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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Nov 25, 2020
Extra! Extra! Chicago Food Writing Inside!

Read all about it in the Chicago FoodCultura Clarion.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Chicago FoodCultura Clarion, Antoni Miralda, Stephan Palmié, The Magic Banquet, Montse Guillen, El Internacional, tapas, University of Chicago’s Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry, Peter Engler, Roots & Culture Contemporary Arts Center, Eric May, Paige Resnick, Phillip Foss, Chicago Tongue, Southwest Signs

Blogs, Bleader Aug 7, 2015
Got camel milk? Devon Avenue does

Where to get raw milk from a grass-fed ungulate
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Sip, Food Chain, Food & Drink, camel milk, Desert Farms, Peter Engler, Muslim Women Resource Center Community Discount Store, Ramadan, Pappy Van Winkle, shubat

Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2015
Locally made she-devil salsa will androgynize your huevos

Local La Lupita-brand Salsa Diabla is smoky, toasty, chili de arbol goodness.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Bite, Food Chain, Food & Drink, La Lupita Salsa Diabla, salsa macha, La Guadalupana, Mexican food, Veracruz, Cermak Produce, Cremeria la Ordeña, Gary Wiviott, Peter Engler

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 28, 2014
Recommended
Make the drive to Chicagoland's only Lao restaurant

Spicy Thai Lao is in a blink-and-you-miss-it south-suburban strip mall. But you don't want to miss it.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Burbank, Illinois, suburban restaurants, Kaew Saengsom, Nakhon Phanom, papaya salad, som tam, papaya, Next Restaurant, chiles, fish sauce, lime juice, fish paste, pla ra, tamarind, palm sugar, Laos, Isan, Lao restaurants, Sabai-Dee, Peter Engler, LTHForum, Thai food, Lao food, Isan food, Wat Dhammaram, crab Rangoon, panang curry, menus, printed menus, soup, kow tome, khao tom, chicken broth, chile oil, tom yam, chicken, oxtail soup, star anise, cinnamon, Vietnamese food, jackfruit, jackfruit salad, rice powder, banana salad, bananas, larb neua, ground beef, beef, rice, sausage, lemongrass, galangal root, fish, fish cakes, tod mun, kaffir lime leaf, halal food, squid, green beans, bell peppers, green peppercorns, eggplant, krachai, egg rolls, turmeric, northeastern Thai food, southern Thai food, pad tamin, glass noodles, cabbage, kimchi, Spicy Thai Lao, Recommended

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Nov 18, 2013
Bean pie, my brother?

The Nation of Islam's iconic dessert is still around, if you know where to look.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, bean pie, Muhammad University of Islam, Peter Engler, Rob Lopata, Mosque Maryam, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Open House Chicago, south side, Nation of Islam, NOI, Nation of Islam Supreme Bean Pies, navy beans, black Muslims, Islam, Elijah Muhammad, Allah, books, dietary guides, unprocessed foods, legumes, beans, Wallace Fard Muhammad, Lance Shabazz, history, sweet potatoes, sweet potato pie, yams, soul food, Clara Muhammad, Detroit, 1930s, sugar, milk, eggs, cinnamon, spices, baking, butter, bean soup, bean bread, Final Call, bakeries, Lana Shabazz, Muhammad Ali, cookbooks, Shabazz Bakery, Khalilah Camacho Ali, Hyde Park Co-op, Original Bean Pie Bakery, University of Chicago, Imogene Wolcott, Mae Bangs, raw sugar, Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance, Respect for Life Bookstore, Supreme Bean Pies, YouTube, Salaam Restaurant & Bakery, Flippin & Dippin Shawn Michelle's Homemade Ice Cream, Burnside, Imani Muhammad, Imani's Original Bean Pies and Fine Food, Imani's Original Bean Pies, bean salad, Kitchen Chicago, Grand Boulevard, vegan pies, cheese-frosted pies, blueberry bean pies, banana bean pies, natural ingredients, bakers, Thanksgiving

Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2013
Sidetrack bans Stoli, and other food news bites

MSU's distillery, the Jim Shoe, and the American bartender of the year.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Sidetrack, Peter Engler, the Jim Shoe, Charles Joly, The Aviary, Stolichniya

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Apr 18, 2013
The rediscovery of Dave's Red Hots

A retiree returns to the hot dog shop of his youth.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Food Issue 2013, Dave's Red Hots, Howard Lopata, Rob Lopata, Peter Engler, mother-in-law, Lawndale, Plaza Court Townhouses, Gina Fountain, Zukey the Bookie, hot dogs, tamale, Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame

