Mike Sula
Bio:
I'm the Reader's lead restaurant critic and have been a contributor here since 1995. I've also written about politics, crime, film, health care, and paleontology, and have profiled a rainbow of urban eccentrics. My work has been published in Harper's, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Post, and my story about outlaw charcuterie appeared in Best Food Writing 2010. I've been nominated for two James Beard Foundation Awards for food journalism.
I'm the Reader's lead restaurant critic and have been a contributor here since 1995. I've also written about politics, crime, film, health care, and paleontology, and have profiled a rainbow of urban eccentrics. My work has been published in Harper's, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Post, and my story about outlaw charcuterie appeared in Best Food Writing 2010. I've been nominated for two James Beard Foundation Awards for food journalism.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Oct 17, 2012
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The farmer's dilemma
What's better for a pig—a quick, clean slaughterhouse kill or a great life that ends with three minutes of pain?
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Jan 19, 2012
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Bar Toma: a wine bar for everyone
In trying to appeal to locals and tourists alike, Tony Mantuano's Mag Mile magnet overstretches.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Nov 10, 2011
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Chinatown's subterranean Snack Planet
A new stall in an underground food court offers Sichuanese shashlik and more
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Jul 21, 2011
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The principal of Thai cookery
Celebrity Chef McDang is an enforcer of his country's cuisine
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, May 5, 2011
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The Boka group scores again with GT Fish & Oyster
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Apr 28, 2011
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Garlic mustard threatens habitats across the country. One response? Weed it and eat it.
What to do about the invasive weed garlic mustard--recipes and a cocktail included!
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Apr 21, 2011
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Books for Cooks
Cheffoirs, food trucks, kosher folkways, and more
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Apr 14, 2011
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Omnivorous: Lent, Mexican Style
Spring brings pescatarian and vegetarian especialidades de Cuaresma to town.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Apr 7, 2011
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Lure Izakaya Pub: another sign of Chinatown's gastronomic renaissance
At Lure Izakaya Pub, Kee Chan and Eric Aubriot are nailing the drinking food. Now bring on more booze.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Mar 31, 2011
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Omnivorous: Chef Brian Jupiter's Got His Game On at Frontier
The Noble Square barstaurant is showcasing wild animals, oysters, and more
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Mar 17, 2011
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Pasta, Pugliese Style
A Chicago cook—by way of Macedonia and Arizona—explores the southern Italian region in a forthcoming cookbook.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Mar 9, 2011
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Edna's Lives On
With Ruby's, a legendary west-side soul-food place is revived.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Feb 24, 2011
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Omnivorous: Dry No More
Evanston's Few Spirits is just one of several regional craft distilleries setting up shop.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Feb 17, 2011
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Omnivorous: Moonshiners
A new generation of underground distillers skirts Johnny Law.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Jan 27, 2011
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A Haitian Refuge
Expats jonesing for pâtés know to head to Howard Street, where Violette Adrien has set up shop.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Jan 6, 2011
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The Sodfather Abides
Chicago cop Frank Balestri keeps the old-world custom of making soppressata—"supersod"—alive.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Dec 23, 2010
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The Salaryman's Haven
Izakaya are struggling to take off in the city, but the Japanese pubs have been around for decades in the suburbs. Plus: ten more Japanese restaurants with full bars
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Dec 9, 2010
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Top Ten Books for Cooks
Nordic haute cuisine, Indian street food, a history of punch, what Lemmy Kilmister makes for dessert, and more
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Dec 2, 2010
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Eager Cleaver
Mado chef Rob Levitt trades his toque for a butcher's apron.
- Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Nov 25, 2010
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A British Pub With Burger King Views
New restaurants: Logan Square's Owen & Engine, more steak on the river, and a suburban-70s-style barroom under Pops for Champagne
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