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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 16, 2014
Recommended
MFK offers an underground refuge

The Spanish-focused seafood spot is a testament to virtuous simplicity.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, mfk., Nick Lacasse, M.F.K. Fisher, seafood, Spanish food, Lincoln Park, The Drawing Room, anchovies, toast, boquerones, white anchovies, fennel, peppers, fish, shrimp, chile oil, Indiana shrimp farms, octopus, grits, scallops, lemon, avocado, gazpacho, salads, papaya, cucumbers, snap peas, bouillabaisse, clams, cobia, salbitxada, sauces, ham, cheese, manchego, carrots, corn, elotes, fregola, pasta, peaches, mint, basil, seasonal cuisine, small plates, tapas, tapas bars, cocktails, wines, wine lists, biodynamic wines, steak, Mfk, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2014
Video
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

Arts & Culture, New Year's Eve Dec 17, 2013
The Reader's Guide to New Year's Eve 2013

The best places to be when the ball drops
- Tags: New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve 2013, Black Ensemble Theater New Year's Eve Celebration, Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, Bootlegger's Ball, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, The Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier, First Night Evanston, 1st Ward and Chop Shop, Ignite the Night, iO Theater's New Year's Eve, Kiss Kiss Cabaret New Year's Eve Hullabaloo, Mr. Olsen's New Year's Rockin' Neighborhood, New Year's Eve at the DANK Haus, Moulin Rouge, Music Box, New Year's Eve Revolution, Official Playboy New Year's Eve Soiree, Pleasure Principle, Baathhaus, Big Dipper, Crowbar, Death, Dessa, Roky Erickson, Hounds of Baskerville, Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys, Girl Group Chicago, Jimmy Eat World, Smoking Popes, Lawrence Arms, Black Joe Lewis, Local H, Motion City Soundtrack, Mucca Pazza, Oozing Wound, Magic Milk, Jimmy Whispers, The Castle, Club Foot, Enclave, Estate Ultra Bar, The Fifty/50, Funky Buddha Lounge, Headquarters Beercade, Howl at the Moon, The Mid, the Palace, Spy Bar, Three Dots and a Dash, The Underground, Vertigo Sky Lounge, Acadia, Ada St., Avec, Big Jones, Boarding House, CH Distillery, Chilam Bilham, Coutnry Barbeque, The Drawing Room, Due Lire, Dusek's, Fork, Homestead, Hot Chocolate, La Sirena Clandestina, Le Colonial, Longman & Eagle, Lula Cafe, Mercadito, Rodan, Senza, SmallBar Dvision, Table, Donkey & Stick, Tesori, Travelle, Trenchermen, Yusho

Blogs, Bleader Sep 26, 2013
Coming soon: The Reader's Cocktail Challenge, live

At this fall drinks event on October 4, 20 of Chicago finest barkeeps play dealer's choice.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Booze, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Chicago Reader, Cocktail Challenge, State & Lake, Mike Ryan, Sable, Paul McGee, Three Dots and a Dash, La Sirena Clandestina, Justin Anderson, Nahm Kim, Sunda, Karl Fernandez, Old Town Pour House, Dave Michalowski, Fischman's Liquors & Tap, Danielle Lewis, GT Fish & Oyster, Jessica Tessendorf, Barrelhouse Flat, Mike Sula, Catherine De Orio, Check, Please! theboozehound.com, Todd Appel, Brandon Phillips, the Drawing Room, Vlad Masillion, RM Champagne Salon, Joel Gardner, Lula Cafe

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Aug 28, 2013
One bourbon, one scotch, and 20 new hipster bars

A forthcoming Logan Square venture from two Violet Hour vets is about to open in a neighborhood that’s looking increasingly like Wicker Park.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Analogue bar, Henry Prendergast, Robert Haynes, Logan Square, Violet Hour, Wicker Park, cocktail lounge, Aviary, Barrelhouse Flat, Sable, The Drawing Room, Bar DeVille, Drumbar, Whistler, Weegee's Lounge, Scofflaw, Longman & Eagle, Billy Sunday, whiskey smash, Paul McGee, Three Dots and a Dash, Bonny's, Helen's Two Way Lounge, Paul Lynn Miller, Radler, Chicago Distilling Company, Land and Sea Dept., Parson's Chicken and Fish, Parts & Labor, Prindiville, West Town, Ukrainian Village, Pulaski Park, Noble Square, Whirlaway Lounge, Maria Jaimes, Rainbo, Danny's, Gold Star, The Charleston, Alfredo Nogueria

