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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Nov 19, 2009
Slow Jam

Hours go into every jar of Elizabeth Madden's Rare Bird Preserves.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Rare Bird Preserves, French Pastry School, artisanal jams and preserves, Elizabeth Madden, Christine Ferber, June Taylor, Andersonville Farmers Market, May Street Cheese Market, The Goddess & Grocer, Provenance Food and Wine

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Nov 19, 2009
Fresh From the Oven

Thirteen recommended bakeries
- Tags: Alliance Bakery, Angel Food Bakery, Austrian Bakery, Bittersweet, Bread 'n' Bowl, First Slice, Hoosier Mama Pie Shop, Kristoffer's Cafe & Bakery, La Patisserie P., Lutz Continental Cafe & Bakery, Molly's Cupcakes, Pasticceria Natalina, Tipsycake, bakeries, Alliance Bakery, Angel Food Bakery, Austrian Bakery & Deli, Bittersweet, Bread 'n' Bowl Company, First Slice Pie Cafe, Hoosier Mama Pie Shop, Kristoffer's Cafe & Bakery, La Patisserie P., Molly's Cupcakes, Pasticceria Natalina, TipsyCake

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News & Commentary, Feature, Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue

Rare pigs, vexing cheese, heirloom grains, black pepper gelato, farming for the city, and the best new restaurants of 2009
- by Mike Sula, Julia Thiel, Anne Spiselman, Anne Ford, and Lisa Shames

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News & Commentary, Feature, Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue: Meet the Mangalitsas

Local chefs invest in a rare breed of pig said to be the Wagyu of the pork world.
- by Mike Sula

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News & Commentary, Feature, Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue: Ambassador of Pepe Nero

A gelato-smitten entrepreneur brings the unconventional Paciugo chain to Chicago.
- by Anne Ford
- Tags: Paciugo

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News & Commentary, 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: 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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News & Commentary, Feature, Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue: My Mozzarella

Fast, easy, inexpensive, and delicious to make at home? I beg to differ.
- by Julia Thiel

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News & Commentary, Feature, Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue: City Farm

From a Chicago couple, a Wisconsin organic farm that understands its urban customers
- by Lisa Shames

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News & Commentary, Feature, Nov 12, 2009
The Food Issue: From Amaranth to Job's Tears

On local menus: creative preparations of rare and unusual grains
- by Anne Spiselman

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Nov 5, 2009
What's New

Reviews of Old Town Social, Gemini Bistro, and Orvieto--a charcuterie destination, a comfort-food bistro, and the new pizzeria/wine bar at Green Dolphin, all marred by flat-screen TVs
- by Mike Sula, Martha Bayne, and Anne Spiselman
- Tags: Old Town Social, charcuterie, Jared Van Camp, Gemini Bistro, Jason Paskewitz, Orvieto, Green Dolphin Street, Nino Coronas, Orvieto Pizzeria & Wine Bar

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Nov 5, 2009
New Too

New reviews of recently opened restaurants including Blue Ocean, Ch'ava Cafe, Dolce, Folklore, Havana, Knew, and La Mediteranee
- by David Hammond, Julia Thiel, Mike Sula, and Martha Bayne
- Tags: Blue Ocean, Ch'ava Cafe, Ciao Amore Ristorante, Dolce, Folklore, Tango Sur, Havana, Knew, Think Cafe, Omar Rodriguez, La Mediterranee, Mercadito Chicago, Rustico Grill, Xoco, Rick Bayless

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Oct 29, 2009
Crunch, Crunch

Sixteen vegetarian and/or organic restaurants
- by Holly Greenhagen, Martha Bayne, Laura Levy Shatkin, Susannah J. Felts, Kate Schmidt, David Wilcox, Ann Sterzinger, and David Hammond
- Tags: Alice and Friends Vegetarian Cafe, Amitabul, Blind Faith Cafe, Chicago Diner, Cousin's Incredible Vitality, Crust, Delicious Cafe, Drew's Eatery, The Handlebar, Heartland Cafe, Karyn's Fresh Corner, Maxwell's at the Club, Nana, Soul Vegetarian East, Uncommon Ground, Veggie Bite

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Oct 29, 2009
In His Element

A local entrepreneur and his custom-made energy bar company score on TV's Shark Tank
- by Anne Spiselman
- Tags: Element Bars, Shark Tank, Jonathan Miller, energy bars, Kevin Harrington, entrepreneurialism, Kellogg School of Management, Maria Sutanto, Jonathan Kelley

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Oct 22, 2009
More Upscale Mex

Eleven contenders in Chicago's burgeoning upscale Mexican scene.
- by Mike Sula, David Hammond, Kate Schmidt, and Laura Levy Shatkin
- Tags: Rick Bayless, Mexican restaurants, Chilam Balam, Cosina Grill, Cuatro, Dorado, Fonda del Mar, Los Moles, Geno Bahena, Maya del Sol, Mixteco Grill, Rustico Grill, Salpicon, Priscila Satkoff, Sol de Mexico, Dorado Restaurant

