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Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2018
Cedric the Entertainer and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

WhiskyFest and more goings-on March 23-25.
- By Rachel Yang
- Tags: Arts, Do This, LeVar Burton, Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, whisky, whiskey, WhiskyFest, Hyatt Regency, Mia Chung, You for Me for You, Victory Gardens Theater, Windy City Rollers, UIC Pavilion, Cedric the Entertainer, Chicago Theatre, Aura Aura Pop-up, Ace Hotel

Blogs, Bleader Jul 13, 2015
Video
A Charlatan bartender subdues an ingredient that smells like dead people

Challenged to create a cocktail with durian, Alex Gara of the Charlatan juices it and mixes it with whiskey.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Cocktail Challenge, Food & Drink, durian, Cocktail Challenge, Alex Gara, Charlatan, carrot, guava, whiskey, Durian Gray cocktail, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 28, 2014
Recommended
Right and wrong: Sodikoff's High Five Ramen and the Melmans' Ramen-San

Hogsalt Hospitality and Lettuce Entertain You face off over noodle soup.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Ramen-San, High Five Ramen, ramen, David Chang, Momofuku Noodle Bar, Brendon Sodikoff, Santouka, Ramen Misoya, Lettuce Entertain You, Hogsalt Hospitality, cocktails, Paul McGee, whiskey, Japanase whiskeys, Doug Psaltis, cucumber, sesame, togarashi, uni, chicken, shrimp, pork, wontons, Studio Paris, tonkotsu, soy, broth, shiitake, mushrooms, vegetarian options, seaweed, bamboo, scallions, ginger, chashu, hanjuku tamago, eggs, kimchi, garlic, black garlic, Bub City, brisket, River North, shoyu ramen, tonkotsu, corn, miso, chile oil, Sun Noodle, temomi, noodles, ichimi, sansho, spiciness, marrow, Jeff Pikus, mirin, leeks, bean sprouts, pork belly, bushi, bonito, mackerel, tare, squid, Green Street Smoked Meats, sake, Asahi, beer, Recommended

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Low-Life Drink Special at a Craft-Cocktail Bar

Five-Dollar High Life and Whiskey Shot at Sportsman's Club
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2014, low-life drink special, Sportsman's Club, Heisler Hospitality, High Life, whiskey, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2014
Making (several) ginger liqueur cocktails with Domaine de Canton

Four simple cocktails made with a total of eight ingredients
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Booze, Food & Drink, Domaine de Canton, ginger liqueur, the Big O, cocktail recipes, Campari, whiskey, rum, Opening Act, Gold Rush, Bowery, Canton Breeze

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 5, 2014
Recommended
Ani: All-purpose Japanese for a neighborhood that can use it

Arami's younger brother opens in Lakeview.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Ani, Ty Fujimara, Troy Fujimara, donburi, Japanese restaurants, Arami, Small Bar, Lakeview, Chizakaya, maki mono, wasabi, shrimp, eel, salmon, Tamanishiki Super Premium Rice, rice, sushi, chicken, daikon, ginger, beef, ramen, shoyu ramen, giardiniera, noodles, pork, egg, robata, mushrooms, appetizers, sesame seeds, wakame, yuzu, takoyaki, octopus, Kewpie, tonkatsu, sake, wine, beer, whiskey, Japanese food, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Apr 24, 2014
Reader's Agenda Thu 4/24: Demetri Martin, American Whiskey Affair, and Princess Nokia

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, April 24
- By Lisa Schulz
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Berlin, night club, Total Therapy, Princess Nokia, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, riot grrrl, American Whiskey Affair, whiskey, bourbon, Templeton Rye, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Untitled, Demetri Martin, comedy, Lincoln Hall

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 4, 2014
Bottlefork: A fine chef meets the Dec

Kevin Hickey, formerly of Allium, joins forces with Rockit Ranch.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Bottlefork Bar & Kitchen, River North, Kevin Hickey, Billy Dec, food writers, restaurant critics, Rockit Ranch Productions, Dragon Ranch, Allium, Rockit Burger Bar, burgers, Wrigleyville, burgers, menus, snacks, cocktails, whiskey, rum, bourbon, beer, salt, pasta, chicken, chicken meatballs, quail eggs, bratwurst, rabbit, cornmeal, poutine, potatoes, kale, squash, pork, beef, lamb, chorizo, ham, po'boy, foie gras, oysters, lobster, Bottlefork, octopus, potato salad, beans, brussels sprouts

