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Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2016
Mexican chef Dudley Nieto makes his return at Albany Park's Rojo Gusano

But the peripatetic chef forgot to bring the flavor to his latest restaurant.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Rojo Gusano, Dudley Nieto, Mexican food, chilequiles, Adobo Grill, Zapatista, Xel-Ha, Zocalo, New Rebozo, Chapulin, Chapultapec, La Canasta, Eivissa, Mezcalina, Barbako

Blogs, Bleader Jul 3, 2013
Favorites from the Spirits of Mexico festival

Tequilas from the second annual festival celebrating Mexican spirits
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Booze, Food & Drink, Spirits of Mexico, Zocalo, Centinela, Dos Armadillos, Apocalypto, Olmeca, Milagro

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Apr 18, 2013
Where to fulfill your most intense food obsessions

Pie. Handmade noodles. Tacos. Italian subs. Bagels. Mac 'n' cheese. Tamales. Hot dogs. Pizza. Espresso. Oysters. And vegan everything.
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Hoosier Mama Pie Shop, Zocalo, Frontera, El Taco Veloz, pie, El Charro de San, L'patron, El Faro, Atotonilco, noodles, Los Gallos, Taqueria Moran, Harvest Time Foods, coffee, Quesedilla Reyna del Sur, Manolo's Tamales, El Milagro, Rosas Tamales, espresso, Superdawg, Big Guys, Gene and Jude's, Red Hot Ranch, vegan food, Chubby Wieners, oysters, subs, Italian subs, mac 'n' cheese, bagels, pizza, tacos, tamales, hot dogs, Twitter, Facebook, food obsessions, First Slice Pie Cafe, Bang Bang Pie Shop, Katy's Dumpling House, Jibek Jolu, Lazzat Euro Asian Cuisine, Intelligentsia, Wormhole Coffee, Gaslight Coffee Roasters, The Handlebar, Soul Vegetarian East, Arya Bhavan, Chicago Diner, Native Foods Cafe, Blind Faith Cafe, Shaw's Crab House, GT Fish & Oyster, The Publican, Bari Foods, D'Amato's #1 Italian and French Bakery, Gratto Pizzeria & Deli, Half Italian, Schubas, Kuma's Corner, New York Bagel & Bialy, Kaufman's Bagel & Delicatessen, The Bagel, Santullo's Eatery, Dante's Pizzeria, Pizza Metro, Art of Pizza, Bacci Pizzeria, Village Pizza, Once Upon a Bagel

Arts & Culture, Valentine's Day Feb 7, 2013
Valentine's Day Guide 2013

Our picks for the best places to be on the most romantic day of the year
- Tags: Chicago Reader's Guide to Valentine's Day, Allium, Kevin Hickey, Baume & Brix, Thomas Elliott Bowman, Ben Roche, Bistronomic, Martial Noguier, Boka, Giuseppe Tentori, Cafe des Architectes, Greg Biggers, Cafe Selmarie, Cantina Laredo, Cyrano's Farm Kitchen, Deleece, Henri, Christopher Gawronski, Ing, Moto, Jerry's Andersonville, Maison Brasserie, Perry Hendrix, MK, Nacional 27, Pizza Rustica, Prasino Wicker Park, Quince, Andy Motto, Sepia, Andrew Zimmerman, Slurping Turtle, Takashi Yagihashi, Tavernita, Zocalo, Animal Attractions Breakfast, baby gorillas, Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, Deep Love, Drake Hotel, ComedySportz Valentine's Weekend Celebration, Dateless on Division: A Six Bar Valentine's Day PubCrawl, Duets for My Valentine, Chicago Dance Crash, Athenaeum Theatre, French With Me 3, Strangeloop Theater, I Love You I Think, Tom Robison Gallery, Chicago Theatre Week, Jesse Garon Presley & the Branson Family, Dead Native, Dana Lynn & the Dirty Creeps, Indiana Bandana, Double Door, Let's Make Out Stories of Awkward Love, Webster's Wine Bar, Letters/X, Apollo Theater, Don't Fret, Johalla Projects, Make Up Make Out, Reuben Wu, Ladytron, Perfect Kiss, Heaven Malone, Beauty Bar, Nerds at Heart Love Fest, Rebel Bar, Pink Frost, Runnies, Touched by Ghoul, Melina Ausikaitis, Old Black & Blue Eyes, Gel Set, Project Onward, Vamos, Rabble Rabble, the Owl, Logan Square, The Whistler, White Mystery, Absolutely Not, Twin Peaks, Post Honeymoon, Schubas

