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Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2016
A vice-presidential debate party, Joe Swanberg live, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Adam Ruins Everything Live!, Taco vs. Pizza, and more happenings from October 3-6
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Allison Crutchfield, Beat Kitchen, Adam Ruins Everything, Adam Conover, Park West, Vice Presidential Debate Watch, Chicago History Museum, Tuesday Funk, Hopleaf, Baudelaire in a Box, Links Hall, Reading Under the Influence, Sheffield's, The Interview Show, Hideout, Taco vs. Pizza, Empty Bottle

Blogs, Bleader May 1, 2013
Reader's Agenda Wed 5/1: Sound Opinions does Wattstax, Reading Under the Influence, and Big Boi

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, May 1.
- By Hannah Lorenz
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Sound Opinions, WBEZ, Greg Kot, Jim DeRogatis, Wattstax, Mel Stuart, Watts Summer Music Festival, Music Box Theatre, Reading Under the Influence, Sheffield's, Rob Duffer, Amy Guth, Erin Nederbo, OutKast, Antwan Patton, Big Boi, Andre 3000, Killer Mike, Fishhawk, Renegade, Real T@lk, Park West

Blogs, Bleader Apr 3, 2013
Reader's Agenda Wed 4/3: The Magic Cabaret, Reading Under the Influence, and the Chicago Improv Fest

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, April 3, 2013
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, illusionists, Hot Topic, The Magic Cabaret, Greenhouse Theater Center, Sheffield's, Reading Under the Influence, C.J. Arellano, the Moth StorySlam, Shannon Cason, Solo in the 2nd City, Melinda McIntire, the Chicago Improv Fest

Blogs, Bleader Mar 6, 2013
Reader's Agenda Wed 3/6: CUFF, Samothrace, and Reading Under the Influence

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, March 6, 2013.
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Logan Theatre, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Untitled, Sandra Gibson, Luis Recorder, Olivia Block, Bryan Spinks, Seattle, Samothrace, Ultra Lounge, Reading Under the Influence, Sheffield's, Christine Sneed, Little Known Facts, Columbia College, Shawn Shiflett, Silver Tongue, Wyl Villacres, Darwyn Jones, 2nd Story

Blogs, Bleader Mar 15, 2012
This week's food and drink events

The Good Food Festival, a curling and lasagna event, Saint Patrick's Day specials, and more.
- By Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Girl and the Goat, Kilgus Farms, Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Virtue Cider, Underground Goat, Cityscape Bar, Graystone Wines, Italiasia, Sheffield's, Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, Good Food Festival, Localicious, Autre Monde Cafe, Big Bowl, Big Jones, Chicago Diner, City Provisions, Duke's Ale House and Kitchen, Province, Trattoria No. 10, the Bedford, Saigon Sisters, Browntrout, Uncommon Ground, Revolution Brewing Company, Half Acre, Goose Island, Templeton Rye, Sunnyside Up, Real Dirt on Farmer John, Markethouse, Lent, Bell's Ale, Green Line, Good Food Festival, Bruce Sherman, North Pond Restaurant, Mark Mendez, Vera, Rob Levitt, Butcher & Larder, Paul Virant, Vie, Culinary Historians of Chicago, Jennifer McLagan, Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, Chicago Curling Club, Twisted Butter, World Senior Curling Championship, U.S. Curling Team, Ram Brewery, Saint Patrick's Day, 25 Degrees, The Gage, Pizza Persona, The Southern, Jerry's Wicker Park, Renaissance Hotel Chicago, Dinner Tales, Blackbird, Paul Kahan, Mercadito, Patricio Sandoval, Olmeca Tequila, Chichicapa Mezcal, Double A, Firestone Walker XV, DJ Grimsborg, Mas de Gourgonnier, Daniel Hodge, H2Vino, Les Baux de Provence, Bistro Campagne.