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Mar 21, 2014
Recommended
Japonais by Morimoto: At the top of the sushi food chain

The Iron Chef puts his brand on some of the best sushi in the city right now.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Japonais by Morimoto, Masaharu Morimoto, Iron Chef, Japonais, omakase, sushi, sushi bars, Gene Kato, Sumi Robata Bar, Kinmont, sustainable seafood, seafood, overfished species, eel, yellowtail, bluefin tuna, salmon, sashimi, pizza, anchovy, aioli, okonomiyaki, pancakes, fish, pork, gyoza, bacon, crab, uni carbonara, sea urchin, noodles, peas, pasta, chicken, chicken noodle soup, soup, tofu, kimchi, dashi, rice, eggs, duck confit, duck, risotto, oysters, foie gras, kasutera, desserts, sake, beer, Rogue Ales, whiskey, Japanese whiskey, Japanese restaurants, Japanese fusion restaurants, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Oct 29, 2013
Recommended
Three Dots and a Dash: Morse code for bliss

Paul McGee's tiki bar is an island paradise amid the River North flotsam.
- By Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Three Dots and a Dash, Paul McGee, cocktails, The Whistler, Logan Square, Bub City, lounges, Lettuce Entertain You, River North, experimental bands, DIY art, galleries, dance parties, LGBTQ dance parties, bartenders, tiki bars, bar snacks, tiki cocktails, rum, rye, gin, tequila, genever, Luau Restaurant, Jet Pilot, Poipu Beach Boogie Board, Angostura bitters, lime, cinnamon, grapefruit, alernum, absinthe, rye whiskey, whiskey, Saturn, J. "Popo" Galsini, Aloha, Mexico, modern cocktails, classic cocktails, shrimp, chicken, pineapple, mint, tamarind, bitters, passion fruit, lemon, almond, punches, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Sep 20, 2013
Recommended
Dillman's is Brendan Sodikoff's blintz-krieg

The restaurateur brings a haute (and fabulous) "deli-style American brasserie" to River North.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Brendan Sodikoff, bologna, pastrami, corned beef, foie gras, sandwiches, delis, delicatessens, Paul Kahan, restauranteurs, cured meat, meat, schmaltz, creme fraiche, cheese, bone marrow, salads, fish, avocado, River North, rye whiskey, cocktails, whiskey, bitters, Fernet, bourbon, grapefruit, honey, gin, pickle backs, matzo ball soup, herring, bread, chicken liver, Caesar salad, potato chips, cheese, smoked meat, eggs, potato salad, potato pancakes, Reuben, sauerkraut, pickles, entrees, French dip, chicken potpie, veal schnitzel, cheese dumplings, short rib borscht, toast, sandwiches, Dillman's, Recommended

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 24, 2013
Recommended
The Big Star of chicken shacks

Parson's Chicken & Fish is a summer party at a hipster Harold's—for now.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Parson's Chicken & Fish, hot sauces, fish, chicken, pollock, hush puppies, baccala, funnel cake, clam rolls, shrimp, salad, oysters, cheese toast, octopus, bars, beer, Negroni slushy, michelada, Dip Unit, hip-hop, Harold's Chicken Shack, YouTube, fried chicken, upscale fried chicken, Big Jones, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Logan Square, Longman & Eagle, Big Star, cocktails, patios, whiskey, Ping-Pong, Recommended

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 14, 2013
A hangover cure—at a cost

Two Reader staffers intentionally drink too much, purposefully get hungover, and determine whether Chicago's first hangover clinic is really all that.
- By Gwynedd Stuart and Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, hydration, hangovers, hangover cures, hydration clinics, Revive Hydration Clinic, River North, drinking, whiskey, wine, beer, Malort, shots, US Weekly, coconut water, hangover remedies, B12, water, Lacuna Inc., fluids, IV therapt, intravenous therapy

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 14, 2013
A collection of curious cocktails

