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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Dec 17, 2019
Recommended
Wine therapy at Red & White

For when you just need a fucking drink.
- By Lee Gusman
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Red & White Wines, wine, Catie Olson, Tamas Vilaghy, Jamie Davis, Mike Hillyard, Eight Weeks for Access, charcuterie board, boquerones, petillant naturel, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader May 17, 2016
An audacious Riesling with just a hint of Mussolini

The Nation magazine has a wine club.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Food & Drink, Media, News, The Nation, wine, Donald Trump, Malbec

Reader, Reader events Mar 29, 2016
Video
2016 Key Ingredient Cook-Off

Taste and vote for your favorite dish created by 15 of Chicago's most outstanding Chefs using one of four specific ingredients assigned to each chef!
- Tags: Reader Events, Key Ingredient, Venue One, chefs, Carlos Gaytan, Rudolfo Cuadros, Diana Davila, Brian Enyart, Emily Kraszyk, Dan Salls, Duncan Biddulph, Matt Troost, Abraham Conlon, Edward Sura, Nicole Pderson, Jonathan Zaragoza, Alfredo Nogueira, Andres Padilla, Ryan Pfeiffer, Goose Island, Brown Forman, City Winery, wine, beer, coffee, HalfWit Coffee Roasters, #KICO, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 16, 2016
Maple & Ash offers Gold Coast excess at excessive prices

The whimsical twist on the typically stuffy steak-house format would benefit from a little discipline.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Maple & Ash, steak house, Gold Coast, Belinda Chang, sommelier, wine, Cristiana DeLucca, Hook’s cheddar

Blogs, Bleader Mar 11, 2015
West Loop wine bar Vera is organizing its wine list by dirt

Will organizing the wine list by terroir at Vera make it easier or harder to get a wine you'll love?
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Vera, Liz Mendez, Mark Mendez, terroir, wine, sommeliers, Next

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2014
Pour a healthy glass of wine and slip on some silks for Brian McCann's Leisure Hour

Comedian and former Conan writer Brian McCann imparts his astute knowledge concerning the fine art of leisure during Brian McCann's Leisure Hour.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Comedy, Brian McCann's Leisure Hour, Brian McCann, Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show, Preparation H Raymond, FedEx Pope, comedy, iO, leisure, wine, silk pajamas

Blogs, Bleader May 12, 2014
Sampling Spanish wines with Kevin Zraly of Windows on the World Wine School

Winemakers from Codorniu Raventos properties across half the globe were lined up on a panel at the Blackstone Hotel
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Kevin Zraly, Codorniu Raventos, Blackstone Hotel, windows on the world, wine, world wine school, garnacha, xarello, chardonnay, pinot noir, grapes, napa

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 5, 2014
Recommended
Ani: All-purpose Japanese for a neighborhood that can use it

Arami's younger brother opens in Lakeview.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Ani, Ty Fujimara, Troy Fujimara, donburi, Japanese restaurants, Arami, Small Bar, Lakeview, Chizakaya, maki mono, wasabi, shrimp, eel, salmon, Tamanishiki Super Premium Rice, rice, sushi, chicken, daikon, ginger, beef, ramen, shoyu ramen, giardiniera, noodles, pork, egg, robata, mushrooms, appetizers, sesame seeds, wakame, yuzu, takoyaki, octopus, Kewpie, tonkatsu, sake, wine, beer, whiskey, Japanese food, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Mar 14, 2014
Rough waters at Kinmont

The Element Collective’s fish house falls short of doing great things with sustainable seafood.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Kinmont, Duncan Biddulph, seafood, Element Collective, sustainable seafood, fish, Old Town Social, Nellcote, fried chicken, food trends, Leghorn Chicken, oyster bars, supper clubs, Field & Stream, Lettuce Entertain You, Rootstock Wine Bar, Lula Cafe, menus, entrees, appetizers, fisherman's stew, shellfish, oysters, mussels, celery, shallots, crab, salmon, salmon tartare, eggs, salmon roe, Au Cheval, smoked fish, dairy, smoked-trout reubens, trout, rye bread, sandwiches, sauerkraut, french fries, squid ink, shrimp, spaghetti, sturgeon, cauliflower, radicchio, cobia, butternut squash, black garlic, sardines, cocktails, beer, wine, desserts, apple pie, chedddar-caramel sauce

Arts & Culture, Valentine's Day Feb 12, 2014
Things to do on Valentine's Day that aren't awful

If you insist on being romantic . . .
- Tags: Chicago Reader's Guide to Valentine's Day, A10, Atwood Cafe, Big Jones, Blind Faith Cafe, Cicchetti, vegetarian options, Cyrano's Farm Kitchen, Embeya, Endgrain, Geja's Cafe, Homestead on the Roof, Kabocha, Parson's Chicken & Fish, Taxim, Telegraph Wine Bar, Tesori, Trencherman, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Chicago Reader, parties, comedy, improv, underwear, date night, dating, singles, The Queers, dances, dance nights, wine, couples