Blogs, Bleader Oct 24, 2011
Food porn from Chinatown's Lao Hunan

A few shots of some tasty dishes from Tony Hu's new Lao Hunan in Chinatown.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Lao Hunan, Tony Hu, Chinese food, Hunanese food, Mao Tse-tung, Peter Engler, mao jia cai, Chinatown, dictators, mass murderers

Blogs, Bleader Nov 18, 2010
One Bite: Bohemian Chop Suey

A recipe for Bohemian chop suey as served at Berwyn's Czech Plaza.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Bohemian chop suey, Zdenka Manetti, Czech Plaza, Berwyn, Peter Engler, culinary oddities, Ladislkava Drozda, Czech food, Chinese food

Blogs, Bleader Nov 11, 2009
One Bite: Torta de Tamal

Found: the torta de tamal.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, torta de tamal, Mexican Mother-in-Law, tamales, street food, Peter Engler, blogsherpa, Menu Pages, Grub Street Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Jan 28, 2009
The long awaited Chicago episode of No Reservations airs Monday

The long-awaited No Reservations Chicago episode airs Monday.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Moto, Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations, Hot Doug's, Paul Kahan, Peter Engler, Louisa Chu, Calumet Fisheries, Fat Johnnie's, L2O, Burt's Place, Bourdain, Silver Palm, Ramova Grill

Blogs, Bleader Oct 27, 2008
Edge on Zaragoza

John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, digs Birrieria Zaragoza.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Southern Foodways Alliance, Peter Engler, John T. Edge, Rob Lopata, Birrieria Zaragoza, Juan Zaragoza, Jonathan Zaragoza

Blogs, Bleader Oct 17, 2008
More on Chicago soul food

Soul food savants Rob Lopata and Peter Engler weigh in on biscuits, corn bread, and hoecakes.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Peter Engler, Turner's Family Soul Food, Edna's, Rob Lopata, Chicago soul food, baking-powder biscuits, corn bread, johnnycakes, hoecakes, Miss Lee's Good Food, Roy's Soul Food

Blogs, Bleader Aug 28, 2008
Hot Dogma

Ketchup on a hot dog? It wasn't always a sin.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Peter Engler, hot dogs, Vienna Beef, Bob Schwartz, Never Put Ketchup on a Hot Dog, Jimmy's Red Hots, Fluky's, Abe Drexler

Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2008
Bourdain shoots Chicago

Anthony Bourdain is in town this week shooting an episode of No Reservations.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Iron Chef America, Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations, Moveable Feast, Peter Engler, Louisa Chu, Calumet Fisheries, Fat Johnnie's, L2O, Burt's Place, Tom Tom Tamales, Diary of a Foodie

Blogs, Bleader May 15, 2008
Doggy's S.S. Soul Eatery: quietly excellent on the west side

Who is the gifted nocturnal cook at Doggy's S.S. Soul Eatery?
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Peter Engler, soul food, Doggy's S.S. Soul Eatery, Rob Lopata

Blogs, Bleader Jan 10, 2008
Video
Potato chip heaven: video of the Peerless Potato Chip factory

Tour the innards of the Peerless Potato Chip plant
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Peter Engler, Gary, Indiana, Peerless Potato Chips, Scott Hogg, Jack Hogg, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 11, 2007
A great day for sausage

Get stuffed at Saturday's inaugural event of the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Bruce Kraig, Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance, sausage, Cathy Lambrecht, Kantha Shelke, Ream's Elburn Market, Tony Packo, Southern Foodways Alliance, Cozy Dog, Andy Smith, Peter Engler, mother-in-law

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Read all about it in the Chicago FoodCultura Clarion.

Where to get raw milk from a grass-fed ungulate

Local La Lupita-brand Salsa Diabla is smoky, toasty, chili de arbol goodness.

Spicy Thai Lao is in a blink-and-you-miss-it south-suburban strip mall. But you don't want to miss it.

The Nation of Islam's iconic dessert is still around, if you know where to look.

MSU's distillery, the Jim Shoe, and the American bartender of the year.

A retiree returns to the hot dog shop of his youth.

A few shots of some tasty dishes from Tony Hu's new Lao Hunan in Chinatown.

A recipe for Bohemian chop suey as served at Berwyn's Czech Plaza.

Found: the torta de tamal.

The long-awaited No Reservations Chicago episode airs Monday.

John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, digs Birrieria Zaragoza.

Soul food savants Rob Lopata and Peter Engler weigh in on biscuits, corn bread, and hoecakes.

Ketchup on a hot dog? It wasn't always a sin.

Anthony Bourdain is in town this week shooting an episode of No Reservations.

Who is the gifted nocturnal cook at Doggy's S.S. Soul Eatery?

Tour the innards of the Peerless Potato Chip plant

Get stuffed at Saturday's inaugural event of the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance.

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