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

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 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
Critics' Picks
Best Bar for Rare Spirits

The Drawing Room
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best of Chicago 2012, malort, rare spirits, amari, pisco, Black Tot Rum, Charles Joly, The Drawing Room, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader May 3, 2012
A barman departeth, a newcomer chef shines

In this week's Food & Drink: Michael Kornick and David Morton's new barstaurant, Ada St.; Key Ingredient colatura; tried-and-true spots for small plates
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Ada St., Michael Kornick, David Morton, Tim Lacey, Charles Joly, the Drawing Room, Ripasso, DMK Burger Bar, Fish Bar, Zoe Schor, small plates, colatura, Meg Colleran, Terzo Piano, Sarah Grueneberg, Spiaggia, Amanda Rockman, Balena, the Bristol, Bodega N. 5, Mercat a la Planxa, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, La Taberna Tapas on Halsted

Blogs, Bleader Apr 25, 2012
Tim Lacey splits from Ada St.

Michael Kornick and David Morton's barstaurant was built around barman Tim Lacey. And now he's gone.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Tim Lacey, Ada St., David Morton, Michael Kornick, mixology, The Drawing Room, Custom House, Spring, Green Zebra, Zoe Schor

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Mar 29, 2012
Video
Key Ingredient: bee pollen

In this week's chef's challenge, Giuseppe Tentori concocts "bee bread" gnocchi
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Giuseppe Tentori, Charles Joly, The Drawing Room, pollen, bees, bee bread, gnocchi, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2012
In this week's Food & Drink: Pasteur, Scofflaw

In this week's Food & Drink: Pasteur, Scofflaw, Key Ingredient ambergris
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Pasteur, Eric Aubriot, Dan Nguyen, Scofflaw, Madam Geneva, Danny Shapiro, Charles Joly, ambergris, the Drawing Room, Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Mar 20, 2012
Video
Key Ingredient: ambergris

In this week's chef-to-chef challenge, Charles Joly of the Drawing Room scents a cocktail with ambergris, whale vomit often used in perfume
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, ambergris, Charles Joly, Craig Schoettler, whaling, sperm whales, cognac, punsch, The Drawing Room, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 8, 2012
This week's Food & Drink: Bread & Wine, bamboo fungus

In this week's Food & Drink: Bread & Wine, Key Ingredient bamboo fungus
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Bread & Wiine, Irving Park, Curtis Gamble, Craig Schoettler, the Aviary, bamboo fungus, Charles Joly, the Drawing Room

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jul 28, 2011
Video
Key Ingredient: Ostrich egg

Small Bar's Justin White tackles the equivalent of two dozen chicken eggs
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Justin White, Small Bar, ostrich eggs, Nick Lacasse, The Drawing Room, Jeffrey Hedin, Leopold, rabbit lungs, Small Bar Division, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2011
This week in Food & Drink: The Black Sheep, celebrity Chef McDang, Key Ingredient whelks, and more

This week in Food & Drink: The Black Sheep, Thai celebrity Chef McDang, Key Ingredient whelks, top spots for Thai
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, The Black Sheep, James Toland, Michael Simon, Sarah Jordan, Graham Elliot, Blackbird, Lockwood, Chef McDang, The Principles of Thai Cookery, Grant Achatz, Next, Alinea, Le Cordon Bleu, Thai cuisine, Nick Lacasse, the Drawing Room, whelks, Justin White, Small Bar, ostrich eggs, Thai restaurants, the Elephant, Me Dee Cafe

