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Blogs, Bleader Mar 7, 2017
Video
Chance the Rapper donates $1 million to CPS, and other Chicago news

Also, the Aviary is expanding to New York.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Chance the Rapper, Chicago Public Schools, arts education, Bruce Rauner, immigration issues, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, Dean Angelo, Chicago Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police, police issues, Afghanistan, hate crimes, The Aviary, Alinea Group, Video

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Oct 15, 2015
1871 Dairy brings Chicago milk back from the dead

Illinois's dairy heritage has been resurrected by a former pencil pusher who just wanted healthy milk for his family.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, 1871 Dairy, Travis Pyykkonen, Castle Rock Organic Farms, Green City Market, Joseph Zaiger, Cafe des Architectes, Alinea, the Aviary, Next, Dave Beran, Floriole, Sandra Holl, Dana Cree, Blackbird, John Asbaty

Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2014
Neapolitan pizza becomes a lifestyle choice in the West Loop

Neapolitan pizza is helping normalize the West Loop, at Parlor Pizza Bar and Soho House.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Soho House, Parlor Pizza Bar, JIm Graziano, J.P. Graziano, Nellcôte, Little Goat, Green Street Smoked Meats, Pizza East, Chicken Shop, Spacca Napoli, The Aviary, Stout Barrel House

Blogs, Bleader Sep 3, 2014
Grant Achatz has a Trio class reunion at Next

Next and the Aviary hold a reunion for graduates of Grant Achatz's first restaurant, Trio.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Trio, Next, The Aviary, Alinea, Grant Achatz, Dave Beran, Curtis Duffy, David Posey, Michael Carlson, Paula Haney, Henry Adaniya

Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2014
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The Aviary's Charles Joly wins best bartender in the world

Chicago has the best bartender in the world, says a panel of industry judges.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Charles Joly, The Aviary, Diageo World Class Competition, The Drawing Room, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 6, 2014
Where the Next ticketing system is going, uh, next

How has ticketing worked for Next and Alinea—and who else will it work for?
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Next, Alinea, Nick Kokonas, The Aviary, Elizabeth, Iliana Regan, Grant Achatz

Blogs, Bleader Apr 7, 2014
From burgundy at L2O to deviants at Punch House

Things that are happening, including a dance night for deviants and an $80 steak special.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, L2O, Big Jones, David Burke's Primehouse, The Aviary, Crafthouse Cocktails, Punch House, Jason Vincent, Nightwood, Shae Daher, Benjamin Lustbader

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Feb 27, 2014
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Key Ingredient: Andrew Brochu goes classic with milk jam

The Aviary chef's experimentation leads him back to the barnyard.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, The Aviary, Andrew Brochu, milk jam, dulce de leche, manjar, arequipe, confections, milk, sugar, carmelization, cajeta, goat's milk, derinitions of milk, onions, horseradish, vanilla beans, cloves, cassia, cinnamon, reduction, tasting menus, transitions, coconut, pudding, Ultra-Tex, custard, creme anglaise, coconut oil, texture, mouthfeel, black lemon, pear vinegar, streusels, jellies, ices, sorrel, silver oxalis, herbs, tea, gelatin, recipes, Video

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge Dec 23, 2013
2013: Ballsy babes, potted meat, and bartenders who can tackle just about anything

The third year of the Reader's Cocktail Challenge brought nonfoodstuffs and the nastiest ingredient yet.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, All Hallows' Eve, Rachael Smith, Bar DeVille, Cocktail Challenge, Mike Ryan, Sable, Jay Schroeder, Red Door, Rick Bayless, Alex Renshaw, Drumbar, Mary Rose Braun, Blackbird, Lone Wolf, Austin Skiles, the Aviary, Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, Micah Melton, Jason Cevallos, The Office, GEB, Dave Michalowski

Blogs, Bleader Dec 1, 2013
Monday night at Trenchermen: Sportsman's Club pops up

Eat, drink, and be merry at tomorrow's free preview event for the latest project from Heisler Hospitality.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Black Friday, Trenchermen, Sportsman's Club, Heisler Hospitality, negroni, amaro, Wade McElroy, craft cocktails, Barrelhouse Flat, Jeff Donahue, the Aviary, pisco sour, Pat Sheerin, Mezcal Negrossni, Lone Wolf, Austin Skiles, the Sportsman, potted meat, truffle oil, craft cocktails, mechanically separated chicken

Blogs, Bleader Nov 25, 2013
In memoriam Jason Cevallos, Jean Banchet

Bartender Jason Cevallos dies in Hong Kong; chef Jean Banchet dies in Florida.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Jason Cevallos, The Aviary, The Office, Jean Banchet, Le Francais

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge Aug 29, 2013
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: Essence of Dirty Streisand

David Hermach of Clark Street Ale House tackles a mixological mystery.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, Jason Cevallos, the Office, the Aviary, David Hermach, Clark Street Ale House, Dirty Streisand, Noval Black port, Rittenhouse Rye, Fernet-Branca, Sean Still, Double A, Mercadito, fresh figs, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Aug 9, 2013
Dave Michalowski, bartender . . . and licensed therapist

The GEB barkeep featured in this week's Cocktail Challenge is a man of many trades.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Dave Michalowski, Cocktail Challenge, Madras curry powder, the Aviary, the Office, Micah Melton, Craig Schoettler, Jason Cevallos, Dirty Shirley

