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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Jun 13, 2013
The Next level of vegan

Next's Vegan menu is predictably ambitious and fantastical, but can a vegetarian fine dining rookie hang with it?
- by Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, vegan menus, Next Vegan, Fulton Market, vegetarian menus, vegetarian fine dining, fine dining, television, vegetables, HBO, Upton's, meat substitutes, The Wire, The Handlebar, Chicago Diner, David Beran, vegans, vegetarians, Mike Sula, mushrooms, chard, douchi, bean paste, seitan, small bites, avocado puree, presentations, Aviary, scavenging, nori dumplings, leeks, banana, cider vinegar, apple, lichen, service, showmanship, Next

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Jun 6, 2013
Who does Brandon Baltzley think he is?

A chef whose mesmerizing creativity is deserving of fame? A drug addict in recovery who rightly eschews sobriety? A twentysomething memoirist whose brief history is worth your time? Or is he none of those things?
- by Sarah Nardi
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Brandon Baltzley, Leigh Hansen, pop-up dinners, chefs, WD-50, New York, memoirs, addiction, books, Rock 'n Roll Ghost, Wylie Dufresne, Hugh Acheson, Top Chef, Empire State South, restaurants, chef personalities, 6th Street Kitchen, Jacksonville, Florida, Grant Achatz, Alinea, Schwa, Michael Carlson, Mado, Rob Levitt, Allie Levitt, Eater, blogs, online comments, David Richard, Essex Inn, cocaine, drugs, Twitter, Kevin Pang, Chicago Tribune, Tribute, Andy Warhol, Emily Belden, smoking, rehabilitation, ICM Partner, talent agencies, Pittsburgh, Michigan City, Indiana, Steve Newman, TMIP, happiness, sex, sobriety, drinking, Crux, farms, Cherry, Illinois, Kevin Sousa, Salt of the Earth, Stagioni, Bar Marco, zoning, licensing, business

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, May 23, 2013
Locavorism Inc.

Can a new business increase the amount of local food we eat?
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Dave Rand, chefs, Zeeshan Shah, Andrew Lutsey, Testa Produce, Pilsen, meat, cheese, maple syrup, Butcher & Larder, Indiana farms, Illinois farms, farms, Wisconsin farms, meat, produce, storage crops, potatoes, carrots, beets, rutabagas, beans, sweet potatoes, spring greens, organic produce, Local Foods Grocer, farm-direct meat, farm-direct produce, Sysco, food distribution, food wholesalers, beef, pork, goat, lamb, poultry, ramps, asparagus, Prairie Grass Cafe, Old Town Social, Perennial Virant, Table, Donkey and Stick, Merle Kauffman, Ohio House Motel, regional food hubs, Peapod, Vera, farmers' markets, Mark Mendez, Green City Market, locavorism, restaurants, markets, Bob Borchardt, Harvest Moon Farms, restaurant suppliers, local food, wholesale grocers, retail grocers, Quarter Circle Seven Ranch, Frank Morgan, Gold Bond Ice Cream, Popsicle, business, Irv & Shelley's, Goodness Greenness, Rufus Haucke, Keewaydin Farms, Just Local Foods, Amish farms, CSA, community-supported agriculture, farming, agriculture

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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Breakfast with Cliff Kelley is serious business

Former alderman and WVON talk show host prefers his politics gutsy and his toast dry.
- by Mick Dumke
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Food Issue 2013, Cliff Kelley, Ms Biscuit, Rahm Emanuel, Dylan Reeves, Ms. Biscuit

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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The Food Issue: Where Chicago Eats

We followed locals to their longtime haunts, asked them to share their fiercest culinary obsessions, and gathered their most impressionistic food memories to piece together what it really means to eat in this city.
- by Reader staff
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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Eating like a cab driver

I asked three cabbies to take me to their favorite lunch spots. And they actually did.
- by Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, HBO, Taxicab Confessions, American United Taxi Affiliation, Scion xB, Stanley's Grill, Elston, Greek salad, kalamatas, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, feta, anchovies, Yellow Cab, North, challa, Mexican, Division, Chipotle, Checker Cab, State, Elm, Nuevo Leon, Cafe Central, chicken soup, chimichurri

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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The rediscovery of Dave's Red Hots

A retiree returns to the hot dog shop of his youth.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Food Issue 2013, Dave's Red Hots, Howard Lopata, Rob Lopata, Peter Engler, mother-in-law, Lawndale, Plaza Court Townhouses, Gina Fountain, Zukey the Bookie, hot dogs, tamale, Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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Raising the potluck bar