Food & Drink, Key Ingredient Jul 21, 2011
Video
Key Ingredient: Whelks

The Drawing Room's Nick Lacasse pays homage to his mom with the sea snails
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Nick Lacasse, The Drawing Room, Shawn McClain, Green Zebra, whelks, sea slugs, escargots, snails, foie gras, Justin White, Small Bar, ostrich eggs, lungs, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 8, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: Kushiyaki and sushi, Key Ingredient blood, spots for Bastille Day, Scott Harris Watch

In this week's Food & Drink: sushi, kushiyaki, blood, and more
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, kushiyaki, sushi, Union Sushi & Barbeque Bar, Yuzu Sushi and Robata Grill, River North restaurants, BYO restaurants, Key Ingredient, Shawn McClain, Green Zebra, blood sausage, cow's blood, Nick Lacasse, the Drawing Room, whelks, sea snails, Bastille Day, Bistronomic, Cafe des Architectes, Paris Club, Studio Paris, Scott Harris, Joe Farina, Cafe Bionda, Salatino's, Francesca's Forno, Hidalgo's Hundreds, Tim Wiilliams

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge Jun 30, 2011
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: pulque

Tim Williams puts the milky fermented juice of the maguey plant to good use
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, Tim Williams, Francesca's Forno, pulque, Christiana DeLucca, The Drawing Room, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge Jun 2, 2011
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: The Drawing Room's Christiana DeLucca works with Vegemite (well, Marmite)
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, Sepia, Josh Pearson, Christiana DeLucca, the Drawing Room, Vegemite, Tim Williams, Japonais, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader May 13, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: Next—Paris 1906, the Doughnut Vault Taste Test, Key Ingredient Vienna Beef Hot Dogs, and More

This week in Food & Drink: the Alinea group's Next, the intern and the food critic on the Doughnut Vault, Smoque's Barry Sorkin turns Vienna Beef hot dogs into dragon turds for Key Ingredient, and Sepia's Josh Pearson creates the Propawhat Margarita out of the bee resin propolis for our new cocktail challenge.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Next Restaurant, Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, Dave Beran, Escoffier, Le Guide Culinaire, Paris 1906, the Doughnut Vault, Old Fashioned Donuts, Key Ingredient, Beard awards, Hot Doug's, Doug Sohn, Smoque, Barry Sorkin, Vienna Beef hot dogs, dragon turds, Cleetus Friedman, City Provisions Deli, bourbon, Josh Pearson, Sepia, propolis, margaritas, Cristiana DeLucca, the Drawing Room, Vegemite

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge May 12, 2011
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: Sepia's Josh Pearson creates the Propowhat Margarita using the bee resin propolis
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, Josh Pearson, Sepia, Boka Restaurant Group, Benjamin Schiller, propolis, tequila, Don Julio Blanco, Chrisiana DeLucca, the Drawing Room, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: A salami evangelist, the Florentine, Key Ingredient spirulina, and more

In this week's Food & Drink: the Sodfather, the Florentine, Paul Virant of Vie takes our Key Ingredient chef challenge of spirulina, and the latest openings and closings.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Frank Ballestri, soppressata, supersod, salami making, the Florentine, Todd Stein, MK, JW Marriott Chicago, Russell Kook, Hell's Kitchen, Cibo Matto, Paul Virant, Vie, spirulina, David Posey, Blackbird, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, lamb fat, Leopold, Jeffrey Hedin, Sarah Stegner, Sarah Stegner Resolution Club, healthy eating, Prairie Fire, Le Passage, the Drawing Room, Charles Joly, On the Rocks, /i>, Patty's Diner, Opera, Adobo Grill Wicker Park, Eve

Food & Drink, Food & Drink News Jan 6, 2011
On the Rocks: Le Passage

Belgium comes to West Town, Patty’s Diner closes, and more
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food & Drink News, Jeffrey Hedin, Jennifer Galdes, Sarah Stegner, Sarah Stegner Resolution Club, Charles Joly, mixologist Charles Joly, On the Rocks, best Chicago diner, Leopold, Prairie Fire, Le Passage, The Drawing Room, Patty's Diner, Opera, Adobo Grill, Spring, Eve

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