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 24, 2014
Eataly: The restaurant review

In which the reviewer gives his assessment of 11 of the 15 restaurants, bars, and food stalls in the luxurious River North Italian mega-emporium
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Eataly, Mario Batali, Lidia Bastianich, L'Appetito, Italian delis, Bari Foods, J.P. Graziano, Riviera, ESPN Zone, Jorge Luis Borges, pesto, pasta, olive oils, vinegars, wine, salami, La Pasta, Alessi, calamari, Baffo, Joe Bastianich, oysters, La Piazza, prosciutto, Le Verdure, greens, gnocchi, polenta, tomato sauce, vegetables, simplicity, freshness, Birreria, beer, bratwurst, Italian beers, house-brewed beer, Il Pesce, seafood, fish, sea bass, Carne, Neapolitan pizza, pizza, La Pizza & La Pasta, wood-burning ovens, Rosticceria, sandwiches, I Panini, Vino Libero, Nutella Bar, Lait Gelato, Il Gelato, gelato, Italian food, Nella Grassano, Nellcote, Gene & Georgetti, steak, butcher counter, mozzarella, learning, Eataly Chicago, River North

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 10, 2014
Summer House Santa Monica masters California artifice

The newest restaurant from Lettuce Entertain You is among the empire's most atmospherically successful.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Summer House Santa Monica, Lincoln Park, Lettuce Entertain You, LEY, artifice, atmosphere, M Street Kitchen, design, decor, burgers, In-N-Out Burger, restraint, Jeff Mahin, Stella Barra Pizzeria, Do-Rite Donuts, vegetables, salads, seafood, steak, pasta, sandwiches, California regional dishes, fish tacos, mahi mahi, corn salsa, guacamole, prices, watermelon, skate wing, texture, soba noodles, dashi, bison, meat, ravioli, arugula, pesto, cauliflower, ribs, wine, California wines, zinfandel, pinot gris, bourbon, tequila, pisco, dessert

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 13, 2013
Recommended
Azzurra EnoTavola is the season's Italian sleeper

Simple, soulful Italian food from the folks behind Anteprima and Bar Ombra
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Azzurra Eno Tavola, Italian restaurants, Wicker Park, Marty Fosse, Anteprima, Spiaggia, decor, light fixtures, Victrola horns, blue, Katie Kelly, sausage, yogurt, pasta, vinaigrette, menus, small plates, Bar Ombra, carrot caponata, olives, vegetables, pine nuts, simplicity, Italian cuisine, wine, wine lists, wine by the glass, mushrooms, arancini, farro, rice, radicchio, balsamic vinegar, walnuts, cheese, shrimp, escarole, octopus, potatoes, pork, eggs, lamb, meatballs, gnocchi, linguine, orecchiette, tagliatelle, rigatoni, spaghetti carbonara, rabbit, rapini, meat, short rib, polenta, brussels sprouts, chicken, peppers, duck, sweet potato, The Bristol, trout, fish, seafood, fregola, pork ribs, squash, winter greens, pickled vegetables, seasonal foods, desserts, bread pudding, budinos, digestives, limoncello, arancello, liquers, Azzurra EnoTavola, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Nov 1, 2013
Blackfinn Ameripub: A restaurant for the antifoodie

Consider this chain outpost in River North an oasis from thinking too much about what you're eating.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Blackfinn Ameripub, chain restaurants, LTHForum, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, thinking about food, River North, tourists, business travelers, beer, big-screen TVs, large menus, vegetarian options, gluten-free options, Austin, Texas, Washington, DC, Blackfinn American Grille, loud spaces, bars, wine, burgers, flatbreads, salads, barbecue, international cuisine, steaks, goat cheese, strawberries, pecans, chipotle queso dip, fish and chips, service, brussels sprouts, garlic mashed potatoes, chocolate cake, familiarity

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 16, 2013
Recommended
The audacity of long-awaited southeast Asian restaurant Oon

Matt Eversman's follow-up to Saigon Sisters is ballsy but restrained.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Oon, French Market, banh mi, Saigon Sisters, Matt Eversman, southeast Asian cuisine, Vietnamese cuisine, fusion cuisine, Randolph Street, prawn, spices, scallions, pan-Asian restaurants, Embeye, Kabocha, Vu Sua, lemon, kumquat, mustard greens, sea creatures, seafood, octopus, chorizo, platings, foie pho, pho, bean sprouts, duck, rice noodles, broth, Thai basil, Argyle Street, udon noodles, crab, mushrooms, mint, dashi, desserts, rice paper, pork belly, spring rolls, curry, mussels, coconut broth, rice paper, bao, formality, betel leaves, pork, figs, apricot, potato, hoisin sauce, shallots, daikon, papaya, mango, fish sauce, oyster sauce, maitake mushrooms, vegetarian options, cocktails, sake, wine, Recommended

Music, Pitchfork Jul 17, 2013
Video
Friday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?

