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Arts & Culture
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Book Review
Nov 18, 2013
Recommended
When one's trash is another's . . . house cat
The new anthology
Trash Animals
considers our relationships with the wild and the unwelcome of the animal kingdom.
By Yasmin Nair
Tags:
Book Review
,
Chicago Transit Authority
,
Flying Rats
,
Andrew D. Blechman
,
New Yorkers
,
Pale Male
,
Red-tailed hawks
,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
,
Trash Animals: How We Live With Nature's Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species
,
Kelsi Nagy
,
Phillip David Johnson II
,
Asian carp
,
Metamorphosis in Detroit
,
Carolyn Kraus
,
Detroit
,
Chicago
,
Hello Kitty
,
Jeffrey A. Lockwood
,
Charles Bergman
,
"Hunger Makes the Wolf"
,
Keeper of the Earth
,
Kyhl Lyndgaard
,
"An Unlimited Take of Ugly"
,
Kathleen Dean Moore
,
Viola Cordova
,
Jicarilla Apache
,
Native Americans
,
Recommended
Arts & Culture
,
Theater Review
Aug 7, 2013
Anti-Arab bias is an easy target for satire, but
Invasion!
misses the mark
Anna Bahow directs Jonas Hassen Khemiri's unfocused play for Silk Road Rising.
By Justin Hayford
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Theater Review
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Communists
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Soviet Union
,
Arab Muslim
,
Arabic
,
Islam
,
Dante's Inferno
,
sheikhs
,
jihad
,
Shias
,
Sunnis
,
Catholics
,
Baptists
,
Arabs
,
Muslims
,
Timothy McVeigh
,
Anders Breivik
,
Invasion!
,
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
,
New York
,
Anna Bahow
,
Silk Road Rising
,
Asian carp
Food & Drink
,
Key Ingredient
Dec 26, 2012
Got yak phlegm?
From disappearing cocoa-nib consomme to escaped eels, it was a lively year for Key Ingredient, our ongoing series of chef-to-chef challenges
By Julia Thiel
Tags:
Key Ingredient
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yak phlegm
,
balut
,
bamboo worms
,
natto
,
huitlacoche
,
chicken gizzards
,
dende oil
,
bee pollen
,
catch collagen
,
sea cucumbers
,
cattails
,
ambergris
,
sperm whales
,
Blair Herridge
,
Browntrout
,
Bailey's Irish Cream
,
Brandon Baltzley
,
Crux
,
flour
,
Chris Curren
,
Stout Barrel House
,
Bryce Caron
,
Blackbird
,
Asian carp
,
Ben Sheagren
,
Hopleaf
,
John Anderes
,
TelegraphErling Wu-Bower
,
Publican
,
Ryan Poli
,
Tavernita
,
eel
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 12, 2012
Invasive species, while supplies last!
At Taste of Chicago, Dirk's Fish Shop teams up with the Department of Natural Resources to give out free Asian carp sliders. Yum?
By Sharon Lurye
Tags:
Foreign
,
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
asian carp
,
Taste of Chicago
,
sustainability
,
asian carp fillet
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 2, 2012
Slideshow
One Bite: Asian carp hot pot at Ma Gong La Po
Do your part in the war on Asian carp with this blazing Sichuanese hot pot
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
Ma Gong La Po
,
Chinese food
,
Chinatown
,
Asian carp
,
grass carp
,
Sichuanese food
,
Slideshow
Food & Drink
,
Key Ingredient
Jan 26, 2012
Video
Key Ingredient: Asian carp
In this week's chef-to-chef challenge, Blackbird's pastry chef makes a fishy dessert
By Julia Thiel
Tags:
Key Ingredient
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asian carp
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Bryce Caron
,
asian carp fillet
,
carp fishing
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Blackbird
,
Avec
,
Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 12, 2012
This week in Food & Drink
This week—January 12-18, 2012—in Food & Drink
By Kate Schmidt
Tags:
Food Chain
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Food & Drink
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Slurping Turtle
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Takashi Yagihashi
,
Takashi
,
noodles
,
izikayas
,
Key Ingredient
,
gold leaf
,
Erling Wu-Bower
,
the Publican
,
Bryce Caron
,
Blackbird
,
Asian carp
,
Sunda
,
Roka Akor
,
Union Sushi & Barbeque Bar
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 16, 2011
Key Ingredient turns 50 (episodes)
Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient
By Julia Thiel
Tags:
Food & Drink
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Key Ingredient
,
Jason Hammel
,
Lula Cafe
,
gjetost
,
Michael Gebert
,
James Beard award
,
Grant Achatz
,
Alinea
,
John des Rosiers
,
Inovasi
,
Curtis Duffy
,
Avenues
,
Grace
,
geraniums
,
Mindy Segal
,
Hot Chocolate
,
Mark Steuer
,
the Bedford
,
bananas
,
Michael Carlson
,
Schwa
,
Shawn McClain
,
Green Zebra
,
blood
,
Malort
,
Greg Biggers
,
Cafe des Architectes
,
azuki bean paste
,
Jared van Camp
,
Old Town Social
,
Nellcote
,
Stephanie Izard
,
Girl and the Goat
,
confectioner's sugar
,
Erling Wu Bower
,
the Publican
,
Asian carp
,
Bryce Caron
,
Blackbird
,
Cary Taylor
,
the Southern
,
fish eyeballs
,
Doug Sohn
,
Hot Doug's
,
chicken feet
,
fresh blood
,
Shawn McClain
,
Green Zebra
,
rabbit lungs
,
Jeffrey Hedin
,
Leopold
,
duck Tongues
,
Jason Vincent
,
Nightwood
,
bamboo woms
,
Luke Creagan
,
Pops for Champagne
,
cod milt
,
Duncan Biddulph
,
Rootstock
,
bull's testicles
,
David Posey
,
Blackbird
,
natto
,
Brian Enyart
,
Topolobampo
,
balut
,
Kristine Subido
,
Wave
,
John Anderes
,
Telegraph
,
ash
,
Andrew Zimmerman
,
Sepia
,
lamb fat
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 19, 2011
Animal house
The evolving relationship between humans and exotic fauna, plus foxes and coyotes, Asian carp, and white-tailed deer.