Arts & Culture, New Year's Eve Dec 21, 2012
New Year's Eve Guide 2012

Our picks for the best places to be when the ball drops
- Tags: New Year's Eve, Black Ensemble Theater, The Jackie Wilson Story, The Marvin Gaye Story, One Name Only, Bootlegger's Ball, Moonshine Brewing Company, Burlesque New Year's Eve Striptacular, Gorilla Tango's Geek Girls, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, Chemically Imbalanced Theater, Kiss Kiss Cabaret New Year's Eve Hullabaloo, Greenhouse Theater Center, Nerd Year's Eve, Star Wars, Challengers Comics + Conversation, DANK Haus, Feuerzangenbowle, The Poseidon Adventure, Music Box, Morseland, Slo 'Mo, the Whistler, Time Travel Spectacular, Elastic, Messing and the Wisemen, Antony and the Tramps, Airborne Toxic Event, Metro, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, Lincoln Hall, Eternals Espiritu Zombi Group, Hideout, Marked Men Bad Sports, Empty Bottle, Wanda Jackson, Double Door, Porter Robinson, Congress Theater, Beauty Bar, Hood Internet, Moon Boots, Only Children, The Castle, Paul Oakenfold, Evil Olive, Porn and Chicken, Funky Buddha Lounge, The Mid, The Shrine, DJ B-Man, Teedra Moses, Spy Bar, Kalendr, Inphinity, Gene Farris, Acadia, Big Jones, Blackbird, Hoppin' John, Blackbird, Chef David Posey, Chilam Balam, Natalie Oswald, Deleece, Due Lire Vino and Cucina, Fork, Tim Cottini, Grass Fed, Jerry's Andersonville, Longman and Eagle, Jared Wentworth, Mercadito, Ryan Poli, Mercat a la Planxa, Nana, Park Grill, People Tapas Lounge, The Publican, Brian Huston, Senza, Noah Sandoval, Sepia, Andrew Zimmerman, Slurping Turtle, Godzilla, Takashi Yagihashi, SmallBar Division, Storefront Company, Tesori, Trenchermen, Yusho, Matthias Merges, Zed 451, Zocalo

Blogs, Bleader Jul 13, 2012
Tasting tequilas at the Spirits of Mexico festival

This year's inaugural Spirits of Mexico festival featured tequilas and mezcals from a variety of producers
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: One Sip, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Spirits of Mexico, tequila, mezcal, Adobo Grill, Zocalo, Sauza Tres Generaciones, Don Modesto, Chinaco, Los Amantes, EC Charro, Don Julio

Blogs, Bleader Mar 10, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Spirits from Mexico, cuisine from Peru, a foodie documentary from Wisconsin, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce, Square Kegs, home brewing, DIY, Red Lion Lincoln Square, Zocalo, Riazul, Will's Northwoods Inn, Wisconsin, Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club, Greg Sorrell, Tenuta di Trinoro, Vietti, Allegrini, wine tasting, D.O.C. Wine Bar, ChicaGourmets, Peruvian cuisine, Peruvian dinner, Ay Ay Picante, Piedmont, Italy, Travaglini Winery, Piccolo Sogno, Tony Priolo

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Mar 3, 2011
Recommended
La Taberna Tapas tweaks tradition

But the University Village spot also nails classics like paella.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, La Taberna Tapas, Iberian, Gustavo Castaneda, Zocalo, Enrique Cortez, Ole Lounge, Spanish food, tapas, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Jan 28, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: Haitian on Howard, Grahamwich, Key Ingredient guaje seeds, an empanada express, and more