Female artists dominate the day-one agendas of Reader readers and staff.
- By Peter Margasak, Gwynedd Stuart, and Kayla Hartman
- Tags: Pitchfork, Daughn Gibson, Sub Pop, drum machines, Areif Sless-Kitain, Jim Elkington, Mac DeMarco, Angel Oslen, Mikal Cronin, Joanna Newsom, Bjork, bras, fashion, hot-weather fashion, Frankie Rose, Trash Talk, wine, Green Line, Woods, Wire, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 24, 2013
Brindille is a refuge from frightening surroundings

But conservative seasoning dulls skilled executions.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, River North, French restaurants, Naha, tapioca, artichokes, lamb, desserts, chocolate mousse, chocolate pound cake, cheese, wine, coffee, Brindille, seasonal ingredients, truffles, spring peas, Sauternes, fava beans, morels, rhubarb, foie gras, king crab, crab, merus, guinea fowl, vin jaune, cockscomb, mushrooms, meat, sweetbreads, rabbit, fiddleheads, lavender, fennel, Ali Ratcliffe-Bauer, lobster, monkfish, Carrie Nahabedian, Michael Nahabedian

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 6, 2013
At American Junkie, Kendal Duque makes hay from cliches

It's spendy sports bar food—and it's in River North—but it's not bad.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, River North, bar food, sports bars, bars, Kendal Duque, sliders, pork belly sliders, gastropubs, quail eggs, DJs, meat, Sepia, chain restaurants, Tru, Everest, NoMi, food cliches, flatbread, lobster, wild boar chili cheese fries, appetizers, small plates, pasta, chicken, fisherman's stew, wine, cocktails, beer, American Junkie

Food & Drink, Cocktail Challenge Mar 15, 2013
Slideshow
Cocktail Challenge: Balsamic vinegar

Lisa Selman of Little Market Brasserie crafts a tequila-based eye-opener with unfermented grapes.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, balsamic vinegar, wine, unfermented grapes, oak, juniper, Italy, Middle Ages, Balena, Natalia Cardenas, Lisa Selman, Little Market Brasserie, tequila, ginger syrup, mole bitters, Pico Piquin, kosher salt, apricot-peach preserves, lemon juice, Alex Renshaw, Sable, chalk, Sable Kitchen & Bar, cocktail challenge, Slideshow

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 14, 2013
A hangover cure—at a cost

Two Reader staffers intentionally drink too much, purposefully get hungover, and determine whether Chicago's first hangover clinic is really all that.
- By Gwynedd Stuart and Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, hydration, hangovers, hangover cures, hydration clinics, Revive Hydration Clinic, River North, drinking, whiskey, wine, beer, Malort, shots, US Weekly, coconut water, hangover remedies, B12, water, Lacuna Inc., fluids, IV therapt, intravenous therapy

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 25, 2013
Recommended
Pure minimalism at Sumi Robata Bar

The Japanese barbecue that others are afraid to be
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Sumi Robata Bar, Gene Kato, Japonais, Yusho, robatayaki, izakaya, binchotan, robata, Union Sushi and Barbecue, Roka Akor, Sushi Samba Rio, simple menus, Alinea, Moé Kobayashi, River North, Japanese restaurants, Japanese cuisine, Japanese barbecue, barbecue, MorSo, Charcoal Bar, sake, wine, beer, tea, cocktails, Mathew Lipsky, Untitled, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 14, 2013
Drinks for everybody at Alpana Singh's Boarding House

River North quadruple-level wine bar is populist on a grand scale.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, River North, wine, WTTW, Everest, wine bars, Check, Please!, Alpana Singh, Christian Gosselin, Cafe des Architectes, Bistronomic, poutine, lobster poutine, steak tartare, cheese curds, poutine pizza, Julia Fitting, desserts, The Boarding House, Yelp

Blogs, Bleader Nov 19, 2012
City Winery: almost as bad as you've heard

The wine at this music venue cum winery cum restaurant is pretty good—the rest, not so much
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, City Winery, wine, steak frites, atmosphere

Blogs, Bleader Sep 6, 2012
Kegs for Kids and other food and drink events

Beer and tomato fests are the highlights, but there are also cupcakes, wine, health foods, barbecue, and puppies this week
- By Meg Pier
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Bistro Campagne, Frasca Pizzeria, pizza-making, Amanda Skrip, Natural Foods Boot Camp, Whole Foods, Chuck's Fest, Chuck Pine, Pints for Pups, Dunlays, Hopleaf Bar, Kegs for Kids, D.O.C. Wine Bar, Cupcakes, Wine, Molly's Cupcakes, BIN 36, Tomato Fest, Brian Duncan, Willy Hewitt

Blogs, Bleader Jul 18, 2012
One sip: anything you want

Joie de Vine has an unusual approach to its cocktail menu: everything is custom-made
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: One Sip, Food & Drink, Joie de Vine, cocktails, wine, beer

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