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge Aug 1, 2013
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Cocktail Challenge: Madras curry powder

Graham Elliot Bistro bartender Dave Michalowski gets metaphysical.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, Micah Melton, the Aviary, Graham Elliot Bistro, Dave Michalowski, Zaya Gran Reserva, Trinidad, Moosewood Hollow, Moosewood Hollow, Prayer, George Herbert, John Donne, Jason Cevallos, the Office, dragon fruit, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

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, Cocktail Challenge Jul 4, 2013
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: Capers

Sable's Josh "Sonic" Relkin pulls off a caper of his own.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, capers, Terrace at Trump, Ingi Sigurdsson, Josh "Sonic" Relkin, Per Se, New Jersey', Restaurant Nicholas, Alinea, Rittenhouse Rye, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, The Great Muppet Caper, Muppets, Animal, Micah Melton, the Aviary, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 14, 2013
A collection of curious cocktails

Eight bartenders contribute an unusual and delicious creation to our dream cocktail list.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, cocktails, cocktail menus, recipes, cocktail recipes, bartenders, mixologists, books, Rogue Cocktails, Beta Cocktails, blogs, Maksym Pazuniak, Kirk Estopinal, Rogue Brewery, Christiana DeLucca, Jenny Kessler, Becherovka, mezcal, muscat, liqueur, Griffin Elliot, bitters, Fernet Branca, Eric Henry, rye whiskey, whiskey, rum, ambergris, brandy, Gregg Buttera, Stephen Cole, hot drinks, dessert drinks, Mike Ryan, cachaca, sherry, Savannah Witmer, gin, The Violet Hour, The Drawing Room, Masa Azul, Scofflaw, The Whistler, Billy Sunday, Barrelhouse Flat, Sable Kitchen & Bar, Boka, demerara, The Aviary, Whistler

Blogs, Bleader Mar 1, 2013
Drink barbecued haggis and roly-poly pudding at Drumbar

The elegant rooftop bar at the Raffaelo Hotel is one of only three places in the U.S. where you can sample bottlings from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Booze, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Drumbar, Craig Schoettler, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, the Aviary, Cocktails, Scotch, whisky, whiskey, Aviary, the Office

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Dec 19, 2012
People Issue 2012:
Martin Kastner, the craftsman

"I had no desire to be an artist. I thought art was all ego."
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, People Issue 2012, People Issue, Martin Kaster, The Craftsman, Crucial Designs, Alinea, Next restaurant, Aviary, Grant Achatz, the Porthole, The Aviary, Next

Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2012
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Pat Bruno passes and other food news bites

Winter markets, beefburgers, ice, and more
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Pat Bruno, The Local Beet, farmers markets, Diran J. Soulian, Top Notch Beefburgers, Custom House, The Aviary, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2012
Fall farmers' markets and other food and drink events

The last week of farmer's markets and plenty of fall harvest celebrations make up this week's food and drink events
- By Meg Pier
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Ground Up Chicago, Harvest Feast Chicago, Spence Farm Foundation, Frontera Grill, Hot Chocolate, Perennial Virant, 676 Restaurant & Bar, Scrumptious Pantry, herbs, Merz Apothecary, Meals on Wheels, Chef's Table, The Purple Pig, The Aviary, Dominick's Pizza, Foodielicious, Fischman, Kwak, Oktoberfest, Kwaktoberfest, Moonshine Brewing, Brewer's Brunch, bloody Mary, BIN 36, Harvest Festival, Andersonville, farmer's market

Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2012
A new food truck ordinance is introduced and other food news bites

GEB ousts the Hound, chef shuffling, pork skin noodle and more
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, The Aviary, The Drawing Room, Charles Joly, Craig Shoettler, Graham Elliott. G.E.B., Stever Dolinsky, Shesimmers, Chirs Jones, Moto, B.K. Park, Arami, Ty Fujimura, Acadia, The Bedford, Michael Simon, Lynn House, Blackbird

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Jun 20, 2012
Readers' Poll
Best Chef

Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, the Aviary)
- Tags: Food & Drink, Grant Achatz, Alinea, Next, the Aviary, Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Readers' Poll

Blogs, Bleader Jun 13, 2012
Why not fine dining in Andersonville?

In this week's Food & Drink: Premise ups the ante in Andersonville, Key Ingredient strawberries and rhubarb
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Premise, In Fine Spirits, Brian Runge, modernist cuisine, Graham Elliot, Luke LeFiles, the Aviary, the Office, Mike Sula, Key Ingredient, Dave Ford, the Bluebird, strawberries, rhubarb, Ian Rossman, Dale Levitski, Frog N Snail, cattails

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 13, 2012
Recommended
Modernist dining and daring cocktails at Andersonville's Premise

The neighborhood lost a great hangout when In Fine Spirits closed. But it gained something just as good.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Andersonville, fine dining, Michael Roeper, the Hopleaf, Nick Zarzour, Natalie Zarzour, Pasticceria Natalina, Nick Lessins, Lydia Esparza, Great Lake, Paul Fehribach, Big Jones, In Fine Spirits, Ben Schiller, BOKA Group, Marianne Sundquist, Brian Runge, El Ideas, Goosefoot, Acadia, chorizo espuma, Luke LeFiles, the Aviary, Hot Chocolate, Premise, Recommended

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