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- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Jan 23, 2018
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42 Grams and the weight of culinary greatness
In a new documentary, filmmaker Jack C. Newell captures the life cycle of chef Jake Bickelhaupt’s dearly departed Uptown restaurant.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Aug 9, 2017
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Schwa, now with fewer drugs and more adult responsibility
Once infamous for its excesses, the influential restaurant from mercurial chef Michael Carlson has transformed into a fertile proving ground for Chicago’s next generation of young culinary talent. Now that it’s all grown up, has Schwa lost its edge?
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 9, 2016
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A former Schwa chef delivers audacious fine dining at Entente
Brian Fisher upends expectations in an unlikely spot: Lakeview.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Oct 13, 2016
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Smyth is right at home among Chicago’s temples to high gastronomy
The fine-dining sibling to the Loyalist is worth a splurge.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 26, 2016
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Chef Noah Sandoval spreads his wings at Oriole
The Senza vet has made the West Loop restaurant one of Chicago's pricey but fun multicourse destinations.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 25, 2014
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The underground goes Uptown at 42 Grams
A former "guestaurant" chef steps into the spotlight.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2013
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Underground dining experience gets a real kitchen with 42 Grams
Underground dinner Sous Rising will go street level with 42 Grams next month.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 6, 2013
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The art of French pastry and conversation at Bad Wolf
Bad Wolf Coffee's Jonathan Ory makes beautiful pastries, but his shop's about more than that.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 8, 2013
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Ryan McCaskey isn't just a Michelin-starred burger guy, damn it
How the Acadia chef-owner is aiming for acclaim with his high-end tasting menu.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Jun 6, 2013
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Who does Brandon Baltzley think he is?
A chef whose mesmerizing creativity is deserving of fame? A drug addict in recovery who rightly eschews sobriety? A twentysomething memoirist whose brief history is worth your time? Or is he none of those things?
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Apr 18, 2013
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Sneaking into Schwa
How I managed to nab a VIP spot at one of the most exclusive dining rooms in town
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2012
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On the restaurant scene: how maybe not to open one
Wanted: $117,325 in Kickstarter pledges, because "why not?"
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 5, 2012
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Nothing's missing at wheat-free Senza
Gluttony's for the gluten-free at this swank new spot on North Broadway
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Oct 31, 2012
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Into the woods, darkly, at Elizabeth
Iliana Regan's Elizabeth Restaurant is the setting for a delicious, sometimes eerie fairy tale
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Sep 6, 2012
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Call of the wild
Underground chef Iliana Regan, who's been at the helm of precious few kitchens besides the one in her Andersonville apartment, is going legit with her ambitious "new gatherer" restaurant. The concept could be her greatest asset and greatest challenge.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 17, 2012
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Michael Carlson blows shit up and more food news bites
The return of Bizarre Foods, fermented pineapple brew, wood fired bagels, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 20, 2012
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Beard season
Chicago nominees for the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced yesterday.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2012
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This week in Food & Drink
In this week's Food & Drink: Chris Nugent's new spot, Goosefoot, and other Lincoln Square restaurants
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Dec 22, 2011
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Iliana Regan, the forager
'How can I serve things in my my home that people compare to some of the best restaurants in the world?'
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 16, 2011
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Key Ingredient turns 50 (episodes)
Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Nov 17, 2011
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Vegetarian questions and answers
Health myths, survival tips, recipes, and vices from 17 vegetarian, vegan, and veg-friendly Chicagoans
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Nov 17, 2011
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Five favorite vegetarian meals at nonvegetarian restaurants
Meatless euphoria compliments of Lula Cafe's chickpea tagine, Nhu Lan Bakery's banh mi, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2011
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Stars are falling
The Michelin Guide Chicago's starred restaurants have been announced.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2011
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This week's food and drink events
A cheffy online auction benefitting Green City Market, a Koval Distillery tasting menu at the Edgewater Uncommon Ground
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 15, 2011
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Food & Drink in this week's Reader: an off-the-grid brewery in the making, beer guides, Rustic House, Cocktail Challenge, and more
Food & Drink in this week's Reader: an off-the-grid brewery in the making, beer guides, Rustic House, Cocktail Challenge, and more
