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Bleader
, Feb 22, 2013
Ravenswood's El Maya and the plight of the midscale Mexican restaurant
On Chicago's dog-eat-dog midscale Mexican restaurant scene
by Kate Schmidt
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Bleader
, Nov 9, 2011
Ready, set, roll your eyes: It's Michelin Guide time
Le sigh: French tire maker Michelin dropped its 2011 Bib Gourmand list this morning.
by Mike Sula
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Nightwood
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Opart Thai House
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Owen & Engine
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Morsels
, Dec 30, 2010
CTA in Horto
A mobile garden, a stridentist space tamale truck, and more
by Kate Schmidt
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Bleader
, Aug 12, 2010
Video
Raul Arreola Unmasked!
Ex-Mixteco/Rustico Grill chef Raul Arreola just had his mask ripped off aboard a "tamalli space ship."
by Mike Sula
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Bleader
, Feb 26, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Friday 2/26
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
by Whet Moser
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Akram Khan Company
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Bleader
, Feb 21, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Sunday 2/21
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
by Whet Moser
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Food & Drink Column
, Dec 24, 2009
Best Bites of 2009
And a few sips too
by Mike Sula, Julia Thiel, David Hammond, and Anne Spiselman
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Bar DeVille
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Xoco
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Asado Coffee Company
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Taxim
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Hot Chocolate
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Mixteco Grill
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The Grocery Bistro
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Alliance Bakery
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Estrella Negra
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Folklore
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Abuelo's Mexican Grill
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Romanian Kosher Sausage Co.
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Ciao Amore Ristorante
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Delicias Mexicanas
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Restaurant Michael
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Istanbul Restaurant
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Piccolo Sogno
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Roof
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Fianco
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Sepia
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A Tavola
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Some Honey
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Green Grocer Chicago
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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
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Rick Bayless
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Chilam Balam
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Cosina Grill
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Cuatro
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Dorado
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Fonda del Mar
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Los Moles
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Geno Bahena
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Maya del Sol
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Mixteco Grill
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Rustico Grill
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Salpicon
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Priscila Satkoff
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Sol de Mexico
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Restaurant Reviews
, Oct 15, 2009
Recommended
Chuy Valencia's Chilam Balam stands out in a crowded neo-Mexican scene
Plus: Logan Square's Rustico Grill, felicitous dining at the Hotel Felix
by Mike Sula and Anne Spiselman
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Elate
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Hotel Felix
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Randal Jacobs
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Bleader
, Jun 18, 2009
New restaurant reviews this week: a glut of upscale Mex
Can Chicago really support five more tablecloth Mexican restaurants?
by Mike Sula
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blogsherpa
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Han 202
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Ristorante Al Teatro
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Fuego Mexican Grill
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Gena Bahena
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Los Moles
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Salpicon
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Andre Christopher
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Cocodrilo's Grill
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fdm
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La Fonda del Gusto
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Dec 22, 2008
Yet another gift for the gourmand
Need a last minute gift for a gourmand? Try A la Card Chicago's 2009 "deck" of 52 $10 restaurant gift cards.
by Mike Sula
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Restaurant Reviews
, Nov 13, 2008
Food Issue 2008: Best New Chicago Restaurants - Honorable Mention
Eleven more notable new restaurants
by Reader staff
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Big Jones
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Blue 13
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The Bristol
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Duchamp
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Marion Street Cheese Market Cafe
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Mexique
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Mixteco Grill
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Nia
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Perennial
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Real Tenochtitlan
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Veerasway
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Jun 5, 2008
Eighteen new reviews
Eighteen new restaurant reviews
by Mike Sula
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Park 52
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Mado
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Veerasway
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Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles
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Big Jones
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Purgatory Pizza
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Great Lake
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Shochu
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Habibi
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Chocolate Grape
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Couture Crepe Cafe
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Shinobu
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Skewerz
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Trattoria Isabella
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Trattoria Pizzeria I Monelli
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Curtis Duffy
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Zed 451
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Jack Rabbit
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Paddy O'Splaine's
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