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- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Feb 4, 2021
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Rishi Manoj Kumar is a macha man
Bar Sotano's chef de cuisine launches a line of toasty, nutty, Mexican chili oils.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Jul 7, 2020
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Steep Theatre searches for a new home
The company's leadership discusses how to create community in times of COVID.
- Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Nov 6, 2019
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Staff Pick: Best Greek Restaurant
Psistaria Greek Taverna
- Blogs, Bleader May 17, 2018
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How Mordecai chef-owner Matthias Merges helped transform modern fine dining
A phone call to PolyScience in Niles resulted in the popularization of immersion circulators in restaurant kitchens.
- Blogs, Bleader May 7, 2018
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Rick Bayless just roasted a bunch of goats in his Bucktown backyard
The Frontera Grill chef went whole hog for charity.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 22, 2018
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Illinois's late payment charges on its bills add up to $1 billion, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago police used a Trump Hotel conference room during the Women's March.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Aug 30, 2017
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Still Dance the Stars and two more new stage shows for the long weekend
Personal stories become fodder for improv scenes in this week's best bet. Plus: death by thee and thou
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Jun 6, 2017
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What to check out at Printers Row 2017
Everything that’s free at the annual fest (except Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Al Franken)
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2017
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Chris Kennedy: J.B. Pritzker does not ‘deserve’ to be governor, and other Chicago news
Also, the city removed 12 red-light cameras after a study showed they were not preventing crashes.
- 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.
- Blogs, Bleader May 3, 2017
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The Obamas will reveal more details about their presidential center Wednesday, and other Chicago news
Also, an analysis of how the "Laquan effect" has changed Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 17, 2017
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Former Obama adviser David Plouffe fined for illegally lobbying Rahm on behalf of Uber, and other Chicago news
Also, an 18,000-square-foot Rolling Stones exhibit will open at Navy Pier in April.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 10, 2017
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CPD clears officers who stopped U.S. rep Bobby Rush, and other Chicago news
Also, Obama's endorsement has been lucrative for alderman Sophia King's reelection campaign.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Nov 8, 2016
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Kie-Gol-Lanee is a Oaxacan island amid an ocean of pho
The Uptown restaurant doesn’t just dabble in the cuisine of the southwestern Mexican state.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Oct 13, 2016
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Rick Bayless’s Emergency Taco is the savior of Frontera Grill staff
Workers too busy to order a la carte from the menu turn to the chef’s snack hack.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2016
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Teachers’ union overwhelmingly votes to authorize strike, and other Chicago news
Also, Donald and Ivanka Trump hit town Wednesday to raise money with Mike Ditka.
- Food & Drink, Fall Preview Sep 2, 2016
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The Adventures of Fat Rice documents one of the world’s oldest fusion cuisines
Macau is just the beginning of the Logan Square restaurant’s new cookbook.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2016
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With Cruz Blanca, Empire Bayless adds a taqueria and cervecería
It's tacos and beer at Leña Brava's sister spot in the West Loop.
- 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.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 3, 2015
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JeanMarie Brownson's everything cookie can slake a stoner's hunger
The Tribune food columnist's debut cookbook is full of simple but satisfying recipes.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Sep 21, 2015
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Ixcateco Grill is a breath of fresh cilantro in Albany Park
A longtime Bayless vet brings midscale southern Mexican to a neighborhood rife with taquerias, tamaleros, and chicken joints.
- Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 9, 2015
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Rick Bayless's Cruz Blanca and more brewpubs opening this fall in Chicago
New options for spots to drink beer this fall include Corridor Brewing & Provisions, Like Minds Brewery, Band of Bohemia, and Bixi.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2015
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Farm-to-table Mexican opening in Andersonville, and other events of summer's end
Cantina 1910's restaurant and farm opens in Andersonville, Modern Mexican conference returns to Kendall, get your tiki mug the honest way, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2015
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Rick Bayless shares his recipe for red chile short rib soup
It's mole de olla, from the chef's new cookbook, More Mexican Everyday.
