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Blogs, 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
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Mixteco Grill, El Maya, Mexican restaurants, Cosina Grill, Frida's, Salpicon, Adobo Grill, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Rick Bayless, Mexique, Michelin stars, Bib Gourmands, Los Nopales, Chilam Balam, Sol de Mexico, Xni-Pec, Antique Taco, Shaman, mole negro

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 29, 2013
L'Patron Tacos: Mexican home cooking, hold the tequila

Fresh ingredients put the fare at this Logan Square taqueria a cut above the rest.
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, L'Patron Tacos, taqueria, Logan Square, Raul Gonzalez, Ernesto Gonzalez, Topolobampo, Rick Bayless, gringa

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Best of Chicago, Food & Drink, Jun 20, 2012
Readers' Poll
Best Chef

Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, the Aviary)
- Tags: Food & Drink, Grant Achatz, Alinea, Next, the Aviary, Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Readers' Poll

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Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, Jan 20, 2011
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Key Ingredient: Natto

The texture that "won't quite go away"
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, natto, Brian Enyart, Andrew Zimmerman, Topolobampo, recipes, Video

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Food & Drink, Morsels, Jan 20, 2011
A Meaty MLK Day

The Butcher & Larder opens, Public House brings the tap to your table, and more.
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Morsels, Topolobampo, Bia for Mia, Public House, Butcher Shop

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 13, 2011
This Week in Food & Drink: Of love and crepes, Key Ingredient lamb fat, two new pubs, and more

In this week's food and drink: Prince Creperie Cafe, Key Ingredient lamb fat, Gyu-Kaku, the latest food truck, the aphrodisiac sannakji, and more.
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Prince Creperie Cafe, Ezat Nada, Gyu-Kaku, yakiniku, Japanese barbecue, Key Ingredient, lamb fat, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, roasted lamb saddle with lamb sweetbread beignets and roast lamb fat powder, Brian Enyart, Topolobampo, natto, Eric May, E-Dogz, food trucks, Kickstarter, Pipeworks Brewing Company, sannakji, baby octopus, HMart, aphrodisiacs, crepes, Crepe & Coffee Palace, Crepe Crave, Crepes a Latte the Cafe, Icosium Kafe

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 13, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events

A meal with Jim Beam, a meal for James Beard, a meal by Julia Child, and more.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Three Sisters Garden, Tracey Vowell, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Sarah Stegner, George Bumbaris, Pleasant Ridge Reserve, Collaborative Chef dinners, Prairie Fire, Check, Please!, Alpana Singh, Dawgs, Please! Franks 'n' Dawgs, Vanille Patisserie, Julia Child, Avis DeVoto, As Always, Julia, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Joan Reardon, Naha, Alliance Francaise, Madelaine Bullwinkel, Beer Bistro Menu, Bernie Lubbers, Jim Beam, Fred Booker Noe III, Bourbon Dinner and Tasting, Harmony Grill, Shubas, Dietzler Farm, Graziano Family of Wines, Uncommon Ground, Daniel Jacob, Dirk Flanigan, Henri, the Gage, James Beard, James Beard House, Dalmore, Jura, scotch tasting, vertical tasting

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Blogs, Bleader, Aug 12, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Farm dinners, fish dinner, wine dinners, and more.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Taste of the Nation, Share Our Strength, childhood hunger, fundraiser, Mindy Segal, Rick Bayless, street food, Stella Artois, Goose Island, Aragon Ballroom, Sunday Dinner, Josh Kulp, Christine Cikowski, farm dinner, Angelic Organics, Green Grocer, Death's Door Spirits, The Real Jane Martin, Spiaggia, Nichols Farm and Orchard, bocce, bus ride, croquet, wine dinner, Maverick Wine Company, Ras Dashen, Quickfire Challenge, Top Chef Masters, Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Boot Camp, Spertus Institute, Spertus Kosher Catering, Laura Frankel, Jewish Cooking for All Seasons, Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes, Carnivale, caipirinhas, Caipirinhas 101, Carnivale University, Mike Sheerin, Blackbird, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, Philip Foss, Lockwood, Todd Stein, Cibo Matto, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, Brian Enyart, Topolobampo, wild arctic char, Cherry Creek Winery, North Shore Distillery

