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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
Young bacon outlaws and other food news bites

Beard Papa dies, Kevin Boehm digs Wendy's, Next goes vegan, and more
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, bacon, Next Restaurant, Grant Achatz, Beard Papa, Boka, Kevin Boehm

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Blogs, Bleader, May 16, 2012
In this week's Food & Drink: Balena plays two

In this week's Food & Drink: Chris Pandel and Boka Restaurant Group's Balena, Key Ingredient pu-erh tea
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Balena, Chris Pandel, Nellcote, Jared Van Camp, Boka Restaurant Group, Boka, Perennial Virant, Girl & the Goat, GT Fish & Oyster, Landmark, Amanda Rockman, pu-erh tea, panna cotta, Toni Roberts, the Wit, State and Lake, Roof

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 12, 2012
Hints of spring in this week's food and drink events

A cocktail class, a Julia Child discussion, a food truck summit, and more
- by Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Femme Du Coupe, Fleur de Lis Flower Shop, Jim Klisch, Lakefront Brewery, Lakefront White, Silver Cloud Bar and Grill, Schnitzel King, Wagyu Wagon, Gigi's Bake Shop, University of Chicago Law School, Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Simca Beck, David Strauss, Kendall College, Bill Kim, Belly Shack, Jared Van Camp, Old Town Social, Carl Shelton, Boka, Stephanie Izard, Scleroderma Foundation, Dose Market, The Peasantry, Antique Taco, Stew Supper Club, River East Arts Center, Amelia Levin, The Chicago Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Windy City, Rick Bayless, Tony Mantuano, Stephanie Izard, Province, Floriole Cafe and Bakery, Soul Cocina, Ziryab, Dodo, Casa Noble Tequila, Jose "Pepe" Hermosillo, Zocalo.

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 5, 2012
Small plates, big difference: this week in Food & Drink

Mike Sula reviews Bar Ombra and RPM Italian, and Giuseppe Tentori cooks with bee pollen
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Mike Sula, Bar Ombra, RPM Italian, Melmans, Giuseppe Tentori, GT Fish & Oyster, Boka, Acre, bee pollen, Key Ingredient, Paul McGee

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Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, Mar 29, 2012
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Key Ingredient: bee pollen

In this week's chef's challenge, Giuseppe Tentori concocts "bee bread" gnocchi
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Giuseppe Tentori, Charles Joly, The Drawing Room, pollen, bees, bee bread, gnocchi, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 22, 2012
In this week's Food & Drink: Pasteur, Scofflaw

In this week's Food & Drink: Pasteur, Scofflaw, Key Ingredient ambergris
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Pasteur, Eric Aubriot, Dan Nguyen, Scofflaw, Madam Geneva, Danny Shapiro, Charles Joly, ambergris, the Drawing Room, Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, GT Fish & Oyster

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Nov 17, 2011
Vegetarian questions and answers

Health myths, survival tips, recipes, and vices from 17 vegetarian, vegan, and veg-friendly Chicagoans
- by Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, vegetarian, vegan, health, environment, vegetarian recipe, vegetarian cookbook, Green Zebra, Soul Vegetarian East, Chicago Diner, The Whistler, The Handlebar, Karyn's on Green, Lula Cafe, Boka, Girl & the Goat, Schwa

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Nov 17, 2011
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Five favorite vegetarian meals at nonvegetarian restaurants

Meatless euphoria compliments of Lula Cafe's chickpea tagine, Nhu Lan Bakery's banh mi, and more
- by Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Nhu Lan Bakery, Lula Cafe, Boka, Girl & the Goat, Schwa, Irazu, The Purple Pig, Slideshow

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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 15, 2011
Stars are falling

The Michelin Guide Chicago's starred restaurants have been announced.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Michelin Guide Chicago, Next Restaurant, Alinea, Charlie Trotter's, Ria, Blackbird, Boka, Bonsoiree, Courtright's, Everest, Graham Elliot, Longman & Eagle, L2O, Moto, Naha, Schwa, Seasons, Sepia, Spiaggia, Takashi, Topolobampo, Tru, Vie