This week in Food & Drink: Chez Violette, Grahamwich, Key Ingredient guaje seeds, 5411 Empanadas, ten more recent openings
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Chez Violette, Haitian food, Violette Adrien, Grahamwich, Graham Elliot, Key Ingredient, guaje seeds, Mike Sheerin, Three Floyds Brewpub, Patrick Sheerin, 5411 Empanadas, food trucks, the Trencherman, the Butcher & Larder, Rob Levitt, Marissa Guggiana, Primal Cuts: Cooking With America's Best Butchers, Deborah Krasner, Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat, D'Vine Affair, Quartino, Taco Joint Urban Taqueria and Cantina, Zocalo, Edgar Castaneda

Food & Drink, Morsels Jan 27, 2011
Turnovers on Wheels

Three Argentines plan to launch an empanada food truck. Plus: the Trencherman, Taco Joint, and more.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Morsels, The Butcher & Larder, Three Floyds Brewpub, Quartino, D'Vine Affair, Catholic Charities, Patrick W. Fagan, Chicago Wine School, Ambria, Bob Bansberg, wine, Taco Joint, Edgar Castaneda, Zocalo, Rob Levitt, Deborah Krasner, Mike Sheerin, Mindy Segal, The Trencherman, 5411 Empanadas, Hot Chocolate, food trucks, empanadas, book signings, Nicolas Ibarzabal, Kitchen Chicago, Marissa Guggiana, Union League Club

Blogs, Bleader Oct 27, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

A candy lecture, a seafood dinner, a mezcal tasting, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Jean Joho, Everest, Mireille Guiliano, French Women Don't Get Fat, The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook, Everest, French cuisine, Alliance Française, Paul Greenberg, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, sustainability, North Pond, Bruce Sherman, Platinum Distributing, single malt scotch, tapas, Inovasi, Beth Kimmerle, candy, confection, Chocolate: the Sweet History, Candy: the Sweet History, Fannie May, Wrigley's, Brach's, Sweet Home Chicago, Heritage Prairie Farm, farm dinner, South American wine dinner, Terrazas, Lapostolle, West Town Tavern, Day of the Dead, Oaxaca, mezcal, Ilegal, Zocalo

Blogs, Bleader Jul 14, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Rooftop dinners, cupcake contests, foraged foods, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Center on Halsted, alfresco, After School Matters, Middle Eastern cuisine, Dining on the Rooftop, Boulder Beer, Jake Melnick's Corner Tap, all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink, Hazed & Infused, Singletrack Copper Ale, Barry Sorkin, Smoque BBQ, Smoque Signals, Culinary Historians of Chicago, Kendall College, Bing Zhou, Sandy Chen, Koi Sushi & Chinese, Chinese dumplings, pot stickers, Bill Shores, gardening, kitchen garden tour, Rick Rayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Wines of Chile, Bleeding Heart Bakery, opening, cupcake eating contest, cupcakes, Alterra Coffee, Kuma's Corner, the Alley, Metropolitan Brewery, Taste of River North, Green Door Tavern, La Madia, Zocalo, Ai Sushi, Steve's Deli, Bonsoiree, foraged foods, northwest, organic wine, Vie, Paul Virant, Nathan Sears, Back to Basics, Spanish small plates, tapas

Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

The Chicago Beer Society's first event, a vertical tasting of Bourbon County Stout, a wood stove cooking class, and more.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Chicago Beer Club, Chicago Restaurant Week, Bourbon County Stout, Long Room, Primrose Farm, wood stove cooking class, Mark Seaman, The Bittersweet History of Chocolate in France, Rick Belding, organic cultivation of backyard apple trees, National Margarita Day, Zocalo, Branch 27, Chimay

