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Blogs, Bleader Jan 4, 2018
Video
Watch pastry chef Kymberli DeLost create a Korean-Italian dessert using fermented bean paste

Challenged to make a dish with doenjang, DeLost combines her knowledge of Korean cooking and Italian desserts.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, doenjang, Kymberli DeLost, the Gage, Acanto, the Dawson, budino, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 24, 2015
Play poobah at Cherry Circle Room

No longer a boys' club, the restaurant in the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel is a retreat from Michigan Avenue madness.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Cherry Circle Room, Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, Henry Ives Cobb, Land & Sea Dept., Paul McGee, Lost Lake, Andrew Algren, Alinea, Peter Coenen, Boka, the Gage

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 12, 2015
Recommended
The Netherlands and Indonesia go Dutch at de Quay

Chef-owner David de Quay gives Lincoln Park a taste of southeast Asia by way of the Low Counties.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, De Quay, Lincoln Park, the Netherlands, Indonesian cuisine, David de Quay, Hinsdale Golf Club, Vincent, Terry McNeese, The Gage, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 18, 2015
Breakroom Brewery's food sets a low bar

The employees of a company that builds custom bars gave up their break room so you could eat mock Scotch eggs.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Breakroom Brewery, the Gage, Dirk Flanigan, Heineman Bar Company, Scotch egg, Revolution Brewery, Old Town Social, Epic Bar Builds

Blogs, Bleader May 12, 2014
Reader's Agenda Mon 5/12: Columbia Yacht Club, City Winery's dinner party, and Truckfighters

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, May 12
- By Taylor Tolbert
- Tags: Do This, Arts, MV Abegweit, Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago Architecture Foundation, City Winery, Wilco, Glenn Kotche, Kathy Hart, Marc Grapey, Peter Coenen, The Gage, Elysabeth Alfano, Truckfighters, Reggie's Rock Club, Marmora, Taken by the Sun, Universe

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 6, 2014
Recommended
The Dawson is a great bar with pretty good food

Come for the drinks. You might get hungry.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, The Dawson, Rene DeLeon, chicken-fried prime rib eye, Billy Lawless, The Gage, Henri, Alinea, Next, Clint Rogers, Patrick Russ, Charleston, Big Star, Annemarie Sagoi, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Dec 30, 2013
Anarchists eating Gettysburgers: Farewell to a supremely strange restaurant

There's more weird history behind the now-closed diner than you know.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Lincoln Restaurant, Lincoln Lodge, College of Complexes, Dil Pickle Club, Slim Brundage, The Gage, Next, Rene DeLeon

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jul 15, 2013
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Key Ingredient: Carl Shelton of Boka braises, rolls, and smokes sassafras

The plant traditionally used in root beer may be carcinogenic, but no harm done (so far).
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, sassafras, fevers, inflammation, scurvy, dysentery, sexually transmitted diseases, FDA, Boka, Peter Coenen, the Gage, Dave Odd, Mike Murphy, Odd Produce, rabbit, carrots, root beer, English peas, morels, Andres Padilla, Topolobampo, cock's comb, beef short rib, Video

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jun 29, 2013
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Key Ingredient: Chef Peter Coenen of the Gage holds his nose and faces sun-dried tomatoes

Can something that smells like "old shoes and dirty feet" be made into a menu-ready dish?
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, sun-dried tomatoes, Aaron Arnett, Peter Coenen, aromatics, smell, onions, garlic, sweetness, brining, smoking, pureeing, vinaigrettes, scallops, basil, citrus zest, halibut, steaming, olive oil, marinating, pan-frying, tomatoes, chutney, asparagus, spring peas, scallions, The Gage, Video

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 14, 2013
Twelve essential watering holes

