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Blogs, Bleader, Jul 13, 2012
They're all closing! And other food news bites

Favorite restaurant Thai dishes, Publican barbacoa, Coney Island hot dogs, and more
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Danny Grant, Ria, the Publican, Green City Market BBQ, Coney Island hot dogs, Gabriel's, Rhapsody

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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 8, 2012
Cooking demos, book signings, and other food and drink events

Specialty coffee exhibition booths, rib-eating competitions, cookbook signings, and more
- by Alison Marcotte
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Weegee's Lounge, Coffee Fest Chicago, Chris Cosentino, The Publican, Ribfest Chicago, Printers Row Lit Fest, Hell's Kitchen, the Taste of Devon Avenue, Slow Food Chicago, Chicago Sausage Experiment, Stew Snack Attack Supper, Chicago French Market, Matt Cantlon

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Mar 28, 2012
At Urban Union, a touch too light (and too heavy)

The small plates at this Taylor Street spot look better on paper
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Jason Chan, Michael Shrader, Ryan Poli, Jeremiah Tower, the Publican, minimalist cooking, Mitsu Nozaki, Urban Union

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 12, 2012
This week in Food & Drink

This week—January 12-18, 2012—in Food & Drink
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Slurping Turtle, Takashi Yagihashi, Takashi, noodles, izikayas, Key Ingredient, gold leaf, Erling Wu-Bower, the Publican, Bryce Caron, Blackbird, Asian carp, Sunda, Roka Akor, Union Sushi & Barbeque Bar

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Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, Jan 12, 2012
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Key Ingredient: gold leaf

In this week's chef-to-chef challenge, Erling Wu-Bower of the Publican gilds fried fish
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Erling Wu-Bower, John Anderes, gold, gold leaf, Eric Ripert, Le Bernardin, fish fry, smelt, Goldschlager, harissa, The Publican, Video

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Blogs, 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
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Mike Sula, Next, Phillip Foss, Andrew Brochu, El Ideas, Boka Restaurant Group, GT Fish & Oyster, Giuseppe Tentori, Perennial Virant, Paul Virant, Brendan Sodikoff, Maude's Liquor Bar, Vera, Mark Mendez, Elizabeth Mendez, Tony Hu, Lao Hunan, Art Jackson, Pleasant House Bakery, Al Dente, La Taberna Tapas, Snack Planet, Telegraph Wine Bar, Key Ingredient, John Anderes, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, ash, Erling-Wu Bower, the Publican, gold leaf, the Burger Point, Burger & the Butcher, Cai Fine Dining & Banqjet, Del Toro

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 16, 2011
Key Ingredient turns 50 (episodes)

Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food, Key Ingredient, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, gjetost, Michael Gebert, James Beard award, Grant Achatz, Alinea, John des Rosiers, Inovasi, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, Grace, geraniums, Mindy Segal, Hot Chocolate, Mark Steuer, the Bedford, bananas, Michael Carlson, Schwa, Shawn McClain, Green Zebra, blood, Malort, Greg Biggers, Cafe des Architectes, azuki bean paste, Jared van Camp, Old Town Social, Nellcote, Stephanie Izard, Girl and the Goat, confectioner's sugar, Erling Wu Bower, the Publican, Asian carp, Bryce Caron, Blackbird, Cary Taylor, the Southern, fish eyeballs, Doug Sohn, Hot Doug's, chicken feet, fresh blood, Shawn McClain, Green Zebra, rabbit lungs, Jeffrey Hedin, Leopold, duck Tongues, Jason Vincent, Nightwood, bamboo woms, Luke Creagan, Pops for Champagne, cod milt, Duncan Biddulph, Rootstock, bull's testicles, David Posey, Blackbird, natto, Brian Enyart, Topolobampo, balut, Kristine Subido, Wave, John Anderes, Telegraph, ash, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, lamb fat

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Blogs, 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
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Michelin Guide Chicago 2011, Ann Sather, Arami, Avec, Belly Shack, Bistronomic, the Bristol, Browntrout, Ceresâ€™ Table, Cumin, De Cero, Deca, DeColores, Fogon, Frontera Grill, Gemini Bistro, Gilt Bar, Girl & the Goat, Green Zebra, GT Fish & Oyster, Han 202, Hopleaf, Jaipur, Jin Thai, Kabul House, La Creperie, La Petite Folie, Lao Sze Chuan, Los Nopales, Lula Cafe, M. Henry, Maudeâ€™s Liquor Bar, Mexique, Mixteco Grill, Mundial Cocina Mestiza, Nana, Nightwood, Opart Thai House, Owen & Engine, Paramount Room, Perennial Virant, the Publican, the Purple Pig, Raj Darbar, Riccardo Trattoria, Sen, Smak-Tak, Smoque BBQ, Sol de Mexico, Spacca Napoli, Taste of Peru, Thai Village, Twin Anchors, Urban Belly, West Town Tavern, Xni-Pec, Yolo