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Oct 22, 2009
Xoco vs. Mercadito

Rick Bayless's Mexican street-food joint far outshines a nearby upscale-Mex New York interloper.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Xoco, Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Patricio Sandoval, Mercadito, Mercadito Chicago

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Oct 15, 2009
New Too

Reviews of ten recently opened restaurants, including Ciao Amore, Cosina Grill, and Kyu Sushi.
- by David Hammond, Anne Spiselman, Julia Thiel, Mike Sula, and Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Ciao Amore Ristorante, Cosina Grill, Falafill, Kyu Sushi, Macondo Colombian Coffee and Empanadas, Paciugo, Pannenkoekn Cafe, Paprika Indian Gourmet Restaurant, Rolis Restaurant, Shokran, Pannenkoeken Cafe

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Oct 15, 2009
What's New

Bayless proteges in Lakeview and Logan Square and felicitous dining at the Hotel Felix
- by Mike Sula, and Anne Spiselman
- Tags: Chilam Balam, Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Rustico Grill, Raul Arreola, Mixteco Grill, Elate, Hotel Felix, Randal Jacobs

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Oct 8, 2009
Around the World in Curry

Ten restaurants offering curry dishes, from Jamaican to Japanese
- by Mike Sula, Cara Jepsen, Kate Schmidt, Martha Bayne, and Nicholas Day
- Tags: Anjin Mamiri, Indonesian food, Arya Bhavan, Cafe Trinidad, Chicago Curry, Nepalese food, Ginza Restaurant, Hema's Kitchen, Sabai-Dee, Lao food, Sticky Rice Thai, northern Thai cuisine, TAC Quick, Tropical Time Jerk Chicken, Chicago Curry House

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Oct 8, 2009
Books for Cooks

A history of curry, a guide to local mushrooms, Violet Hour cocktails, and more
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Curry: A Global History, Colleen Taylor Sen, Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois & Surrounding States: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide, Joe McFarland, Gregory M. Mueller, mycology, foraging, mushroom picking, 250 True Italian Pasta Dishes, John Coletta, Nancy Ross Ryan, Quartino, The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook, Carlyn Berghoff, Sweetness: A Girl's Guide to Delicious Baked Treats for Every Occasion, Sarah Levy, Rogue Cocktails, the Violet Hour, Kirk Estopinal, Maksym Pazuniak, The Culinary Professional, Kendall College, John Draz, The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm, Terra Brockman, the Land Connection, 17 West at the Berghoff

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Oct 1, 2009
The Mexican Hot Dog Moves On Up

In Little Village, a longtime cart vendor of Mexican hot dogs goes legit.
- by David Hammond
- Tags: Delicias Mexicanas, Mexican hot dog, bacon-wrapped hot dog, street food, Blanca Diaz, Sonoran hot dog

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Hours go into every jar of Elizabeth Madden's Rare Bird Preserves.

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Thirteen recommended bakeries

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Rare pigs, vexing cheese, heirloom grains, black pepper gelato, farming for the city, and the best new restaurants of 2009

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Local chefs invest in a rare breed of pig said to be the Wagyu of the pork world.

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A gelato-smitten entrepreneur brings the unconventional Paciugo chain to Chicago.

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From Browntrout to Zebda

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Fast, easy, inexpensive, and delicious to make at home? I beg to differ.

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From a Chicago couple, a Wisconsin organic farm that understands its urban customers

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On local menus: creative preparations of rare and unusual grains

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Reviews of Old Town Social, Gemini Bistro, and Orvieto--a charcuterie destination, a comfort-food bistro, and the new pizzeria/wine bar at Green Dolphin, all marred by flat-screen TVs

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New reviews of recently opened restaurants including Blue Ocean, Ch'ava Cafe, Dolce, Folklore, Havana, Knew, and La Mediteranee

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Sixteen vegetarian and/or organic restaurants

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A local entrepreneur and his custom-made energy bar company score on TV's Shark Tank

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Eleven contenders in Chicago's burgeoning upscale Mexican scene.

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Rick Bayless's Mexican street-food joint far outshines a nearby upscale-Mex New York interloper.

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Reviews of ten recently opened restaurants, including Ciao Amore, Cosina Grill, and Kyu Sushi.

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Bayless proteges in Lakeview and Logan Square and felicitous dining at the Hotel Felix

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Ten restaurants offering curry dishes, from Jamaican to Japanese

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A history of curry, a guide to local mushrooms, Violet Hour cocktails, and more

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In Little Village, a longtime cart vendor of Mexican hot dogs goes legit.

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