A supper club of ambitious amateur chefs takes themed dinners to the next level.
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Shannon Hruza, Jason Budd, potluck, Justin Behlke, Thurk, recipes, moqueca, seafood stew, stew, Iliana Regan, Elizabeth Restaurant, foraging, Nick Hruza, Ashley Amato, Jen Moran, Katie Burgoon, Melissa McEwen

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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Two comedians out late, eating poorly

The hosts of I Shit You Not on the art of after-hours dining
- by Drew Hunt
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Humboldt Park, tacos, greasy spoon diner, North Center, hotdog stand, Bucktown, Johnnie's Beef, Elmwood Park, Michael Sanchez, Monte LeMonte, I Shit You Not, Logan Square, Diner Grill, Lakeview, combos, Monteism: Off the Eatin' Path, Polish sausages, hot dogs, Italian ice, Prescott Tolk, milkshake

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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Putting on the Ritz—at Al's Italian Beef

Recalling my grandmother's era of mink-clad glamour
- by Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Christmas lights, Thanksgiving, Jewish, Miracle on 34th Street, Marshall Field's, Magnificent Mile, Drake Hotel, 28 Shop, Walnut Room, mink, Joan Collins, Chablis, North Michigan Avenue, Al's Italian Beef, West Ontario, Israel, Hong Kong, Lutz, Montrose, Denny's, Steak 'n Shake

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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Dances with pierogi

A pierogi implosion reveals deeper truths.
- by Annette Radziszewski
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Annette Radziszewski, pierogi, babcia, Andy's Deli, Jewel, sauerkraut, cabbage

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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Sneaking into Schwa

How I managed to nab a VIP spot at one of the most exclusive dining rooms in town
- by Anjali Pinto
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Schwa, Michael Carlson, Anthrax, Paul McGee, RPM Italian, Wendy's baked potato, foie gras, curry, cocoa, salmon roe, passion fruit, Froot Loops, raviolo, quail egg, Three Floyds

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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The accidental discovery of our favorite Mexican restaurant

A near-disastrous Joravsky family road trip leads to a local treasure.
- by Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Joravsky family, food issue 2013, memoir, Taqueria Traspasada, pollo Milanese, Stevie Wonder, Fulfillingness' First Finale

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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A Chicago rapper on the peace of pizza

Never mind divisive arguments about the best pie—pizza should unite us.
- by ShowYouSuck
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, ShowYouSuck, pizza

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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Dough (and some batters, too): A listicle

Notes on being a baker
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Cracker, Cue, Minneapolis, Guthrie Theater, brunoise, apricots, Puff pastry, croissant, bread, Mississippi, pie, Julia Child, Celestial Kitchens, Floriole, Hoosier Mama Pie Company, Kitchen Chicago, Ravenswood Manor, This American Life, red velvet, Big Jones, cream cheese semifreddo, cremeux, food coloring, roulade, lemon curd, strawberries, whipped cream

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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I could always sniff out my mother's tea cakes

Until now.
- by Rose Doyle (aka Puddin)
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, tea cakes, Mississippi, Lexington, California, aluminum foil, sugar, butter, flour, lemon, vanilla, orange, aluminum foil

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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A diet based on sacrifice

Counting carbs, but not for the reason you think
- by Christina Elizabeth Rodriguez
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, diabetic, diabetes, continuous glucose monitor, Type 1 diabetes, Champaign-Urbana, the Nile, Pokey Stix, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, carbohydrates, apple, banana, Barnelli's, rainbow cones, south side, tortillas, rice, Mexican

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 18, 2013
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A marriage forged on pasta and cream sauce

Celebrating my husband's cooking, 15 years—and a pair of twins—later
- by Miranda Swanson
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, home cooking, birthdays, anniversaries, marriage, shrimp, scallions, angel hair, citrus butter sauce, lobster

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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

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Apr 17, 2013
Ramen quest

The chef developing the recipes for Brendan Sodikoff's new ramen bar sizes up some suburban tonkotsu.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Food Issue 2013, ramen, Santouka, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Brendan Sodikoff, Jeff Pikus, Alinea, Karaoke House Nina, Totto Ramen, Tokyo, Kyoto, Brian MacDuckston, Ramen Adventures, tonkotsu, Au Cheval

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