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Blogs, Bleader, Oct 7, 2011
Upcoming deals and events at the Publican

A three-course prix fixe dinner for $33 and two upcoming book signings/dinners at the Publican
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Lit & Lectures, Food & Drink, Food, Books, The Publican, The Oxford Companion to Beer, Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery, Herb Eckhouse, La Quercia, Mark Ruhlman, Ruhlman's Twenty, book signings, dining deals

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Jul 14, 2011
Drinking with beer nerds

John Laffler, Jim Magas, and Jess Straka share their current boozy obsessions
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, John Laffler, Jim Maggis, Jess Straka, Goose Island, Metropolitan Brewing Company, The Publican, Michael McAvena, New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red, Bryggeriet Djaevlebryg Gudelos Imperial Stout, Hanssens Oude Gueuze, Boulevard Brewing Tank 7, New Holland Brewing Farmhouse Hatter, Revolution Brewing

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Best of Chicago, Food & Drink, Jun 23, 2011
Best fancy restaurant in Chicago
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best fancy restaurant in Chicago, Readers' poll, Alinea, Blackbird, Girl & the Goat, The Publican

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Blogs, Bleader, May 27, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: The Aviary, Key Ingredient pork cheeks, neighborhood food councils, and more

This week in Food & Drink: Achatz and Kokonas's the Aviary, Key Ingredient pork cheeks, neighborhood food councils, more Fulton Market restaurants
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, The Aviary, Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas, Craig Schoettler, Next Restaurant, cocktails, Key Ingredient, Marianne Sundquist, In Fine Spirits, pork cheeks, gnocchi, Abra Berens, Bareknuckle Farm, yinzhen silver needle white tea, neighborhood food councils, Rahm Emanuel, Homaro Cantu, Ing, Moto, the Publican, Haymarket Pub & Brewery

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, May 26, 2011
Next, Ing, Haymarket Pub & Brewery, and other Fulton Market restaurants
- by Kathie Bergquist, Julia Thiel, Mike Sula, and Martha Bayne
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Next, Carnivale, Haymarket Pub & Brewery, Ing, Moto, The Publican

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 24, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events

An ancient beer tasting, a chili cook-off, a paella party, and more.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Fernando Beteta, If It Grows Together It Goes Together, wine dinner, Fox & Obel, Empty Bowls, Lillstreet Art Center, First Slice Pie Cafe, CHIRP Radio, art auction, food drive, the Publican, Hannah's Bretzel, Three Floyds Brewing, Blackbird, Avec, La Taberna Tapas on Halsted, National Paella Day, Enrique Cortez, paella, chili cook-off, Chicago Fire Department, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Rock Bottom Brewery, the Bluebird, ancient beer, Greater Chicago Food Depository

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 21, 2011
Key Ingredient Grabs a Beard Nom

Julia Thiel, Mike Gebert, and a host of Chicago chefs, restaurateurs, and restaurants picked up nominations today for the annual James Beard awards, aka the "Oscars of the food world."
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Julia Thiel, Mike Gebert, Sky Full of Bacon, Grant Achatz, Alinea, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, John des Rosiers, Inovasi, Paul Kahan, Blackbird, Patrick Fahy, Mindy Segal, Hot Chocolate, Monica Eng, Girl & the Goat, Rich Melman, Topolobampo, The Publican, Michael Carlson, Bruce Sherman, Paul Virant, James Beard Foundation Awards

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Pie. Handmade noodles. Tacos. Italian subs. Bagels. Mac 'n' cheese. Tamales. Hot dogs. Pizza. Espresso. Oysters. And vegan everything.

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Chicago booze enthusiasts (including Reader staffers) share their expert tips for drinking across the city, from morning to late night to the morning after.

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I ate it all

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Our picks for the best places to be when the ball drops

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What's on the Agenda for Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Favorite restaurant Thai dishes, Publican barbacoa, Coney Island hot dogs, and more

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Specialty coffee exhibition booths, rib-eating competitions, cookbook signings, and more

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The small plates at this Taylor Street spot look better on paper

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This week—January 12-18, 2012—in Food & Drink

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In this week's chef-to-chef challenge, Erling Wu-Bower of the Publican gilds fried fish

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Our critics' eight favorite restaurants from 2011, along with ten honorable mentions

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Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient

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Le sigh: French tire maker Michelin dropped its 2011 Bib Gourmand list this morning.

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A three-course prix fixe dinner for $33 and two upcoming book signings/dinners at the Publican

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John Laffler, Jim Magas, and Jess Straka share their current boozy obsessions

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This week in Food & Drink: Achatz and Kokonas's the Aviary, Key Ingredient pork cheeks, neighborhood food councils, more Fulton Market restaurants

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An ancient beer tasting, a chili cook-off, a paella party, and more.

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Julia Thiel, Mike Gebert, and a host of Chicago chefs, restaurateurs, and restaurants picked up nominations today for the annual James Beard awards, aka the "Oscars of the food world."