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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Jun 5, 2019
Understanding Mezcal by Jay Schroeder is a witty distillation of the world of agave spirits

Get a grip on agave with this slim volume from Quiote's beverage director.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Booze, Food & Drink, Food Chain, Understanding Mezcal, mezcal, agave, agave spritis, tequila, Jay Schroeder, Prensa Press, Polly Jimenez, Paul Biasco, Mexico, booze, Quiote, Todos Santos, Frontera Grill, Xoco, Dr. Pizza, Topolobampo

Food & Drink, Fall Preview Sep 19, 2018
Tasting event Mexico in a Bottle is the party of the year

This year's celebration of agave spirits features more than 100 options.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Fall Preview, Mexico in a Bottle, Logan Square Auditorium, mezcal, mezcaleros, Carnitas Uruapan, Dos Urban Cantina, Dove's Luncheonette, Presidio, Quiote, raicilla, sotol, bacanora, Mexico, agave, fall preview, fall preview 2018

Blogs, Bleader Sep 4, 2018
Pretty Cool Ice Cream is the anti-Happy Place

Pastry chef Dana Salls Cree's novelty ice cream shop is a genuine antidote for end-time anxiety.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Pretty Cool Ice Cream, Dana Salls Cree, Dan Salls, Quiote, Blackbird Michael Ciapciak, Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits, Alinea, Blackbird, Avec, One Off Hospitality, ice cream, Hello My Name Is Ice Cream, popsicles

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2018
Todos Santos is a mezcaleria, hold the tequila

Quiote's basement bar has a new name, beverage director, and cocktail list, but it remains focused on mezcal.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Booze, Food & Drink, Todos Santos, Quiote, Jay Schroeder, Dan Salls, mezcal bar, mezcaleria, agave shortage

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 4, 2018
Lonesome Rose joins Logan Square’s crowded modern Mexican field

But its food inspired by the “borderlands” is no ordinary Tex-Mex—or, really, Tex-Mex at all.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Lonesome Rose, Logan Square, modern Mexican, Mexican restaurants, Land and Sea Dept., Chicago Athletic Association, Cherry Circle Room, Big Star, Wicker Park, Quiote, Dos Urban Cantina, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Tex-Mex, Pete Coenen, truck stop nachos, Paul McGee, margaritas, michelada

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

Blogs, Bleader Oct 13, 2017
Jump into an ocean of mezcal during Mexico in a Bottle

More than 100 agave spirits will be poured on Sunday, October 15.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Booze, Food & Drink, Food Chain, mezcal, Mexico in a Bottle, Mezcalistas, Sacred Agave, Lou Bank, Chop Shop, raicilla, agave spirits, bacanora, Oaxaca, Dove's Luncheonette, Leña Brava, Presidio Lounge, Birreria Zaragoza, Quiote

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient May 24, 2017
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Chef Dan Salls pays tribute to his culinary mentor, Rick Bayless

The Quiote chef says the restaurateur and Mexico: One Plate at a Time host helped him fall in love with Mexican food.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Dan Salls, Rick Bayless, Key Ingredient Cook-Off, Mexico: One Plate at a Time, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Quiote, Video

Food & Drink, Summer Guide May 17, 2017
The Chicago field guide to mezcal, the spirit of the summer

Where to seek out agave distillates around town
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Summer Guide, mezcal, agave, agave distillates, sotol, raicilla, bacanora, Agave Triangle, Estereo, S.A.C.R.E.D., Masa Azul, Mezcaleria Las Flores, Quiote, Leña Brava, Moreno's Liquors, Dos Urban Cantina, Dove's Luncheonette, Swap-O-Rama, Garfield Park Conservatory

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

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Mar 13, 2017
Recommended Slideshow
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.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Quiote, Dan Salls, Mexican, Salsa Truck, mezcal, agave, spirits, DNAinfo, Paul Biasco, Recommended, Slideshow

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Understanding Mezcal by Jay Schroeder is a witty distillation of the world of agave spirits

Get a grip on agave with this slim volume from Quiote's beverage director.

Tasting event Mexico in a Bottle is the party of the year

This year's celebration of agave spirits features more than 100 options.

Pretty Cool Ice Cream is the anti-Happy Place

Pastry chef Dana Salls Cree's novelty ice cream shop is a genuine antidote for end-time anxiety.

Todos Santos is a mezcaleria, hold the tequila

Quiote's basement bar has a new name, beverage director, and cocktail list, but it remains focused on mezcal.

Lonesome Rose joins Logan Square’s crowded modern Mexican field

But its food inspired by the “borderlands” is no ordinary Tex-Mex—or, really, Tex-Mex at all.

The best new Chicago restaurants of the year

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

Jump into an ocean of mezcal during Mexico in a Bottle

More than 100 agave spirits will be poured on Sunday, October 15.

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Chef Dan Salls pays tribute to his culinary mentor, Rick Bayless

The Quiote chef says the restaurateur and Mexico: One Plate at a Time host helped him fall in love with Mexican food.

The Chicago field guide to mezcal, the spirit of the summer

Where to seek out agave distillates around town

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.

Recommended Slideshow
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.

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Get a grip on agave with this slim volume from Quiote's beverage director.

This year's celebration of agave spirits features more than 100 options.

Pastry chef Dana Salls Cree's novelty ice cream shop is a genuine antidote for end-time anxiety.

Quiote's basement bar has a new name, beverage director, and cocktail list, but it remains focused on mezcal.

But its food inspired by the “borderlands” is no ordinary Tex-Mex—or, really, Tex-Mex at all.

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

More than 100 agave spirits will be poured on Sunday, October 15.

The Quiote chef says the restaurateur and Mexico: One Plate at a Time host helped him fall in love with Mexican food.

Where to seek out agave distillates around town

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.

The multifaceted Logan Square concept from former Salsa Truck owner Dan Salls includes a basement bar with a wealth of mezcal.

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