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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature May 22, 2020
Video
As for the Chicago chef who stole Diana Kennedy's book. . .

A new documentary about the great chronicler of regional Mexican food starts streaming tonight
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Food & Drink, Food Chain, Film, Diana Kennedy, Nothing Fancy. Zitacuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, Sierra Madre, Mexican food, Jonathan Zaragoza, Juan Zaragoza, Birrieria Zaragoza, Jim Newberry, Lou Bank, Sacred Agave, Patrick Ryan, Eliozabeth Carroll, The Cuisines of Mexico, Video

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Oct 10, 2019
In Bertha Garcia’s hands the elusive chorizo verde is a symphonic sausage

Green chorizo is now on the menu at Xocome Antojeria.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, chorizo verde, green chorizo, Xocome Antojeria, Bertha Garcia, tacos, tortas, masa azul, The Joker, Toluca, Mexico City, Titus Ruscitti, Mexican food

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature May 28, 2019
25 places to eat fresh, housemade tortillas

A not-comprehensive list of places serving tortillas hechas a mano
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Food & Drink, Food Chain, tortillas, Mexican food, tacos, hechas a mano, Birrieria Zaragoza, El Comalito, Buena Vista, El Pollo Vagabundo, Nuevo Leon, Canton Regio, 5 Rabanitos, Sol de Mexico, La Placita de Durango, Taqueria y Birrieria Morelia, Taqueria el Milagro, Ixcateco Grill, La Casa de Samuel, La Lagartija, Big Star, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Leña Brava, Cruz Blanca, Bar Sotano, Antique Taco, Takito Kitchen, Huaraches Dona Chio, Rubi’s

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Dec 20, 2017
The best new Chicago restaurants of the year

Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, best new Chicago restaurants 2017, 17 best new chicago restaurants, Balkan Grill Company, Gary, Indiana, pljeskavica, lepinja, kupus salata, urnebes, kajmak, Momo Bogdanovich, City Mouse, Ace Hotel, Randolph Row, Randolph Street restaurants, Jason Vincent, Ben Lustbader, Patrick Sheerin, Giant, Logan Square, Fulton Market District, the Kennison, the Lincoln Hotel, Bill Walker, country club culture, Somerset, Viceroy Chicago hotel, Gold Coast, Lee Wolen, Boka, Boka Restaurant Group, Bellemore Selam Ethi, Iliana Regan, Kitsune, North Center, izakaya, midwestern cuisine, Daisies, Joe Frillman, Zoe Schor, comfort food, Split-Rail, Selam Ethiopian Kitchen, tire siga, mitmita, senafich, Gorée Cuisine, Senagalese food, Kenwood, Diana Dávila, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Quiote, mezcal, Mexican food, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, Proxi, global street food, small plates, Marisa Paolillo, Mango Pickle, Edgewater, Indian food, the Spice Room, Mirabella Italian Restaurant & Bar, Irving Park, Old Irving, Gene & Georgetti, David Posey, Anna Posey, One Off Hospitality, Elske, hygge, coziness, eastern-European food, Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar, Humboldt Park, caviar

Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2017
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Rauner fires new communications team, says the ‘intensity of the battle’ against enemies ‘is going up,’ and other Chicago news

Also, two bars near Soldier Field are supporting Colin Kaepernick by refusing to show NFL games.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, criminal justice, Sandi Jackson, Martha Stewart, Wyndham Lathem, Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, Andrew Warren, Adam Sheppard, Northwestern University, Oxford University, Colin Kaepernick, NFL, Soldier Field, Benito Mussolini, Rahm Emanuel, fascism, Italo Balbo, Burnham Park, Dos Toros, restaurant openings, Mexican food, Mission-style burritos, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 21, 2017
Slideshow
Mi Tocaya is all Diana Dávila’s own

The former Cantina 1910 chef returns with her progressive, personal, and provocative Mexican food.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Diana Dávila, Mi Tocaya, Cantina 1910, Mexican food, San Luis Potosí, enchiladas potosinas, Logan Square restaurants, Mexican restaurants, Mi Tocaya Antojeria, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Apr 7, 2017
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Billionaire J.B. Pritzker makes his 2018 gubernatorial run official, and other Chicago news

Also, a Toronto-to-Chicago flight was grounded after a fake bomb was found in a passenger's luggage.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Democratic gubernatorial primary, Chris Kennedy, Daniel Biss, Ameya Pawar, Bob Daiber, Hillary Clinton, Jan Schakowsky, Illinois, Michael Reese Hospital, Toronto, United Airlines, Aurora, Harry Potter, Empire, Morocco Omari, restaurant openings, Mexican food, Dos Toros Taqueria, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2017
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New Emanuel plan would require CPS students have post-high school plans in order to graduate, and other Chicago news

Also, a GOP state senator has reportedly been encouraged to run against Rauner in the 2018 gubernatorial primary.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, GOP, Sam McCann, Illinois state senate, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Springfield, Election 2018, Ed Vrdolyak, Hannibal Buress, Martellus Bennett, Morgan Park High School, Fenwick High School, Archdiocese of Chicago, Holy Name Cathedral, Taco Bell, restaurants, Mexican food, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 9, 2016
Cafe Tola is building an empanada empire

Lakeview's tiny empanada emporium goes for big flavor in Hot Doug’s former digs.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Cafe Tola, Looncheria y tacos, Hot Doug's, empanadas, Tacos, tortas, burritos, Mexican food, Big Star, Doug Sohn, Frida Kahlo

Blogs, Bleader Nov 11, 2016
Pulqueria Chicago steams lamb barbacoa in the style of Hidalgo

