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, Jan 21, 2013
Smoking a turkey breast hunter-beef style
In which I cure a turkey breast with Pakistani hunter-beef spices.
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, Jan 18, 2013
Eat better with lotus petals and other food news bites
More chains, smoked kimchi, strange flavor eggplant, and more
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, Jan 18, 2013
Kishr: Make it a double
A local entrepreneur is marketing Yemeni coffee cherry tea
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, Jan 17, 2013
The mojo's still working at Cafecito
Philip Ghantous, actor and owner of Cafecito, is opening a second location in the Loop.
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, Jan 16, 2013
Totally good: Vander Mill Totally Roasted Cider
An apple cider made with cinnamon-roasted pecans and vanilla is pricey but worth it.
by Julia Thiel
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, Jan 14, 2013
Collared: Hamachi kama from Mitsuwa
Eat some broiled yellowtail collar.
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, Jan 11, 2013
5 Rabbits fight and other food news bites
Haleem, the Hot Doug's book, the Harold's Chicken sports bar, and more
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, Jan 11, 2013
Flour and . . . something, now known as Bistro Dre
Charming atmosphere, less-than-charming food at Lakeview's Bistro Dre
by Julia Thiel
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, Jan 11, 2013
Look out, Subway—here comes the banh mi
The humble banh mi sandwich extends its reach.
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, Jan 10, 2013
Painted pork chops at middling Mezcalina
A new Lakeshore East Oaxacan restaurant sports an uneven menu
by Sam Worley
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, Jan 9, 2013
Don't overlook the humble
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Try the beef soup sleeper at this Brighton Park Mexican restaurant
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, Jan 8, 2013
Wrigley BBQ joins a crowded field
Average smoked meats from the owner of Jack's on Halsted
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, Jan 7, 2013
On the future of deli containers
The Southern's Cary Taylor wants to destroy deli containers
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, Jan 4, 2013
The farcical food truck ordinance and other food news bites
Local makgeolli, tamale perfume, a lawsuit for Billy Dec, and more
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, Jan 4, 2013
Sayonara, Mizu Yakitori & Sushi Lounge
RIP Mizu Yakitori & Sushi Lounge
by Kate Schmidt
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, Dec 28, 2012
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The city's first hangover clinic and other food news bites
Pizza beer, tamaleras, suckling pigs, and more
by Mike Sula
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, Dec 27, 2012
Wholly good at Half Italian
Simplest is best at this Logan Square grocery store and deli
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, Dec 26, 2012
124 tasty things from 2012
I ate it all
by Mike Sula
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, Dec 24, 2012
Braunschweiger ballin'
A recipe for the ignoble braunschweiger party ball
by Mike Sula
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, Dec 21, 2012
Suck your bones with a straw at Crazy Pot
The hot-pot spot Crazy Pot has a number of broth bases new to Chinatown
by Mike Sula
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