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Blogs, Bleader, Jul 14, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Rooftop dinners, cupcake contests, foraged foods, and more.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Center on Halsted, alfresco, After School Matters, Middle Eastern cuisine, Dining on the Rooftop, Boulder Beer, Jake Melnick's Corner Tap, all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink, Hazed & Infused, Singletrack Copper Ale, Barry Sorkin, Smoque BBQ, Smoque Signals, Culinary Historians of Chicago, Kendall College, Bing Zhou, Sandy Chen, Koi Sushi & Chinese, Chinese dumplings, pot stickers, Bill Shores, gardening, kitchen garden tour, Rick Rayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Wines of Chile, Bleeding Heart Bakery, opening, cupcake eating contest, cupcakes, Alterra Coffee, Kuma's Corner, the Alley, Metropolitan Brewery, Taste of River North, Green Door Tavern, La Madia, Zocalo, Ai Sushi, Steve's Deli, Bonsoiree, foraged foods, northwest, organic wine, Vie, Paul Virant, Nathan Sears, Back to Basics, Spanish small plates, tapas

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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 23, 2010
Ain't Easy Being Green

The Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op has released its inaugural list of area restaurants that are certified green.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Environment, Food, Eco, Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op, Ina Pinkney, Dan Rosenthal, Green Restaurant Association, Green Seal, Ina's, Avec, Big Jones, Blackbird, Blind Faith Cafe, The Dining Room at Kendall College, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Keefer's, Poag Mahone's, Simone's Bar, Roti Mediterranean Grill, Trattoria No. 10, Uncommon Ground

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Jun 17, 2010
A Better Banh Mi

Ba Le steps up its game. Plus: Topolobampo's new competition and a gastropub that should drop the gastro.
- by Mike Sula and David Hammond
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, Nhu Lan's Bakery, Ba Le Sandwich Shop, banh mi, Chilapan, Topolobampo, Las Palmas, Adobo Grill, Fountainhead

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 15, 2009
Rick Bayless's Frontera Raided ~~by USDA~~; Bruce Sherman's North Pond Is Next

Someone raided Frontera today and plans to visit North Pond—all because of a mention in our story about underground sausage makers, whom those chefs do not patronize.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Media, Politics, Food & Drink, News, Food, Clout City, North Pond, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Rick Bayless, Bruce Sherman, E & P Meats, USDA, blogsherpa, bullshit

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Oct 22, 2009
Xoco vs. Mercadito

Rick Bayless's Mexican street-food joint far outshines a nearby upscale-Mex New York interloper.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, Xoco, Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Patricio Sandoval, Mercadito, Mercadito Chicago

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Food & Drink, 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
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Chilam Balam, Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Rustico Grill, Raul Arreola, Mixteco Grill, Elate, Hotel Felix, Randal Jacobs, Recommended

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On Chicago's dog-eat-dog midscale Mexican restaurant scene

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Fresh ingredients put the fare at this Logan Square taqueria a cut above the rest.

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Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, the Aviary)

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In this week's Food & Drink: Tavernita, Cocktail Challenge Kraft cheese powder packet, River North Mexican

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Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient

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The Michelin Guide Chicago's starred restaurants have been announced.

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Rick Bayless voted best chef

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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."

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In this week's Food & Drink: the West Town Belgian restaurant Leopold, Inovasi, Key Ingredient natto, recent openings, West Town restaurants, and chimney cakes.

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The texture that "won't quite go away"

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The Butcher & Larder opens, Public House brings the tap to your table, and more.

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In this week's food and drink: Prince Creperie Cafe, Key Ingredient lamb fat, Gyu-Kaku, the latest food truck, the aphrodisiac sannakji, and more.

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A meal with Jim Beam, a meal for James Beard, a meal by Julia Child, and more.

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Farm dinners, fish dinner, wine dinners, and more.

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Rooftop dinners, cupcake contests, foraged foods, and more.

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The Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op has released its inaugural list of area restaurants that are certified green.

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Ba Le steps up its game. Plus: Topolobampo's new competition and a gastropub that should drop the gastro.

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Someone raided Frontera today and plans to visit North Pond—all because of a mention in our story about underground sausage makers, whom those chefs do not patronize.

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Rick Bayless's Mexican street-food joint far outshines a nearby upscale-Mex New York interloper.

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Plus: Logan Square's Rustico Grill, felicitous dining at the Hotel Felix