News & Politics, Zoom in Sep 15, 2011
Zoom in: Lakeview

What's up with the street sign honoring Ric Hess?
- By Jerome Ludwig
- Tags: Zoom in, Ric Hess, Lakeview, Ric Hess Way, Sheffield's, barbecue

Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2011
Dinner & a Show, Monday, 4/11
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Dinner & a Show, True Grit, the Vic, Sheffield's, Hama Matsu, Chicago Cultural Center, the Gage

Blogs, Bleader Feb 17, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events

A national coffee expo, a local food film screening, a Texas barbecue dinner, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Stems, West Town, tea pairing, Liif Tea, Kissel's Spiced Jam, the Great American Cheese Collection, Coffee Fest Chicago, Navy Pier, coffee, latte art, Coffee Fest, Alpana Singh, Check, Please!, champagne brunch, Chicago French Market, Alpana Pours: About Being a Woman, Loving Wine, and Having Great Relationships, Polar Beer Fest, Rock Bottom Brewery, strong beer, winter ale, Logan Square Kitchen, Robert Bates, Ingredients, local food, Matt Maroni, Gaztro-Wagon, Local Food Wisdom, Jim Javenkowski, Texas, Texas barbecue, Sheffield's, Founders, Destihl Triton Barley Wine, Emmett's Russian Imperial Stout, Half Acre, Thunder and Son Brown Ale

Blogs, Bleader Jan 27, 2011
Dinner & a Show: Thursday 1/27

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Jayhawks, Mark Olsen, Gary Louris, Hollywood Town Hall, Tomorrow the Green Grass, Flying Burrito Brothers, Byrds, Ken Callahan, George Drakoulis, the Vic, Sheffield's, Mars Williams, Liquid Soul, the Psychedelic Furs, Peter Brotzmann, Mike Reed, In the Context Of, Elastic, Cocina Boricua, A Doll's House, Chris Maher, Henrik Ibsen, Kate Cares, Stephen Dunn, Franks 'n' Dawgs, Joe Doren, Blackbird, Sixteen, The Social Network, David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, Brew & View at the Vic, Wilde Bar & Restaurant, Oscar Wilde

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 3, 2010
Alfresco!

Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Restaurant Review, outdoor dining, alfresco dining, restaurant reviews, Chicago restaurants, A Tavola, Anteprima, Athena, Bad Dog Tavern, Big Star, Birchwood Kitchen, Bistro Campagne, La Bocca Della Verita, Boka, Bonsoiree Cafe & Delicacies, Bourgeois Pig, Cafe Fresco, The Chicago Firehouse, Chief O'Neill's, Cooper's, La Creperie, Crust, Deleece, Dick's Last Resort, Duchamp, Dunlays on the Square, Enoteca Roma, Epic, Feed, The Fireside, Flatwater, Folklore, Fontana Grill & Wine Bar, Fulton's on the River, Got Spaghetti?, Halsted's Bar & Grill, The Handlebar, Heartland Cafe, Jam, Juicy Wine Company, Jury's, LM Le Restaurant, Longman & Eagle, Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop, M. Henry, Market, May Street Cafe, Moody's Pub, Nightwood, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, NoMi, Old Oak Tap, The Orbit Room, Las Palmas, Park Grill, Pasta d'Arte, Pegasus, Piccolo Sogno, Prosecco, The Purple Pig, The Red Canary, Resi's Bierstube, Roof, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Rose Angelis, Sheffield's, The Southern, SushiSamba Rio, Tapas Barcelona, Taxim, Tepatulco, The Terrace at Trump, Terzo Piano, Trattoria Isabella, Tre Kronor, Twisted Spoke, Volo Restaurant Wine Bar, Zed 451, Zella, Bonsoiree, Cucina Madonna, 694 Wine & Spirits, LM Restaurant, NoMi Kitchen, Briciola, Copper House, Grandview Tavern & Beer Garden, Pasta d'Arte Trattoria Italiana

Blogs, Bleader Jun 2, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Wednesday 6/2

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Lit & Lectures, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Books, Erykah Badu, N.E.R.D., Janelle Monae, DJ Premier, the Shrine, Cibo Matto, Happy Chef Dim Sum, The Seven Samurai, Sable Kitchen & Bar, RUI: Reading Under the Influence, Gina Frangello, Zoe Zolbrod, Sheffield's, Andalous, Aleksandar Hemon, Blue Island Public Library, Maple Tree Inn

