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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Dec 16, 2010
The Best Restaurants of 2010

The Girl & the Goat, Kith & Kin, The Purple Pig, Big Star, and more
- by Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, Martha Bayne, Kristina Meyer, and David Hammond
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Arami, Balsan, Big Star, Branch 27, Girl & the Goat, Henri, Kith & Kin, The Purple Pig, Ria, Sprout, Ceres' Table, Chilapan, Franks 'n' Dawgs, Gaztro-Wagon, Gilt Bar, Ruxbin, The Southern, Vincent

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, May 12, 2011
Next Restaurant: exquisite, and ephemeral
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Next, Grant Achatz, Alinea, Georges Auguste Escoffier, Le Guide Culinaire, Aviary, Dave Beran

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Dec 1, 2011
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The wonder years at Next

With their third menu, Grant Achatz and Dave Beran revisit childhood
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Next Restaurant, Grant Achatz, childhood, Nick Kokonas, Michigan, Campbell's Soup, Alinea, Next, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Sep 8, 2011
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Roots Handmade Pizza: Quad Cities represent

The case for one of the country's strangest regional pizzas
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Roots Handmade Pizza, Quad Cities Pizza, taco pizza, taco pie, toppings, cheese, Proco Joe Moreno, Fifty/50, Scott Weiner, Greg Mohr, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Dec 8, 2011
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Vera: a celebration of Spanish simplicity

A winning little wine bar represents two restaurant veterans' escape from Carnivale
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Mark Mendez, Elizabeth Mendez, local food, Spanish cuisine, wine bars, cheese, Vera Chicago, Vera, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jul 21, 2011
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At the Black Sheep, fine dining, classic punk

But at James Toland's West Town restaurant, it's really the kitchen that rocks.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, The Black Sheep, James Toland, Michael Simon, Sarah Jordan, Blackbird, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, May 5, 2011
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The Boka group scores again with GT Fish & Oyster
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, GT Fish & Oyster, Boka Restaurant Group, Fish Bar, Giuseppe Tentori, seafood, Kady Yon, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Aug 4, 2011
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Autre Monde: the "other world" in Berwyn

Generous portions of simple, tasty food from Tony Mantuano proteges
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Autre Monde, Recommended

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News & Features, Feature, Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue: The Best New Restaurants of 2009

From Browntrout to Zebda
- by Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, Martha Bayne, and David Hammond
- Tags: Feature, Browntrout, Chilam Balam, Cibo Matto, Han 202, Nightwood, Taxim, Xoco, Zebda, Abuelo's Mexican Grill, Birchwood Kitchen, Ciao Amore Ristorante, Elate, Fianco, Jam, Los Moles, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Shokran

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, May 26, 2011
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The Aviary: a defining Chicago experience

Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas take cocktails to the next level
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, The Aviary, Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, cocktail lounge, Craig Schoettler, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jul 15, 2010
Best of Chinatown

Ten recommended restaurants

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, May 19, 2011
Madison's Nostrano

Destination dining from husband-and-wife vets of Blackbird and Boka
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Nostrano, Madison, Tim Dahl, Elizabeth Dahl, Blackbird, Boka, Capital Square, Mediterranean fare

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Aug 12, 2010
Pinoy Pleasures

Eleven Filipino restaurants
- by David Hammond, Mike Sula, Jenny B. Davis, Laura Levy Shatkin, and Gary Wiviott
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cid's Ma Mon Luk, Dolce, La Filipiniana, Fishpond, Isla Pilipina, Little Quiapo, Merla's Kitchen, Mom's Bake Shop, Uncle Mike's Place, Village Creamery

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Aug 17, 2011
The Next chapter: Tour of Thailand

Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas deliver subtle surprises at their restaurant’s latest incarnation
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Next Restaurant, Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, Thailand, som tam, Paris 1906, Next

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Sep 1, 2011
Al Dente: to the tooth

A Spiaggia vet stakes a claim in an underserved northwest-side neighborhood
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Al Dente, Javier Perez, Spiaggia, Old Irving Park, Sabatino, Kraken food

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jul 21, 2011
Top Thai

Sticky Rice, Spoon, TAC Quick, and five more authentic spots
- by Laura Levy Shatkin and Nicholas Day

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, May 27, 2010
Summer Guide: (Not Just) Ice Cream

Frozen treats, from humble soft-serve to Taiwanese shaved "snowflake ice"
- by Reader staff

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jun 3, 2010
Alfresco!

Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining
- by Reader staff
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, outdoor dining, alfresco dining, restaurant reviews, Chicago restaurants, A Tavola, Anteprima, Athena, Bad Dog Tavern, Big Star, Birchwood Kitchen, Bistro Campagne, La Bocca Della Verita, Boka, Bonsoiree Cafe & Delicacies, Bourgeois Pig, Cafe Fresco, The Chicago Firehouse, Chief O'Neill's, Cooper's, La Creperie, Crust, Deleece, Dick's Last Resort, Duchamp, Dunlays on the Square, Enoteca Roma, Epic, Feed, The Fireside, Flatwater, Folklore, Fontana Grill & Wine Bar, Fulton's on the River, Got Spaghetti?, Halsted's Bar & Grill, The Handlebar, Heartland Cafe, Jam, Juicy Wine Company, Jury's, LM Le Restaurant, Longman & Eagle, Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop, M. Henry, Market, May Street Cafe, Moody's Pub, Nightwood, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, 90 Miles Cuban Cafe, NoMi, Old Oak Tap, The Orbit Room, Las Palmas, Park Grill, Pasta d'Arte, Pegasus, Piccolo Sogno, Prosecco, The Purple Pig, The Red Canary, Resi's Bierstube, Roof, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Rose Angelis, Sheffield's, The Southern, SushiSamba Rio, Tapas Barcelona, Taxim, Tepatulco, The Terrace at Trump, Terzo Piano, Trattoria Isabella, Tre Kronor, Twisted Spoke, Volo Restaurant Wine Bar, Zed 451, Zella, Bonsoiree, Cucina Madonna, 694 Wine & Spirits, LM Restaurant, NoMi Kitchen

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Oct 20, 2011
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Lao Hunan paints Chinatown red

At Tony Hu's latest spot, Chairman Mao's genocidal resume is glossed over in favor of his love for chiles
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Lao Hunan, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Aug 19, 2010
In the Neighborhood

Restaurants in Bridgeport and Back of the Yards
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Amelia's Bar & Grill, La Cecina, Cobblestones Bar and Grill, Ed's Potsticker House, Han 202, Kevin's Hamburger Heaven, Maxwell Street Depot, Nana, Ramova Grill, Skylark, Stanley's Tavern, Zaytune Mediterranean Grill

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The Girl & the Goat, Kith & Kin, The Purple Pig, Big Star, and more

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With their third menu, Grant Achatz and Dave Beran revisit childhood

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The case for one of the country's strangest regional pizzas

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A winning little wine bar represents two restaurant veterans' escape from Carnivale

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But at James Toland's West Town restaurant, it's really the kitchen that rocks.

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Generous portions of simple, tasty food from Tony Mantuano proteges

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From Browntrout to Zebda

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Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas take cocktails to the next level

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Ten recommended restaurants

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Destination dining from husband-and-wife vets of Blackbird and Boka

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Eleven Filipino restaurants

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Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas deliver subtle surprises at their restaurant’s latest incarnation

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A Spiaggia vet stakes a claim in an underserved northwest-side neighborhood

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Sticky Rice, Spoon, TAC Quick, and five more authentic spots

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Frozen treats, from humble soft-serve to Taiwanese shaved "snowflake ice"

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Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining

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At Tony Hu's latest spot, Chairman Mao's genocidal resume is glossed over in favor of his love for chiles

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Restaurants in Bridgeport and Back of the Yards

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