Eight bartenders contribute an unusual and delicious creation to our dream cocktail list.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, cocktails, cocktail menus, recipes, cocktail recipes, bartenders, mixologists, books, Rogue Cocktails, Beta Cocktails, blogs, Maksym Pazuniak, Kirk Estopinal, Rogue Brewery, Christiana DeLucca, Jenny Kessler, Becherovka, mezcal, muscat, liqueur, Griffin Elliot, bitters, Fernet Branca, Eric Henry, rye whiskey, whiskey, rum, ambergris, brandy, Gregg Buttera, Stephen Cole, hot drinks, dessert drinks, Mike Ryan, cachaca, sherry, Savannah Witmer, gin, The Violet Hour, The Drawing Room, Masa Azul, Scofflaw, The Whistler, Billy Sunday, Barrelhouse Flat, Sable Kitchen & Bar, Boka, demerara, The Aviary, Whistler

Blogs, Bleader Mar 8, 2013
Cappleman bum-rushes the Salvation Army, and other food news bites

Whip lardo, whip cancer, whip food journalism, and more
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, whiskey, Chuck Cowdery, From Belly to Bacon, Mark Smrecek, James Cappleman, Salvation Army, Urban Union, Jason Chan, Mark Brown, Chicago Sun-Times, Grub Street Chicago, the Daily Meal

Blogs, Bleader Mar 1, 2013
Drink barbecued haggis and roly-poly pudding at Drumbar

The elegant rooftop bar at the Raffaelo Hotel is one of only three places in the U.S. where you can sample bottlings from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Booze, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Drumbar, Craig Schoettler, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, the Aviary, Cocktails, Scotch, whisky, whiskey, Aviary, the Office

Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2013
Whiskey, art, and art that holds whiskey at Lillstreet Art Center

Ceramic whiskey flasks, cups, shot glasses, and more at Lillstreet's latest art show
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Booze, Visual Art, Food & Drink, "Neat: The Art of the Whiskey Vessel, " Lillstreet Art Center, whiskey, Koval Distillery, 47th Ward, Bulleit 10-year, Ben Bates, Doug Jeppesen, Josh DeWeese, Dan Murphy, Kenyon Hansen, Lorna Meaden, Matt Long, Josh Stover

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 28, 2013
The business is barbecue at Bub City

A southern-themed River North joint makes a loud, twangy case for itself.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, bourbon, Billy Dec, Nashville, prime-time tv, whiskey, women's bathrooms, southern-themed restaurants, Lettuce Entertain You, Doug Psaltis, RPM Italian, Paul McGee, Three Dots and a Dash, River North, Bub City

Arts & Culture, Culture Vultures Nov 2, 2012
Video
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:

Boobs of the Dead, The Wettest County in the World, and "Chicago Blues: An Urban Experience"
- By Becca Oken, Meg Pier, and Niel Spidle
- Tags: Culture Vultures, Scott Kenemore, zombies, Jennifer Estlin, Annoyance Productions, Matt Bondurant, Sherwood Anderson, Charles K. Cowdery, whiskey, Lurrie Bell, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2012
One Sip: Journeyman Distillery's Featherbone Bourbon

The Three Oaks, Michigan, distillery just launched its first bourbon
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Sip, Booze, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Journeyman Distillery, Featherbone Bourbon, Bill Welter, Craft Spirit Week, INdependent Spirits Expo, E.K. Warren, Ravenswood Rye, whiskey, bourbon

Blogs, Bleader Aug 24, 2012
Koren Grieveson splits Avec and other food news bites

Food trucks for sale, small barrel whiskey sucks, and other food-related outrages
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Koren Grieveson, Avec, Lao Sze Chuan, Tony Hu, Lao Mala, Lure Izakaya, Marigold, Food Truck Freak, Sepia, Josh Pearson, whiskey

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 1, 2012
Alone and unsure at Untitled

Hopeless service subverts grand ambitions at this massive "speakeasy"
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cotton Club, speakeasy, Prohibition, River North, Joseph Heppe, Mercat a la Planxa, Vemilion, Rick Bayless, whiskey, Matthew Lipsky, Untitled

Blogs, Bleader Jul 30, 2012
All this week on the Bleader: What do you take with you when you move?

If I don't love it or need it, it's not coming with me
- By Jerome Ludwig
- Tags: Behind Our Scenes, Dim the Lights, Moving Week, Moving Week, Variations on a Theme, Chicago Reader, Chicago Sun-Times, stuff, Mary Jo Madden, monkeys, whiskey

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

Blogs, Bleader Oct 29, 2010
I Need A New Drug

Cuban scientists promise an end-run around Prohibition.
- By Cliff Doerksen
- Tags: Bad News From the Past, We're Old, Beer, whiskey, dopey junk

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