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Food & Drink Feature
, Apr 17, 2013
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Matthias Merges of Billy Sunday and Yusho and Jeff Mauro of Jam meet for lunch at the neighborhood trailblazer.
by Sarah Nardi
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, Jan 30, 2013
Breaking: Goat cheese is flammable
And the cheese burned on
by Julia Thiel
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, Mar 1, 2012
This week's food and drink events
A new Wrigleyville bar,
Mad Men
cocktails, and more
by Daniel Gerzina
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Chicago Honey Coop
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Chef Martin's Alpine Brand Sausages
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Dank Haus
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Highwood Sky Lantern Festival
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Highwood Historicall Society
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Helen's Two Way Lounge
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Slagel Family Farm
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Osterio Via Stato
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GT Fish and Oyster
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The Bedford
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Susan Goss
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Columbia Yacht Club
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Ela Area Public Library
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Bleader
, Dec 29, 2011
This week in Food & Drink: Best restaurants 2011
Our critics' eight favorite restaurants from 2011, along with ten honorable mentions
by Kate Schmidt
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Andrew Brochu
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El Ideas
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Boka Restaurant Group
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GT Fish & Oyster
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Giuseppe Tentori
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Mark Mendez
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Elizabeth Mendez
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Tony Hu
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Lao Hunan
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Art Jackson
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Pleasant House Bakery
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Al Dente
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La Taberna Tapas
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Snack Planet
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Telegraph Wine Bar
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Erling-Wu Bower
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the Publican
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the Burger Point
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Burger & the Butcher
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Cai Fine Dining & Banqjet
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Del Toro
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, Dec 16, 2011
Key Ingredient turns 50 (episodes)
Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient
by Julia Thiel
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Mindy Segal
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Mark Steuer
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Michael Carlson
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Schwa
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Shawn McClain
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Malort
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Cafe des Architectes
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Old Town Social
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Nellcote
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Stephanie Izard
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Erling Wu Bower
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the Publican
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Bryce Caron
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Blackbird
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Cary Taylor
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the Southern
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fish eyeballs
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Doug Sohn
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Hot Doug's
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Shawn McClain
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rabbit lungs
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Jeffrey Hedin
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Leopold
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duck Tongues
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Jason Vincent
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Nightwood
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Luke Creagan
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Andrew Zimmerman
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, Dec 15, 2011
This week in Food & Drink
This week in Food & Drink: Mike Sula reviews Ripasso, Key Ingredient gjetost, New Year's Eve dining, and New Year's Day brunches
by Kate Schmidt
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Theo Gilbert
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the Florentine
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Piccolo Sogno
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Antico
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John Anderes
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Key Ingredient
, Dec 15, 2011
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Key Ingredient: gjetost
Lula Cafe's Jason Hammel tempers the sweetness of the whey cheese "with some farm funk thrown in"
by Julia Thiel
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, Dec 8, 2011
This week in Food & Drink
In this week's Food & Drink: Mark and Elizabeth Mendez's Vera, Key Ingredient cod milt, Cocktail Challenge kimchi
by Kate Schmidt
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Liz Mendez
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Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
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Cocktail Challenge
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Luke LeFiles
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Hot Chocolate
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Malort
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Brad Bolt
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Bar DeVille
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, Jul 23, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events
Farm tours, pop-up restaurants, butchering classes, and more.
by Sam Worley
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The Wit Hotel
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Indiana
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ChicaGourmets
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Vandermolen Blueberry Farm
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Rensselaer
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Rob's Cob
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Belstra Milling Pork Farm
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A Day in the Country
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Mado
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Rob Levitt
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Slow Food Chicago
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Andrew Zimmerman
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Sepia
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Potter's Lounge
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Palmer House Hilton
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Secret Spirits Society
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vodka
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Patrick Coyne
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Phillip Foss
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Kith and Kin
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Spirited Dinner
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David Carrier
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Hum Spirits
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Rare Tea Cellar
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Ineeka Organic Tea
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Hum Botanical Spirit
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Pharoah's Lemon tea
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Dogfish Head
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Victory Brewing Company
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Stone Brewing Company
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the Bad Apple
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Dogfish Head Beer Dinner
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Gaslight Bar & Grille
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Bill Kim
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Jason Hammel
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Logan Square Kitchen
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Urban Belly
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Belly Shack
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Lula Cafe
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Nightwood
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Restaurant Reviews
, Jul 16, 2009
Simple yet exquisite seasonal cuisine at Nightwood and Browntrout
Plus: Fianco, an Italian sleeper on Southport
by Martha Bayne, Mike Sula, and Anne Spiselman
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Jason Hammel
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Amalea Tshilds
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Jason Vincent
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Kevin Heisner
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Matt Eisler
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Pilsen
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Browntrout
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Sean Sanders
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Bin 36
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Fianco
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Matt Troost
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maltagliata
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Mike Sula
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Martha Bayne
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Anne Spiselman
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blogsherpa
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golden trout
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borlotti beans
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chicken liver pate
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, May 28, 2009
The booze is flowing at Nightwood
Lula Cafe's new sibling in Pilsen has its liquor license and has expanded its hours.
by Kate Schmidt
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Bleader
, Oct 20, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: Dinner is served
The Whole Hog Project: dinner was served but it ain't over yet.
by Mike Sula
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Paul Kahan
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Slow Food Chicago
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Paul Virant
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Vie
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Mulefoot
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Valerie Weihman-Rock
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The Whole Hog Project
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Sky Full of Bacon
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Mike Gebert
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Jason Hammel
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Mike Sheerin
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Justin Large
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Avec
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Brian Huston
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The Publican
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Tim Dahl
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, Oct 13, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: tentative menu for Sunday dinner
Rough draft of Sunday's mulefoot menu
by Mike Sula
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Blogs
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, Sep 23, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: Come and get it!
Reserve your spot for the Reader's six-course snout-to-tail mulefoot pig dinner at Blackbird, October 19.
by Mike Sula
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Dee Dee
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The Whole Hog Project
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