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Blogs, Bleader, Jul 6, 2012
Jack and the giant glass beanstalk: the Times is visited upon Chicago

I read it so you don't have to, though you probably should
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Midwestern Defensiveness, Media, News, New York Times, Stephanie Rosenbloom, theWit, Roof, douchebags, Filter, Willis Tower, beanstalks, singles

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Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife, Jun 20, 2012
Readers' Poll
Best Hotel Bar

The Roof at the Wit
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Wit Hotel, Roof, Readers' Poll

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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, Nov 15, 2011
Beyond the bitters: last night's "Manhattan Experience"

The results of last night's "Manhattan Experience," a cocktail mix-off.
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Woodford Reserve, Quay, bourbon, craft cocktails, manhattans, Shawn Hazen, Lauren Viera, Drew Goss, West Town Tavern, Tim Williams, Pour Souls, Kris von Dopek, Duchamp, Johnny Avens, Roof, Orlando De Leon, the Underground

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Best of Chicago, Food & Drink, Jun 23, 2011
Best mixologist

The Whistler's Paul McGee voted best mixologist.
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best mixologist, Readers' poll, The Whistler, Roof

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Best of Chicago, Food & Drink, Jun 23, 2011
Best alfresco dining

Piccolo Sogno voted best alfresco dining
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best alfresco dining, Readers' poll, Piccolo Sogno, Roof, Big Star

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Best of Chicago, Food & Drink, Jun 23, 2011
Best restaurant with a view

The Signature Room voted best restaurant with a view
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best restaurant with a view, Readers' poll, The Signature Room, Roof, NoMi Kitchen

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Dec 9, 2010
Recommended in the Loop

From Everest to the Gage, turkey sandwiches to pheasant
- by Laura Levy Shatkin, David Hammond, Mike Sula, Kate Schmidt, Kathie Bergquist, Rob Christopher, Peter Sagal, Kristina Meyer, Anne Spiselman, and Ellen Joy
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Atwood Cafe, BenjYehuda, Cibo Matto, Epic Burger, Everest, The Gage, Henri, Jaffa Bagels, Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi, Roof, Russian Tea Time

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Blogs, Bleader, Sep 24, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Friday 9/24

Recommended entertainment paired with nearby restaurants.
- by John V. Santore
- Tags: Chicagoland, Film, Food & Drink, Food, Henri-George Clouzot's Inferno, Gene Siskel Film Center, Roof, Catfish, River East 21, Atrium Wine Bar, devil, big bowl, detroit, Landmark Grill and Lounge, This Lady's Not for Burning, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, No Exit Cafe, Menorca, 16th Street Theater, Berwyn Cultural Center, Freddy's Pizzeria, 1001, Chopin Theatre, Podhalanka Polksa Restauracja, World Music Festival, Red Baraat, Canceled Skaidi, Navy Pier, Randolph Cafe, Cimarron, Old Town School of Folk Music, Mahala Rai Banda, Balkan Beats DJ Robert Soko, Martyrs, Sonny & The Sunsets, sonny and the sunsets, Beat Kitchen, Village Tap, Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet, Hackney's Printers'Row, Jazz Showcase, Kate Zambreno, Women & Children First, Andies Restaurant, 600 N. Michigan, Steppenwolf Theatre Company Downstairs Theater, Chopin Theatre, Charlie's Ale House, Park Grill, Bad Dog Tavern, Sola

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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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Food & Drink, 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
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, Bar DeVille, Xoco, Asado Coffee Company, Taxim, Hot Chocolate, Mixteco Grill, The Grocery Bistro, Alliance Bakery, Estrella Negra, Folklore, Abuelo's Mexican Grill, Romanian Kosher Sausage Co., Ciao Amore Ristorante, Delicias Mexicanas, Restaurant Michael, Istanbul Restaurant, Piccolo Sogno, Roof, Fianco, Sepia, A Tavola, Some Honey, Green Grocer Chicago, Whole Foods

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Aug 27, 2009
New Too

Ten more recent openings
- by David Hammond, Julia Thiel, Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, and Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Abuelo's Mexican Grill, Division Ale House, Felony Franks, blogsherpa, Jim Andrews, Istanbul Restaurant, Yasar Demir, Jimmy Ma, Lan's Old Town, Roof, Wit Hotel, Todd Stein, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Royal Coffee, Panini Panini, Dawit Bekele, Sarkis, Sarks in the Park, Wings o' Flavor, jerk chicken, Frank Brunacci

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I read it so you don't have to, though you probably should

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The Roof at the Wit

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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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The results of last night's "Manhattan Experience," a cocktail mix-off.

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The Whistler's Paul McGee voted best mixologist.

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Piccolo Sogno voted best alfresco dining

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The Signature Room voted best restaurant with a view

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Roof on the Wit voted best hotel bar

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Recommended entertainment paired with nearby restaurants.

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From Everest to the Gage, turkey sandwiches to pheasant

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Recommended entertainment paired with nearby restaurants.

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Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining

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And a few sips too

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Ten more recent openings