial Virant, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Feb 3, 2011
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Key Ingredient: Hops

Making the most of a bitter pill
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Patrick Sheerin, key ingredient, Three Floyds Brewpub, hops, Jason McLeod, Ria and Balsan, Elysian Hotel, Signature Room at the 95th, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 28, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: Haitian on Howard, Grahamwich, Key Ingredient guaje seeds, an empanada express, and more

This week in Food & Drink: Chez Violette, Grahamwich, Key Ingredient guaje seeds, 5411 Empanadas, ten more recent openings
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Chez Violette, Haitian food, Violette Adrien, Grahamwich, Graham Elliot, Key Ingredient, guaje seeds, Mike Sheerin, Three Floyds Brewpub, Patrick Sheerin, 5411 Empanadas, food trucks, the Trencherman, the Butcher & Larder, Rob Levitt, Marissa Guggiana, Primal Cuts: Cooking With America's Best Butchers, Deborah Krasner, Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat, D'Vine Affair, Quartino, Taco Joint Urban Taqueria and Cantina, Zocalo, Edgar Castaneda

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jan 27, 2011
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Guaje Seeds

From pod to streusel
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Mike Sheerin, Patrick Sheerin, The Trencherman, guaje seeds, hops pellets, streusel, recipes, Three Floyds Brewpub, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 21, 2009
Baconfest Cookoff tickets on sale today at noon

Tickets for Baconfest Chicago's Pro Bacon Cookoff at the Publican go on sale at noon today.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Baconfest, The Publican, Troy Graves, Eve, Rick Gresh, David Burke's Primehouse, Gil Langlois, Chalkboard Restaurant, John Manion, Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub, Michael McDonald, one sixtyblue, Chris Pandel, The Bristol, Jason Paskewitz, Gemini Bistro, Nathan Sears, Vie, Patrick Sheerin, The Signature Room, Giuseppe Tentori, Boka

Blogs, Bleader Mar 19, 2009
Heads Up

WhiskeyFest Chicago, RampFest, a free-trade wine and chocolate tasting, and other food-and-drink-related talks, tastings, and events.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Garfield Park Conservatory, Blackbird, Maple Syrup Festival, North Park Village Nature Center, The Land Connection, RampFest, Vie, Prairie Grass Cafe, ChicaGourmets, Naha, WhiskyFest Chicago, North Shore Distillery, Patrick Sheerin, Greenheart Shop, City Provisions Catering, Indian food, Divine Chocolate, whiskey, Ryan Clooney, Emmett's Tavern and Brewery, Signature Room, fair-trade products, maple syrup, Suvir Saran, Nicole's Divine Bake Shop

Blogs, Bleader Jul 30, 2008
Heads Up

This week's talks, tastings, and events.
- By Katie Buitrago
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Bin 36, Chicago Foodways Roundtable, In Fine Spirits, Museum of Science and Industry, BBQ and Bingo, tastings, Caveny Farm, Eli's Cheesecake Factory, local food, Pork and Corn Roast, St. Mary of the Annunciation, Tim Suprise, Marianne Sundquist, Signature Room at 95th, Patrick Sheerin, Alliance Francaise de Chicago, Madelaine Bullwinkel, Cooking lessons, Illinois Mycological Association

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The best new Chicago restaurants of the year

Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.

At Trench, Jared Wentworth has reimagined Trenchermen as a crowd-pleaser

The Longman & Eagle and Dusek’s chef plays it relatively safe with a meaty menu in Wicker Park.

Why Chicago’s once-promising food truck scene stalled out

As food trucks have flourished in other U.S. cities, the mobile food industry in Chicago has been systematically immobilized by legislative opposition, onerous red tape, costly fines, and the pro-restaurant lobby.

This way for durian: Announcing the Key Ingredient Cook-Off

Coming May 3: Twenty-six Chicago chefs, five ingredients, primo booze, and bucks for the Healthy Schools Campaign

Trenchermen pops up at Logan Square Kitchen

This Sunday through Tuesday, Trenchermen, the forthcoming restaurant from Mike and Patrick Sheerin, pops up at Logan Square Kitchen

Chefapalooza costume benefit for Green City Market

Coming up Sunday at Carnivale: Masquerade del Mercado, a costume fund-raiser for Green City Market

Video
Abra Berens Talks Famous Kitchens

Farmer and chef Abra Berens shares a few anecdotes from behind the scenes at the Signature Room and Vie.

Video
Key Ingredient: Hops

Making the most of a bitter pill

This Week in Food & Drink: Haitian on Howard, Grahamwich, Key Ingredient guaje seeds, an empanada express, and more

This week in Food & Drink: Chez Violette, Grahamwich, Key Ingredient guaje seeds, 5411 Empanadas, ten more recent openings

Video
Guaje Seeds

From pod to streusel

Baconfest Cookoff tickets on sale today at noon

Tickets for Baconfest Chicago's Pro Bacon Cookoff at the Publican go on sale at noon today.

Heads Up

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Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.

The Longman & Eagle and Dusek’s chef plays it relatively safe with a meaty menu in Wicker Park.

As food trucks have flourished in other U.S. cities, the mobile food industry in Chicago has been systematically immobilized by legislative opposition, onerous red tape, costly fines, and the pro-restaurant lobby.

Coming May 3: Twenty-six Chicago chefs, five ingredients, primo booze, and bucks for the Healthy Schools Campaign

This Sunday through Tuesday, Trenchermen, the forthcoming restaurant from Mike and Patrick Sheerin, pops up at Logan Square Kitchen

Coming up Sunday at Carnivale: Masquerade del Mercado, a costume fund-raiser for Green City Market

Farmer and chef Abra Berens shares a few anecdotes from behind the scenes at the Signature Room and Vie.

Making the most of a bitter pill

This week in Food & Drink: Chez Violette, Grahamwich, Key Ingredient guaje seeds, 5411 Empanadas, ten more recent openings

From pod to streusel

Tickets for Baconfest Chicago's Pro Bacon Cookoff at the Publican go on sale at noon today.

WhiskeyFest Chicago, RampFest, a free-trade wine and chocolate tasting, and other food-and-drink-related talks, tastings, and events.

This week's talks, tastings, and events.

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