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Restaurant Reviews
, Dec 5, 2012
Clandestine cookery at La Sirena Clandestina
At John Manion's new restaurant, the mermaid mascot isn't its only elusive element. The flavor's missing too.
by Sam Worley
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Mas
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Cocktail Challenge
, Feb 16, 2012
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Cocktail Challenge: muddled caviar
The Bedford's Justin Anderson crafts an Asian-inspired tribute to Hemingway
by Kate Schmidt
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Bleader
, Dec 17, 2010
This Week in Food & Drink: Best New Restaurants, Key Ingredient: Geraniums, Saigon Sisters, and more
Best new restaurants of 2010, Key Ingredient chef's challenge: geraniums, Saigon Sisters, and more
by Kate Schmidt
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Girl & the Goat
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Acre
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Bleader
, Dec 16, 2010
110 Tasty Things From 2010
What I ate this year that I can't forget.
by Mike Sula
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Henri
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Vincent
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Kukulu Market
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Buen Sabor
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Taco Chino
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Del Seoul
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George's Kabab. Danny's Restaurant
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Shawarma Inn
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Taza Bakery
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Kith & Kin
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Sanabel Bakery
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Ba Le
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Roelli Cheese Haus' Dunbarton Blue
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Cumin
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Cookie Bar
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Mapo Restaurant
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Baylor watermelons
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Floriole
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Aripo's
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Sable
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The Whistler
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The Drawing Room
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Kovel Distillery
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Aldino's
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Jibek Jolu
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Acre
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Tao Ran Ju
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Pollo Vagabundo
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Burton's Maple Syrup
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Mick Klug Farms
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Revolution Brewery
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Custom House
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Eric Hay
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Bar Deville
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Torishin
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This Little Piggy
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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
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The Purple Pig
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Ria
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Sprout
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Ceres' Table
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Chilapan
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Franks 'n' Dawgs
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Gaztro-Wagon
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Ruxbin
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The Southern
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Bleader
, May 9, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Sunday 5/9
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
by Whet Moser
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Bottom Lounge
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Macello
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Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Schubas
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Chilam Balam
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Please Give
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Landmark's Century Centre
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Crisp
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Vines on Clark
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One Thing and Everything Else
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Building Stage
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The Pigeons
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Swim Cafe
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, Feb 21, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Sunday 2/21
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
by Whet Moser
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Bela Fleck
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Africa Project
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Old Town School of Folk Music
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Spacca Napoli
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Neapolitan pizza
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Merle Haggard
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Kris Kristofferson
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Rosemont Theatre
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Mitsuwa Marketplace
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Mars
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Shui Wah
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Mixteco Grill
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Ajami
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Music Box
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Spacca Napoli
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Bijan's Bistro
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Lunatic(a)s
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Dummy
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Chemically Imbalanced Theater
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TAC Quick
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Bleader
, Feb 18, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events
The Chicago Beer Society's first event, a vertical tasting of Bourbon County Stout, a wood stove cooking class, and more.
by Julia Thiel
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Long Room
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Primrose Farm
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wood stove cooking class
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Mark Seaman
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The Bittersweet History of Chocolate in France
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Rick Belding
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organic cultivation of backyard apple trees
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National Margarita Day
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Zocalo
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Chimay
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, Feb 11, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Thursday 2/11
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
by Whet Moser
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Nicole Mitchell
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Black Earth Ensemble
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Mother Earth
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Chicago Cultural Center
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Crofton on Wells
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Devin Hoff
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Elastic
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Kuma's Corner
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The Fireman's Ball
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
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Chicago Curry House
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The Cabinet
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Redmoon Theater
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Branch 27
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Decline of Ballooning and Madame X Paints Haydn Red
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Prop Thtr
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Kuma's Corner
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Taqueria Traspasada
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Robyn Okrant
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Bistro Bordeaux
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Wells Tower
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Cafecito
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James Kennedy
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La Petite Folie
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Bleader
, Feb 3, 2010
One Bite: Saucisse de Toulouse
Saucisse de Toulouse, pork sausages traditionally featured in cassoulet, is now available in Chicago at Provenance Food and Wine.
by Mike Sula
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Mado
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Restaurant Reviews
, May 28, 2009
What's New
A veggie-friendlier communal table, a great Greek leap, and a so-so bistro in a spectacular space
by Julia Thiel, Mike Sula, and Martha Bayne
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Bleader
, May 21, 2009
Seven new reviews this week
Taxim, Grocery Bistro, Iyanze, and more
by Mike Sula
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Amelia's Bar & Grill
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Birchwood Kitchen
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David Schneider
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Iyanze
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Fredâs at Barneys New York
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Bull & Bear
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