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Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, Dec 12, 2012
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Key Ingredient: cashew apples

Dave Beran of Next straightens out an "off-balance" false fruit
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, Dave Berran, cashew apples, Matthias Merges, Yusho, false fruits, Next, Video

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Food & Drink, Key Ingredient, Nov 26, 2012
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Key Ingredient: sea cucumber

Matthias Merges of Yusho fries up some slimy echinoderms
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Key Ingredient, sea cucumber, cooking, Matthias Merges, Ryan Poli, Tavernita, collagen, Yusho, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Oct 24, 2012
Surrogate of insanely rich neighborhood developer casts it as savior in dumb article

Hyde Park remodeling is in the University of Chicago's "enlightened self-interest," whatever that means.
- by Asher Klein
- Tags: Jumping Ship, Seriously?, Clout City, Hyde Park, University of Chicago, neighorhood development, urban blight, Longman and Eagle, Yusho

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Best of Chicago, Food & Drink, Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best $40 Pour of Whiskey

Suntory Yamazaki sherry cask, Yusho
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Best of Chicago 2012, Alex Bachman, whiskey, Japanese whiskey, Oloroso, Suntory Yamazaki, Yusho, Critics' Picks

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 1, 2012
This week's food and drink events

A new Wrigleyville bar, Mad Men cocktails, and more
- by Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Little City Food Frenzy, Mana Food Bar, Coco Pazzo, Farmhouse, Loft on Lake, Little City Foundation, Wheel House, Messner's, Wrigleyville, Femme Du Coupe, Nigel O'Reilly, Fleur De Lis, Mad Men, Big Jones, The Vanishing of the Bees, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, Matthias Merges, Yusho, Chicago Honey Coop, Chef Martin's Alpine Brand Sausages, Dank Haus, Highwood Sky Lantern Festival, Highwood Historicall Society, Garfield Farm Museum, Helen's Two Way Lounge, Whirlaway Lounge, The Burlington, Acapulco Nightclub, The Double, The Levee, Slagel Family Farm, Great Lakes Brewery, Osterio Via Stato, Chowdah Fest, Giuseppe Tentori, GT Fish and Oyster, Mark Stauer, The Bedford, Susan Goss, West Town Tavern, Goose Island, Columbia Yacht Club, the Spice House, Ela Area Public Library, Mercadito, Patricio Sandoval, Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits, North Shore Distillery

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2012
What not to drink

Naked Jay Vodka: no thanks
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food, Naked Jay Vodka, pickle-flavored vodka, revolting cocktails, Yusho, Mike Sula

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2012
Take a Sip: Alex Bachman's Three Arrows

The Yusho barkeep's manhattan is like breakfast cereal with dried cranberries . . . on the Kyber Pass
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Alex Bachman, Yusho, Matthias Merges, Charlie Trotter's, Three Arrows, Whippersnapper Whiskey, Ransom Spirits, House of Glunz, Christopher Donovan, cocktails, manhattan, Barolo Chinato, white dog

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jan 26, 2012
Recommended
A new high at Yusho

Artful plates and audacious cocktails from a team of Trotter's vets
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Yusho, Recommended

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Blogs, Bleader, Oct 25, 2011
This week's food and drink events

A cheffy online auction benefitting Green City Market, a Koval Distillery tasting menu at the Edgewater Uncommon Ground
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Green City Market Junior Board, online auction, Yusho, Matthias Merges, Goose Island Brewing Company, Jared Rouben, Stephanie Izard, Old Town Social, Jared Van Camp, Nellcote, Mike Sheerin, the Trenchermen, Schwa

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Matthias Merges of Billy Sunday and Yusho and Jeff Mauro of Jam meet for lunch at the neighborhood trailblazer.

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Drinks at a new Logan Square cocktail destination are out of step with the season. That's not a bad thing.

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The Japanese barbecue that others are afraid to be

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RIP Mizu Yakitori & Sushi Lounge

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I ate it all

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Philly cheese steaks, foraged fairy tales, former Portuguese colonies, and more from a not-so-calamitous year

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

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Dave Beran of Next straightens out an "off-balance" false fruit

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Matthias Merges of Yusho fries up some slimy echinoderms

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Hyde Park remodeling is in the University of Chicago's "enlightened self-interest," whatever that means.

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Suntory Yamazaki sherry cask, Yusho

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A new Wrigleyville bar, Mad Men cocktails, and more

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Naked Jay Vodka: no thanks

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The Yusho barkeep's manhattan is like breakfast cereal with dried cranberries . . . on the Kyber Pass

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Artful plates and audacious cocktails from a team of Trotter's vets

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A cheffy online auction benefitting Green City Market, a Koval Distillery tasting menu at the Edgewater Uncommon Ground