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Blogs, Bleader, Oct 11, 2012
Fall farmers' markets and other food and drink events

The last week of farmer's markets and plenty of fall harvest celebrations make up this week's food and drink events
- by Meg Pier
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Ground Up Chicago, Harvest Feast Chicago, Spence Farm Foundation, Frontera Grill, Hot Chocolate, Perennial Virant, 676 Restaurant & Bar, Scrumptious Pantry, herbs, Merz Apothecary, Meals on Wheels, Chef's Table, The Purple Pig, The Aviary, Dominick's Pizza, Foodielicious, Fischman, Kwak, Oktoberfest, Kwaktoberfest, Moonshine Brewing, Brewer's Brunch, bloody Mary, BIN 36, Harvest Festival, Andersonville, farmer's market

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 23, 2012
This week's food and drink events

A "meaty" film premiere, a cookbook signing, a wild game dinner, and more
- by Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Uncommon Ground Devon, Michael Gebert, The Butcher's Karma, Small Bar Fullerton, New Belgium, Martha Bayne, Soup and Bread Cookbook, Foodease, Harvard Sportsman's Club, Academy Awards, Pete Miller's Seafood and Prime Steak, Fear no Art Chicago, The Dinner Party, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Luna Negro, Underground Food Collective, Tru, The Bedford, Mark Steuer, Quince, Few Spirits, The Purple Pig, Heaven on Seven, The Underground, Y-Me.

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Nov 17, 2011
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Five favorite vegetarian meals at nonvegetarian restaurants

Meatless euphoria compliments of Lula Cafe's chickpea tagine, Nhu Lan Bakery's banh mi, and more
- by Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Nhu Lan Bakery, Lula Cafe, Boka, Girl & the Goat, Schwa, Irazu, The Purple Pig, Slideshow

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Dec 16, 2010
The Best Restaurants of 2010

The Girl & the Goat, Kith & Kin, The Purple Pig, Big Star, and more
- by Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, Martha Bayne, Kristina Meyer, and David Hammond
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Arami, Balsan, Big Star, Branch 27, Girl & the Goat, Henri, Kith & Kin, The Purple Pig, Ria, Sprout, Ceres' Table, Chilapan, Franks 'n' Dawgs, Gaztro-Wagon, Gilt Bar, Ruxbin, The Southern, Vincent

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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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Blogs, Bleader, May 23, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Sunday 4/23

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Food, Buzzcocks, Double Door, Babylon Eatery, Small Victories, Annoyance Theatre, Demera, Please Give, Landmark's Century Centre, Chilam Balam, The Shock Doctrine, Gene Siskel Film Center, The Purple Pig, Mother and Child, Moxie

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Apr 15, 2010
Beyond Pub Grub

Thirteen bars with standout food
- by Kate Schmidt, David Hammond, Heather Kenny, Anne Spiselman, Rob Christopher, Martha Bayne, Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, and Laura Levy Shatkin
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Between Boutique Cafe & Lounge, Big Star, Cooper's, Cuna, The Gage, In Fine Spirits, Kith & Kin, Old Oak Tap, Old Town Social, People Lounge, The Purple Pig, The Southern, Volo Restaurant Wine Bar, Between Peruvian Cafe & Lounge

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 6, 2010
One bite: nduja and its variants
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, nduja, Riviera Italian Foods, Carmelo Pugliese, The Purple Pig, Jimmy Bannos Jr., This Little Piggy, Laurence Mate, Boccalone, Chris Cosentino, charcuterie, salami

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Column, Feb 18, 2010
Serious Snout-to-Tail

Wallowing in pork products at the Purple Pig. Plus: promising Italian at Ceres' Table and overwrought Japanese at Macku.
- by Anne Spiselman and Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Column, The Purple Pig, Scott Harris, Jimmy Banos Sr, Jimmy Banos Jr, pork, Ceres' Table, Saint Boniface Cemetery, Macku Chan, Macku, Chicago sushi, Chicago restaurants, Chicago Italian restaurants, downtown restaurants, Macku Sushi

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 8, 2010
Too New to Review: Prairie Fire, Leo's Coney Island, the Southern, Revolution Brewing Company, and More

Prairie Fire, Leo's Coney Island of Chicago, the Southern, and other restaurants too new to review.
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Prairie Fire, Sarah Stegner, George Bumbaris, Leo's Coney Island of Chicago, Cary Taylor, the Southern, Revolution Brewing Company, Josh Deth, Longman & Eagle, the Empty Bottle, Ameer Kabob, Bagel on Damen, Ceres' Table, Epic, Filter, Izakaya Hapa, Karyn's on Green, Klopa Grill & Cafe, Lockdown Bar & Grill, Macku Sushi, the Purple Pig, Rockin' Taco

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 8, 2010
Too New to Review (and Coming Soon)

Filter, Kitchen Sink, The Purple Pig, and other restaurants coming soon or too new to review.
- by Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Filter, Kitchen Sink, The Big Easy, Jennifer Gavin, Hell's Kitchen, The Purple Pig, Jimmy Bannos, Jimmy Bannos Jr., Scott Harris, Macku Sushi, Kaze Sushi, Pho and I, Duck Walk, Thai food, Vietnamese food, Chicago coffee shops, Metropolis Coffee, Hyde Park dining

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The last week of farmer's markets and plenty of fall harvest celebrations make up this week's food and drink events

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A "meaty" film premiere, a cookbook signing, a wild game dinner, and more

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Meatless euphoria compliments of Lula Cafe's chickpea tagine, Nhu Lan Bakery's banh mi, and more

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

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Jeremy Kiens of Dunlays on the Square voted best up-and-coming chef

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Best new restaurants of 2010, Key Ingredient chef's challenge: geraniums, Saigon Sisters, and more

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The Girl & the Goat, Kith & Kin, The Purple Pig, Big Star, and more

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Our annual, invaluable guide to outdoor dining

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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Thirteen bars with standout food

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Wallowing in pork products at the Purple Pig. Plus: promising Italian at Ceres' Table and overwrought Japanese at Macku.

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Prairie Fire, Leo's Coney Island of Chicago, the Southern, and other restaurants too new to review.

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Filter, Kitchen Sink, The Purple Pig, and other restaurants coming soon or too new to review.