The Berwyn restaurant also pours 14 flavors of the alcoholic beverage pulque.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Pulqueria Chicago, pulque, barbacoa, barbacoa estilo Hidalgo, Mexican food, mezcal

Blogs, Bleader Sep 15, 2016
Don’t sleep on the exceptional chilaquiles at Brother’s Restaurant in Avondale

The unassuming greasy spoon wants you to eat the pain away.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Turkey bacon club sandwich, chilequiles, diner food, Mexican food, Brother's restaurant, Avondal

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Aug 29, 2016
Where to eat around Douglas Park

You know what would go great with Riot Fest? Some of Chicago's best Mexican food.
- By Erin Osmon
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Little Village, La Villita, Riot Fest, Douglas Park, La Chaparrita Grocery, Taqueria El Milagro, La Michoakana Golden, Mexican food, Dona Torta Mexican Restaurant, paletas, El Faro, La Casa de Samuel, Cocula Restaurant, Lagunitas Tap Room, Tamale Lady, Tamale Lady on Marshall Blvd., Tamale Lady of Cermak, mangonada, tepache, michelada

Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2016
With Cruz Blanca, Empire Bayless adds a taqueria and cervecería

It's tacos and beer at Leña Brava's sister spot in the West Loop.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Leña Brava, Cruz Blanca, Rick Bayless, Mexican food, tacos, beer, Oaxaca, West Loop, Empire Bayless

Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2016
Mexican chef Dudley Nieto makes his return at Albany Park's Rojo Gusano

But the peripatetic chef forgot to bring the flavor to his latest restaurant.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Rojo Gusano, Dudley Nieto, Mexican food, chilequiles, Adobo Grill, Zapatista, Xel-Ha, Zocalo, New Rebozo, Chapulin, Chapultapec, La Canasta, Eivissa, Mezcalina, Barbako

Blogs, Bleader Dec 17, 2015
Diana Dávila exits Cantina 1910 due to 'irreconcilable differences' with restaurant ownership

The talented Mexican chef splits from the three-month-old Andersonville restaurant with her chef de cuisine and sous chef.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Diana Davila, Cantina 1910, Mexican food, Andersonville

Blogs, Bleader Sep 11, 2015
Three dishes with nothing in common except each other at the Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club

Size matters at this North Park breakfast/lunch spot.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, breakfast, diners, Korean food, Mexican food, pajeon, pancakes, Danny's Egghead DIner, Au Cheval, Dove's Luncheonette, Little Goat Diner, Sarah Jordan, Johnny's grill

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 10, 2015
Barcocina brings Baltimore's Mexican-ish tacos to Chicago

Maybe stick to crabs, hon.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Barcocina, tacos, Baltimore, Maryland, Mexican food, Big Star, Takito Kitchen, Antique Taco, Lakeview, Hogsalt Hospitality, Matt Williams

Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2015
Rick Bayless shares his recipe for red chile short rib soup

It's mole de olla, from the chef's new cookbook, More Mexican Everyday.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Cooking, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Rick Bayless, More Mexican Everyday, mole de olla, Mexican food, Xoco, red chile short rib soup

Blogs, Bleader May 20, 2015
Go big or go home at Machetes Big Quesadillas

Quesadillas as big as a machete in Archer Heights
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Bite, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Machetes Big Quesadillas, quesadillas, Las Quecas, Mexican food

Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2015
Locally made she-devil salsa will androgynize your huevos

Local La Lupita-brand Salsa Diabla is smoky, toasty, chili de arbol goodness.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Bite, Food Chain, Food & Drink, La Lupita Salsa Diabla, salsa macha, La Guadalupana, Mexican food, Veracruz, Cermak Produce, Cremeria la Ordeña, Gary Wiviott, Peter Engler

Blogs, Bleader Jan 30, 2015
Takos Koreanos redeems poutine

Andersonville's "Mex-Asian grill" rides the Korean wave.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, taco, Korean food, Mexican food, Roy Choi, Kogi, Takos Koreanos, kimchi fries, bulgogi, kalbi, barbacoa, Taco Chino, Belly Shack, Bill Kim, Del Seoul, Rooy Choi, Kogi BBQ, K-slop

Blogs, Bleader Jan 12, 2015
Meatless tamales at La Guerrerense move mole to your mouth

A taqueria in Cragin is cooking tamales nejos.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Bite, Food Chain, Food & Drink, La Guerrerense, tamales nejos, Mexican food, pozole, carne en su jugo, Guerrero, tacos, burritos, Taqueria Cotzio

Blogs, Bleader Dec 15, 2014
Behold the cheese chicharron at West Town's El Metro

Modern tacos and other Mexican snacks from the sisters behind Gaudi Cafe
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Bite, Food Chain, Food & Drink, El Metro, Gaudi Cafe, Mexican food, tacos, pambazos, chicharron de queso

Blogs, Bleader Sep 19, 2014
One Bite: The meaty carne en su jugo at Taqueria Los Gallos #2

A meat-lovers soup with not a carb to be found
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Bite, Food Chain, Food & Drink, carne en su jugo, Mexican food, soup, Taqueria Los Gallos #2

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Aug 6, 2014
Rick Bayless's Cascabel prices itself out of its pleasures

The remounted dinner-theater spectacle enters the At-These-Prices zone.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Rick Bayless in Cascabel, Lookingglass Theatre, Rick Bayless, Cascabel, Heidi Stillman, Tony Hernandez, Like Water for Chocolate, dinner theater, Mexican food, Lindsey Noel Whiting, Genevieve Drolet, Daniel Passer, Lauren Katz, Chiara Mangiameli, Carlo Basile, Heloise Bourgeois, William Underwood

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