Blogs, Bleader Mar 30, 2010
Stone Beer Week in Chicago

California's Stone Brewing Co. celebrates its arrival in Chicago with a week of events from Thu 4/1-Fri 4/9.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Stone Brewing Co., Stone Beer Week, Barley Wine, Vertical Epic, Twisted Spoke, Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Beans, 2007 Old Guardian Barley Wine, Stone Smoked Porter sausage, Greg Koch, Hopleaf, Cali Belgique IPA, Arrogance, Kuma's Corner, Small Bar, Reggie's Music Joint, Muddy Udders, Lush Wine and Spirits, Finnegan's Irish Pub and Restaurant, Plainfield, Whole Foods Lincoln Park, Double Bastard, The Map Room, Stone Ruination IPA, Double Dry-Hopped Stone IPA with Centennial and Amarillo Hops, Imperial Russian Stout, The Long Room, Jake Melnick's Corner Tap, Surly Brewing Company, Bar on Buena, Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale, Arrogant Bastard, The Publican, Dogfish Head, Sam Calagione, Three Floyds, Nick Floyd, 21st Amendment, Shaun O'Sullivan, Firestone Walker, Matt Mrynildson, Quenchers, Two Brothers Brewing Company, Big Star, Founders Brewing Company, Longman & Eagle, Sheffield's

Blogs, Bleader Feb 25, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Wingfest, a brewery tour of Lunar and Two Brothers, Open That Bottle Night, and more.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Wingfest, Lunar Brewing, Two Brothers Brewery, Open That Bottle Night, Chicago Foodways Roundtable, The History of the First Stomach: Presidential Dining From George Washington to Barack Obama, Sheffield's, Rock Bottom

Blogs, Bleader Jan 7, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

The Local Tourist's first Restaurant Week, Stout Fest at Quenchers, sausage-making demos at Kline Creek Farm, a release party for Bell's Hop Slam, and more.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Local Tourist Restaurant Week, Quenchers, Stout Fest, Kline Creek Farms, sausage making, Bell's Hop Slam 2010, Vinci, wine dinners, Sheffield's

Blogs, Bleader Jan 7, 2010
Help Fund a Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

The Chicago Writers Association hosts Deck the Hall, a benefit for the proposed Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
- By Jerome Ludwig
- Tags: Lit & Lectures, Books, Chicago Writers Association, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, Don De Grazia, Bayo Ojikutu, Marcus Sakey, Sheffield's, Nelson Algren, Saul Bellow, Gwendolyn Brooks, Theodore Dreiser, James T. Farrell, Mike Royko, Studs Terkel, Franklin Rosemont

Blogs, Bleader Nov 5, 2009
This Week's Food and Drink Events

A chili cook-off, "Syrah and Swine," appearances by author Dario Castagno, and more.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Aggie Nehmzow, Tomato Lady, "Pumpkins and Squashes: Evolution in an American Family's Folk Food, " Chicago Foodways Roundtable, Sheffield's, chili cookoff, Dario Castagno, Too Much Tuscan Sun: The Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide, Crofton on Wells, "Syrah and Swine"

Blogs, Bleader Oct 28, 2009
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Freaktoberfest, Zombie Doug's, David Sax's signing of Save the Deli, and more.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Freaktoberfest, Cigars and Stripes, Zombie Doug's, Lula Cafe, Doug Sohn, Hot Doug's, David Sax, Save the Deli, Manny's Deli, Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers, Smart Museum of Art, "Heartland, " "Soul of the Heartland: Chicago Religion, Nature, and Food, " Martin Marty, Daniel Block, Surly Brewing Company, Sheffield's

Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2009
Marcus Sakey at Sheffield's
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Lit & Lectures, Free Shit, Swag, Books, Marcus Sakey, The Amateurs, Theresa Schwegel, Last Known Address, Sheffield's, Chicago crime fiction, The Outfit