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 11, 2010
Sweet Specials

Chicago restaurants offering Valentine's Day dinner
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, NoMi, Valentine's Day, Charlie Trotter's, Athena, Balsan, Big Jones, Bistro 110, Bistro Bordeaux, Blind Faith Cafe, Brasserie Jo, C-House, Carnivale, Ceres' Table, Chen's, Cyrano's Bistrot & Wine Bar, David Burke's Primehouse, Dawali Mediterranean Kitchen, Deleece, Deleece Grill Pub, DMK Burger Bar, Elate, Everest, Fiddlehead Cafe, Hearty, In Fine Spirits, Jacky's on Prairie, Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club, Knew, Koi Sushi & Chinese, Le Colonial, Marigold, The Money Shot, Nacional 27, Naha, N9ne Steak House, O'Donovan's, Osteria Via Stato, Park Grill, People Lounge, Petterino's, Quince, RB Grille, Rhapsody, Ria, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Sabor Saveur, Saluté Wine Bar, Sola, Sushi Taiyo, Tavern on Rush, Taxim, Tocco, Trader Vic's, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Vie, Zealous, Zocalo, Lush, Lush, Saluté Wine Bar, NoMi Kitchen

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 10, 2009
Holiday Restaurant Specials

From a Swedish Julbord to a New Orleans-style reveillon dinner
- By Mike Sula, Laura Levy Shatkin, Martha Bayne, David Hammond, and Heather Kenny
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, A Mano, Feast of the Seven Fishes, Atwood Cafe, Heather Terhune, Avenues, Curtis Duffy, Graham Elliot Bowles, Big Jones, Reveillon dinners, New Orleans, Cafe des Architectes, Martial Noguier, Cyrano's Bistrot & Wine Bar, Didier Durand, Tre Kronor, Venus Greek-Cypriot Cuisine, Zocalo, Los Posadas

Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2009
Heads Up

This week's food-related talks, tastings, and other events.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Bruce Kraig, Zocalo, Alliance FranÃ§aise, Brasserie Jo, Soup and Bread, Beer Education, blogsherpa, Civilized Dining Philosophies, Colleen Taylor Sen, Benjamin Desmartins, High-Quality Chocolate: A Long Chain of Excellence, tequila tasting, Urthel Brewery

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 13, 2008
Heads Up

This week's talks, tastings, and events.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse, Pinot Days Chicago, Entertaining Showcase, Zocalo, Mitsuwa Marketplace, City Provisions Catering, Great American Cooking Expo, organic oyster mushroom cultivation, The Flavor Bible, Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg, giant bluefin tuna

Blogs, Bleader Apr 30, 2008
Heads Up: This week and beyond

This week's talks, events, and tastings.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Pastoral, Oak Park Conservatory, Toast of the Town, Zocalo, Herb Sale, Death's Door, Cuisine of Afghanistan, Kabul House, Hull-House Kitchen

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But the peripatetic chef forgot to bring the flavor to his latest restaurant.

Tequilas from the second annual festival celebrating Mexican spirits

Pie. Handmade noodles. Tacos. Italian subs. Bagels. Mac 'n' cheese. Tamales. Hot dogs. Pizza. Espresso. Oysters. And vegan everything.

Our picks for the best places to be on the most romantic day of the year

Our picks for the best places to be when the ball drops

This year's inaugural Spirits of Mexico festival featured tequilas and mezcals from a variety of producers

Spirits from Mexico, cuisine from Peru, a foodie documentary from Wisconsin, and more.

But the University Village spot also nails classics like paella.

This week in Food & Drink: Chez Violette, Grahamwich, Key Ingredient guaje seeds, 5411 Empanadas, ten more recent openings

Three Argentines plan to launch an empanada food truck. Plus: the Trencherman, Taco Joint, and more.

A candy lecture, a seafood dinner, a mezcal tasting, and more.

Rooftop dinners, cupcake contests, foraged foods, and more.

The Chicago Beer Society's first event, a vertical tasting of Bourbon County Stout, a wood stove cooking class, and more.

Chicago restaurants offering Valentine's Day dinner

From a Swedish Julbord to a New Orleans-style reveillon dinner

This week's food-related talks, tastings, and other events.

This week's talks, tastings, and events.

This week's talks, tastings, and events.

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