Chicago booze enthusiasts (including Reader staffers) share their expert tips for drinking across the city, from morning to late night to the morning after.
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Neu!, Michael Rother, Slows Bar BQ, Detroit, bars, mac 'n' cheese, Jason Burrell, winter, dark, stained glass, Adam Vavrick, Binny's, hops, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Lagunitas Tap Room, hops, ChaNell Marshall, cocktails, beer, tater tots, art, Second Friday, Luca Cimarusti, after-work drinks, Erin Hayes, brunch, Chicago Reader, Kevin Warwick, Mara Shalhoup, Philip Montoro, Julia Thiel, The Handlebar, Green Mill, Inner Town Pub, Hopleaf, Ward Eight, Skylark, Barrelhouse Flat, The Drawing Room, The Publican, The Gage, La Sirena Clandestina, Long Room, Rainbo Club, Small Bar

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.

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2012
Chicago's Culinary Crossroads

Local restaurants to participate in Chicago's Culinary Crossroads during the G8 and NATO summits.
- By Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Politics, Food & Drink, Clout City, G8, NATO, Illinois Restaurant Association, Lori Healey, Chicago Gourmet, Henri, The Gage, Dirk Flanagan, Piccolo Sogno, Tony Priolo, Tony Hu, Tony Gourmet Group.

Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2012
This week's food and drink events

Dining in vintage rail cars, a preview of Nellcote, a crawfish-eating contest, and more
- By Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Passion House Coffee Roasters, Rwanda Buf Cafe Red Bourbon, CityGrounds Coffee Bar, Cityscape Bar, Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, Italiasia, Pullman Sleeping Car Company, Union Station, Dan Traynor, Prasino, Paddy Long's, Jacquy Pfeiffer, Culinary Historians of Chicago, The French Pastry School, The Red Canary, Mardi Gras, Rock Bottom Chicago, The Gage, The Southern, Hiran Patel-Klay, Klay Oven Kitchen, Chicago French Market, ChicaGourmet, Nellcote, Jared Van Camp, Beauty and Her Feast, Caipirinha, Texas De Brazil

Blogs, Bleader Sep 30, 2011
This week in Food & Drink: Key Ingredient sugarcane, Barn & Company, ten new restaurants

In this week's Food & Drink: Key Ingredient sugarcane, Barn & Company, ten new restaurants
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, sugarcane, Dirk Flanigan, Henri, the Gage, Malort, cachaca, Barn & Company, Bob Zrenner, Gary Wiviott, barbecue, Bombay Spice, Quay Chicago, Brunch restaurant, Native Foods Cafe, Urban Vegan, Thai food, vegetarian restaurants

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Sep 29, 2011
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Key Ingredient: Sugarcane

Dirk Flanigan of Henri and the Gage brings out the big knives to tackle these five-foot-long stalks
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Sugarcane, Dirk Flanigan, Luke Creagan, Kevin Hickey, Four Seasons, Henri, The Gage, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 23, 2011
This week in Food & Drink: Key Ingredient bamboo worms, Masa Azul, Cocktail Challenge nutritional yeast

This week in Food & Drink: Key Ingredient bamboo worms, Masa Azul, Cocktail Challenge nutritional yeast
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, Luke Creagan, Pops for Champagne, bamboo worms, poutine, Dirk Flanigan, Henri, the Gage, sugarcane, Masa Azul, Logan Square, Jason Lerner, tequila, mescal, Sterling Field, nutritional yeast, J.K’s Scrumpy Farmhouse Organic hard cider, Clint Rogers

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

Arts & Culture, Calendar Mar 10, 2011
Saint Patrick's Day 2011 in Chicago

Where to don the green
- Tags: Calendar, St. Patrick's Day, Chicago, Abbey Pub, Atwood Cafe, Blokes & Birds, Dunlays on Clark, E. Leaven, Emerald Loop, Fado, Navy Pier, The Gage, Kit Kat Supper Club, Chicago's Historic Irish Pubs, Mike Danahey, Allison Hantschel, Mayne Stage, Garfield Park Conservatory, Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, Hideout, She-Nannigans House of Beer, Symphony Center, Beverly Arts Center, Temple Bar, parade, Irish American Heritage Center, Mahoney's Pub & Grille, Vie, Morton's the Steakhouse, E. Leaven Food Company, Emerald Loop Bar & Grill, Fado Irish Pub, Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club, The Mayne Stage Theater

