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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 27, 2007
A correction and an addition

A couple addenda to the Baccala and Boka reviews in this week's paper.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food, Boka, Baccala, H.R. Giger, Ivan Albright

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 11, 2009
Eat the Mangalitsas

Several local restaurants will host dinners centered around Mangalitsa pigs.
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Mangalitsa, Mangalitsa pig, Mangalitsa dinner, Vie, Boka, Perennial, the Signature Room at the 95th, the Bristol, Blackbird

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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 12, 2009
The Mangalitsas are coming

Upcoming special dinners from local chefs who've invested in rare Mangalista pigs being raised on Stan Schutte's downstate farm.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Wooly Pigs, Mangalitsa, Stan Schutte, Perennial, Ryan Poli, Paul Virant, Vie, Boka, Giuseppe Tentori, Stephanie Izard, The Drunken Goat, Chris Pandel, The Bristol, Pat Sheerin, The Signature Room at the 95th, Mike Sheerin, Blackbird, blogsherpa

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Blogs, Bleader, Sep 21, 2009
Baconfest Cookoff tickets on sale today at noon

Tickets for Baconfest Chicago's Pro Bacon Cookoff at the Publican go on sale at noon today.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Baconfest, The Publican, Troy Graves, Eve, Rick Gresh, David Burke's Primehouse, Gil Langlois, Chalkboard Restaurant, John Manion, Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub, Michael McDonald, one sixtyblue, Chris Pandel, The Bristol, Jason Paskewitz, Gemini Bistro, Nathan Sears, Vie, Patrick Sheerin, The Signature Room, Giuseppe Tentori, Boka

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Blogs, Bleader, Sep 8, 2009
Benjamin Schiller and the Old Money
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Benjamin Schiller, In Fine Spirits, Boka, Mercadito, blogsherpa, Dan De Oliveira, Kyla, McHugh, D.J. Love, the Drunken Goat, Stephanie Izard, Daniel Love, Kyle McHugh, Daniel De Oliveira, Jennifer Contraveos, Landmark, Perennial, Maura McGuigan, Susie Hoyt

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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, 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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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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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 5, 2007
Boka's brand-new menu

Giuseppe Tentori, for nine years chef de cuisine at Charlie Trotter's, unveiled his new menu at Boka today.
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food, Boka, Giuseppe Tentori, Charlie Trotter's

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 18, 2010
2010 Beard Semifinalists Announced

Semifinalists for the James Beard Awards have been announced, and just like in spring, some perennials pop up.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, James Beard Awards, semifinalists, Chicago chefs, Donnie Madia, Rich Melman, Josh Adams, June restaurant, Paul Kahan, Jean Joho, Lettuce Entertain You, Peoria Heights, Blackbird, Avec, the Publican, Big Star, blogsherpa, Everest, Les Nomades, Cibo Matto, Pelago, Mindy Segal, Hot Chocolate, Alinea, NoMi, Brian Duncan, Bin 36, Alpana Singh, Spiaggia, Michael Carson, Schwa, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, Koren Grieveson, Avec, Bill Kim, Urban Belly, Chris Nugent, Arun Sampanthavivat, Arun's, Bruce Sherman, North Pond, Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, Paul Virant, Vie

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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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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, May 6, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

A tasting of Indonesian cuisine, an interview with Moto chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche, a lecture on the politics of foie gras, and more.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Wine Enthusiast, wine producers, jazz, Blackbird, Lockwood, Boka, Tru, Toast of the Town, Field Museum, Field Museum Education Program, Fred Scherrer, Scherrer Winery, California Wine Dinner, Naha, Carrie Nahabedian, rose, chardonnary, pinot noir, cabernet, Colleen Taylor Sen, Curry: A Global History, Chicago Public Library, Sip Coffee House, The Rice Table, rendang daging, opor ayam, krupuk, Indonesian cuisine, Deleece Grill Pub, Josh Hansen, Lagunitas Brewing Company, pork belly, panzanella, sausage, Wilco Tango Foxtrot, Dogtown Pale Ale, molecular gastronomy, Moto, Future Food, Planet Green, Homaro Cantu, Ben Roche, The Interview Show, Mark Bazer, Hideout, Northwestern University, Michaela DeSoucey, Gullet Politics, easy target, foie gras, animal rights, Chicago Foodways Roundtable, Kendall College, Green City Market, Peggy Notabaert Nature Museum, Lincoln Park

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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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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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A couple addenda to the Baccala and Boka reviews in this week's paper.

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Chicago restaurants are lining up to raise funds for relief in Haiti from January 18-24.

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The results of the Baconfest Pro Cookoff are in.

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Where Cupidity reigns

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Our picks for the best places to be on the most romantic day of the year

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The Signature Room's chef reports on his trip to the slaughterhouse

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Several local restaurants will host dinners centered around Mangalitsa pigs.

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Upcoming special dinners from local chefs who've invested in rare Mangalista pigs being raised on Stan Schutte's downstate farm.

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Tickets for Baconfest Chicago's Pro Bacon Cookoff at the Publican go on sale at noon today.

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

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

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

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Giuseppe Tentori, for nine years chef de cuisine at Charlie Trotter's, unveiled his new menu at Boka today.

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Semifinalists for the James Beard Awards have been announced, and just like in spring, some perennials pop up.

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

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

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A tasting of Indonesian cuisine, an interview with Moto chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche, a lecture on the politics of foie gras, and more.

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

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