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Food & Drink Feature
, Apr 18, 2013
Where to fulfill your most intense food obsessions
Pie. Handmade noodles. Tacos. Italian subs. Bagels. Mac 'n' cheese. Tamales. Hot dogs. Pizza. Espresso. Oysters. And vegan everything.
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Native Foods Cafe
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Shaw's Crab House
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The Publican
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D'Amato's #1 Italian and French Bakery
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Food & Drink Feature
, Mar 14, 2013
Twelve essential watering holes
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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Neu!
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Michael Rother
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Slows Bar BQ
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Detroit
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Ward Eight
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Barrelhouse Flat
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The Publican
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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
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Jason Chan
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Michael Shrader
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Ryan Poli
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Jeremiah Tower
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the Publican
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Mitsu Nozaki
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Urban Union
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Key Ingredient
, Jan 12, 2012
Video
Key Ingredient: gold leaf
In this week's chef-to-chef challenge, Erling Wu-Bower of the Publican gilds fried fish
by Julia Thiel
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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
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John Laffler
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Jim Maggis
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Jess Straka
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Goose Island
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Metropolitan Brewing Company
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The Publican
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Michael McAvena
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New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
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Bryggeriet Djaevlebryg Gudelos Imperial Stout
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Hanssens Oude Gueuze
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Boulevard Brewing Tank 7
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New Holland Brewing Farmhouse Hatter
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Revolution Brewing
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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
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Next
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Carnivale
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Haymarket Pub & Brewery
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Ing
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Moto
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The Publican
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Restaurant Reviews
, Aug 26, 2010
In the Neighborhood
Randolph Row and Fulton Market
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Avec
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Blackbird
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Carnivale
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De Cero
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Dragonfly Mandarin
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Jaipur
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La Mediterranee
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Nia
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Otom
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Pasha
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The Publican
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Red Light
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Veerasway
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Vivo
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Ing
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Restaurant Reviews
, Apr 8, 2010
Brewcentric Dining
Good food, superior beer
by Martha Bayne, Paul Schoenwetter, Mike Sula, Laura Levy Shatkin, Tasneem Paghdiwala, and Rachel Klein
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The Bluebird
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Brasserie Jo
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The Bristol
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Goose Island Brewpub
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Goose Island Brewpub
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Hopleaf
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Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
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Jerry's
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The Publican
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Revolution Brewing Company
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Rock Bottom Brewery
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Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
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Small Bar
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Twisted Spoke
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Moonshine Brewing Company
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Food & Drink Column
, Mar 25, 2010
Mother Nature's Candy
Chicago chefs venture to an Indiana maple tree farm to see some magic get made.
by Mike Sula
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Tim Burton
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Medora, Indiana
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National Maple Syrup Festival
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Medora Community School
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John Young
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vertical pancake toss
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Jason McLeod
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Danny Grant
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Elysian Hotel
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Paul Kahan
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Blackbird
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the Publican
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Brian Huston
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Green City Market
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maple syrup
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Grade A sap
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Grade B syrup
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Our Town
, Mar 18, 2010
Green Carts, Shared Kitchens, Backyard Chickens, and Whole Hogs
Reporting from the FamilyFarmed Expo
by Martha Bayne
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Gunthorp Farms
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Angelic Organics Learning Center
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Martha Boyd
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Half Acre
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Koval Distillery
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Greg Hall
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Adam Seger
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Nacional 27
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North Shore Distillery
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Joy Neighbors
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White Owl Winery
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Brian Ellison
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Death's Door Spirits
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Washington Island
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Restaurant Reviews
, Feb 18, 2010
Better Bar Food
Eleven gastropubs, from the Bad Apple to the Publican
by Mike Sula, Martha Bayne, and Rob Christopher
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Goose Island
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Kith & Kin
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Old Town Social
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the Publican
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Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
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Hopleaf
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Restaurant Reviews
, Jun 11, 2009
Eight chef-driven restaurants
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The Bristol
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Lockwood
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Eve
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Mado
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The Publican
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Takashi
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Vie
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L2O
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Food & Drink News
, Nov 13, 2008
Food Issue 2008: Try This at Home
Recipes from the chefs who prepared the
Reader
's Whole Hog dinner
by Mike Sula
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Lula Cafe
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