Food & Drink, Food & Drink News Feb 3, 2011
Valentine's Day Specials (2011)

Where Cupidity reigns
- Tags: Food & Drink News, Valentine's Day, restaurant listings, specials, Balsan, The Bento Box, Big Jones, Bistro Bordeaux, Blokes & Birds, Boka, The Bristol, Ceres' Table, Chizakaya, The Gage, Girl & the Goat, Graham Elliot, Hearty, Jacky's on Prairie, Henri, Los Moles, Marigold, Mercadito Chicago, Morton Arboretum, Nana, People Lounge, Prairie Fire, Province, Ria, Saigon Sisters, Shokran, Sixteen, SushiSamba Rio, Swissotel Chicago, Taxim, 312 Chicago, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Uncommon Ground, Vie, West Town Tavern

Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events

A meal with Jim Beam, a meal for James Beard, a meal by Julia Child, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Three Sisters Garden, Tracey Vowell, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Sarah Stegner, George Bumbaris, Pleasant Ridge Reserve, Collaborative Chef dinners, Prairie Fire, Check, Please!, Alpana Singh, Dawgs, Please! Franks 'n' Dawgs, Vanille Patisserie, Julia Child, Avis DeVoto, As Always, Julia, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Joan Reardon, Naha, Alliance Francaise, Madelaine Bullwinkel, Beer Bistro Menu, Bernie Lubbers, Jim Beam, Fred Booker Noe III, Bourbon Dinner and Tasting, Harmony Grill, Shubas, Dietzler Farm, Graziano Family of Wines, Uncommon Ground, Daniel Jacob, Dirk Flanigan, Henri, the Gage, James Beard, James Beard House, Dalmore, Jura, scotch tasting, vertical tasting

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 9, 2010
Recommended in the Loop

From Everest to the Gage, turkey sandwiches to pheasant
- By Laura Levy Shatkin, David Hammond, Mike Sula, Kate Schmidt, Kathie Bergquist, Rob Christopher, Peter Sagal, Kristina Meyer, Anne Spiselman, and Ellen Joy
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Atwood Cafe, BenjYehuda, Cibo Matto, Epic Burger, Everest, The Gage, Henri, Jaffa Bagels, Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi, Roof, Russian Tea Time

Blogs, Bleader Jun 3, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Thursday 6/3

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Rhymefest, the Shrine, Lao Sze Chuan, The Oath, MCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sayat Nova, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Snubfest, Chemically Imbalanced Theater, Moxie, Cirque Dreams Illumination, The Gage

Blogs, Bleader May 19, 2010
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Dinner & a Show: Wednesday 5/19

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Reckless Records, the Shrine, Happy Chef Dim Sum, Shuttle, Empty Bottle, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Women Without Men, Gene Siskel Film Center, The Gage, Children of Invention, Facets, Kith & Kin, Lourdes, Music Box, Tango Sur, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 15, 2010
Beyond Pub Grub

Thirteen bars with standout food
- By Kate Schmidt, David Hammond, Heather Kenny, Anne Spiselman, Rob Christopher, Martha Bayne, Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, and Laura Levy Shatkin
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Between Boutique Cafe & Lounge, Big Star, Cooper's, Cuna, The Gage, In Fine Spirits, Kith & Kin, Old Oak Tap, Old Town Social, People Lounge, The Purple Pig, The Southern, Volo Restaurant Wine Bar, Between Peruvian Cafe & Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Apr 5, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Monday 4/5

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Washed Out, Small Black, Empty Bottle, Bob San, Design Revolution Road Show, Emily Pilloton, Design Revolution: 100 Products That Empower People, SAIC, School of the Art Institute, The Gage, Shopping for Fangs, Gene Siskel Film Center, Bijan's Bistro, Shutter Island, Logan, Longman & Eagle

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