Blogs, Bleader Jul 1, 2009
7/1 - RUI: Reading Under the Influence

The latest installment of RUI: Reading Under the Influence, the Reader's 2009 pick for best reading series, focuses on the state's greatest politician.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Abraham Lincoln, Patrick Somerville, Sheffield's, Amy Guth, RUI: Reading Under the Influence, Jonathan Messinger, Rob Duffer

Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2009
This week's food and drink events

A home-brewing contest at Binny's, a talk on food from the Ottoman Empire, tax day specials, and more.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Simply It, David Burke's Primehouse, Just Grapes, ChicaGourmets, Sheffield's, Chicago Home Brew contest, Sam Adams Longshot, Moonshine, Frasca Pizzeria and Wine Bar, Smoke Daddy, Brasserie Jo, Talking Turkey, Channon Mondoux, Binnyâ€™s South Loop, Clash of the Titans: Champagne vs. the Rest of the World, Sour Night, tax day specials, Cheng's Chinese and Sushi, Koi, Ottoman food

Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2009
Heads Up

This week's talks, tastings, and events.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Barack Obama, Green City Market, Check, Please!, Cellar Rat, Fox & Obel, Adam Seger, Sheffield's, Zocalo, Alliance FranÃ§aise, Nacional 27, gratin, Beer School Beer Festival

Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2008
Heads Up

This week's talks, tastings, and events.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Pastoral, Top Chef, Lush Wine and Spirits, Sheffield's, Table of Nations, Freedom Museum, Room 21, Radhika Desai, Vermont Butter & Cheese, Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer, Powerhouse, New Holland Brewing Company, Between Boutique Cafe and Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2008
Election night events and freebies

Some good bets for election night specials and parties.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Adobo Grill, Fulton's on the River, SushiSamba Rio, Sheffield's, Moonshine, The Fifty/50, Election night specials, Whiskey Blue, Old Town Pub

Blogs, Bleader Oct 23, 2008
Heads Up

This week's talks, tastings, and events.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Fiddlehead Cafe, Blackbird, Bourbon County Stout, Marilyn Pocius, Uncommon Ground, Sheffield's, Rubissow Wine Dinner, chili cook-off, A Cookâ€™s Guide to Chicago, Home for All Seasons, Hip Sip, Ristorante We, Prairie Moon

Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2008
Heads Up

This week's talks, tastings, and other events.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Green City Market, Goose Island, Le Lan, Slow Food Chicago, Fox & Obel, Sheffield's, Scoozi, Tomato Fest, BBQ & Blues Summer Bash, Mahoney's Pub and Grille, Beer Olympics, BBQ and Beer Class, Mistology: The Science Behind the Cocktail

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Adam Ruins Everything Live!, Taco vs. Pizza, and more happenings from October 3-6

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, May 1.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, April 3, 2013

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, March 6, 2013.

The Good Food Festival, a curling and lasagna event, Saint Patrick's Day specials, and more.

What's up with the street sign honoring Ric Hess?

A national coffee expo, a local food film screening, a Texas barbecue dinner, and more.

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

California's Stone Brewing Co. celebrates its arrival in Chicago with a week of events from Thu 4/1-Fri 4/9.

Wingfest, a brewery tour of Lunar and Two Brothers, Open That Bottle Night, and more.

The Local Tourist's first Restaurant Week, Stout Fest at Quenchers, sausage-making demos at Kline Creek Farm, a release party for Bell's Hop Slam, and more.

The Chicago Writers Association hosts Deck the Hall, a benefit for the proposed Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

A chili cook-off, "Syrah and Swine," appearances by author Dario Castagno, and more.

Freaktoberfest, Zombie Doug's, David Sax's signing of Save the Deli, and more.

The latest installment of RUI: Reading Under the Influence, the Reader's 2009 pick for best reading series, focuses on the state's greatest politician.

A home-brewing contest at Binny's, a talk on food from the Ottoman Empire, tax day specials, and more.

This week's talks, tastings, and events.

This week's talks, tastings, and events.

Some good bets for election night specials and parties.

This week's talks, tastings, and events.

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