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Blogs, Bleader, Oct 6, 2011
In this week's restaurant listings: recommended in Lincoln Park

In this week's restaurant listings: affordable recommended restaurants in Lincoln Park.
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Lincoln Park, Alinea, Charlie Trotter's, Boka, Perennial Virant, Big Stuff, Caminito Argentinian Grill, the Counter, Floriole Cafe & Bakery, Red Flame

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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, Cocktail Challenge, May 5, 2011
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Cocktail Challenge: kombu

Boka group mixologist Benjamin Schiller crafts a three-way seaweed drink
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, Boka group, Benjamin Schiller, kombu, seaweed, Boka, Girl & the Goat, FT Fish & Oyster, Sepia, Josh Pearson, GT Fish & Oyster, Slideshow

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink News, Feb 3, 2011
Valentine's Day Specials

Where Cupidity reigns
- Tags: Food & Drink News, Valentine's Day, restaurant listings, specials, Balsan, The Bento Box, Big Jones, Bistro Bordeaux, Blokes & Birds, Boka, The Bristol, Ceres' Table, Chizakaya, The Gage, Girl & the Goat, Graham Elliot, Hearty, Jacky's on Prairie, Henri, Los Moles, Marigold, Mercadito Chicago, Morton Arboretum, Nana, People Lounge, Prairie Fire, Province, Ria, Saigon Sisters, Shokran, Sixteen, SushiSamba Rio, Swissotel Chicago, Taxim, 312 Chicago, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Uncommon Ground, Vie, West Town Tavern

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Blogs, Bleader, Aug 30, 2010
8/31—Free Wine Tasting at Boka

Master sommelier Fernando Beteta hosts Boka's monthly "Test Your Palate" event on Tue 8/31.
- by Robin Peterson
- Tags: Free Shit, Food & Drink, Food, Swag, Fernando Beteta, Tenzing, Boka, Test Your Palate, wines

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Aug 26, 2010
Recommended
At the Girl & the Goat, the hoopla's justified

Plus: Chikurin's buck-the-trend pan-Asian, another change for Pensiero
- by Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, and Heather Kenny
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, Girl and the Goat, Girl & the Goat, Stephanie Izard, Top Chef, Pensiero Ristorante, Chikurin Sushi & Asian Cuisine, Boka, Perennial, Recommended

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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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Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Monday 5/24

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Food, Besnard Lakes, Ponys, the Ponys, Cafecito, Six, Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago, Piccolo Mondo, Ricky, Francois Ozon, Facets, Boka

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Beard Papa dies, Kevin Boehm digs Wendy's, Next goes vegan, and more

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In this week's Food & Drink: Chris Pandel and Boka Restaurant Group's Balena, Key Ingredient pu-erh tea

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A cocktail class, a Julia Child discussion, a food truck summit, and more

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Mike Sula reviews Bar Ombra and RPM Italian, and Giuseppe Tentori cooks with bee pollen

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In this week's chef's challenge, Giuseppe Tentori concocts "bee bread" gnocchi

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In this week's Food & Drink: Pasteur, Scofflaw, Key Ingredient ambergris

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Health myths, survival tips, recipes, and vices from 17 vegetarian, vegan, and veg-friendly Chicagoans

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Meatless euphoria compliments of Lula Cafe's chickpea tagine, Nhu Lan Bakery's banh mi, and more

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The Michelin Guide Chicago's starred restaurants have been announced.

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In this week's restaurant listings: affordable recommended restaurants in Lincoln Park.

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

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Boka group mixologist Benjamin Schiller crafts a three-way seaweed drink

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Where Cupidity reigns

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Master sommelier Fernando Beteta hosts Boka's monthly "Test Your Palate" event on Tue 8/31.

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Plus: Chikurin's buck-the-trend pan-Asian, another change for Pensiero

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Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.