By Sam Worley
Tags:
Paranormal
,
Science
,
Flotsam and Jetsam
,
Food & Drink
,
Zanesville
,
Ohio
,
New York Times
,
exotic animals
,
Ryan Chew
,
coyotes
,
foxes
,
canids
,
Asian carp
,
Mike Sula
,
Philip Fodd
,
Deer Scouter
,
deer season
,
deer hunting
,
Upper Peninsula
News & Politics
,
Mudville
Aug 11, 2011
The depths of urban living
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Mudville
,
Albion Beach
,
Water Quality
,
Asian Carp
,
Great Lakes
,
swimming
Blogs
,
Bleader
May 13, 2011
The E-Dogz Food Trailer Is Up and Running—and Free
Eric May's E-Dogz free food trailer is up and running outside the Block Museum of Art.
By Kate Schmidt
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Free Shit
,
Food & Drink
,
Swag
,
Eric May
,
E-Dogz
,
Kickstarter
,
Jonathan "Z-Dogg" Zaragoza
,
Northwestern
,
the Block Museum of Art
,
Marion Zryczka
,
School of the Art Institute
,
Asian carp
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 5, 2010
Invasive Crayfish Taste Better in Illinois
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
Environment
,
Eco
,
Louisiana crayfish
,
Rusty crayfish
,
Asian carp
,
David M. Lodge
,
invasive species
,
etoufee
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 15, 2010
Video
Aliens in the City
"Chicago360 v.5: Aliens in the City," the final production of seven-year-old nonprofit Split Pillow, premieres tonight at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
By Ed M. Koziarski
Tags:
Film
,
Split Pillow
,
Gene Siskel
,
Film Center
,
Lincoln Hall
,
Life as Lincoln
,
The Christians
,
soulMaid
,
International Mr. Leather
,
Asian Carp
,
Chicago360
,
Aliens in the City
,
MediaStart
,
Media Start
,
Exquisite Corpse
,
Alex Mechlin
,
Music in the Air
,
disability
,
Pride
,
Anu Rana
,
Laurie Little
,
Crowned & Bound
,
Kevin Golden
,
Paseo Boricua
,
Daniel Ramos
,
Puerto Rican
,
Division Street
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 23, 2010
Summer of the Carp?
By Whet Moser
Tags:
Chicagoland
,
Politics
,
Clout City
,
asian carp
,
bighead carp
,
Carp Issue
,
Lake Calumet
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 2, 2010
Asian Carp at Lockwood After All
Asian carp at Lockwood after all; chef Phillip Foss gives it away for Good Friday.
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Free Shit
,
Food & Drink
,
Swag
,
Asian carp
,
Phillip Foss
,
Lockwood
,
Good Friday
News & Politics
,
Letters
Apr 1, 2010
Letters & Comments: April 1, 2010
"Feminism is no more a 'done deal' than civil rights, gay rights, or any other social issue."
Tags:
Letters
,
feminism
,
Venus Magazine
,
Mayor Daley
,
Asian carp
,
Chicago murder rate
,
murder capital of the US
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 25, 2010
Recipe: Asian Carp Hot-and-Sour Soup
A recipe for Khmer Hot-and-Sour Soup With Asian Carp.
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
Asian carp
,
invasive species
,
Bighead carp
,
soup
,
Soup & Bread
,
Carl Galvan
,
Felipe Chairez
,
Supreme Lobster
,
Phillip Foss
,
Lockwood
,
hot and sour soup
,
Cambodian Cooking
,
Joannes Riviere
,
prahok
,
galangal
,
Khmer food
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 24, 2010
Video
Video: Phillip Foss vs the Asian carp
Lockwood chef Phillip Foss attempts to cook the wily Asian carp.
By Mike Sula
Tags:
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
Asian carp
,
Carl Galvan
,
Supreme Lobster
,
Phillip Foss
,
Lockwood
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 1, 2010
The guardians of our wastewater
Believe it or not, some of the more interesting and important offices up for grabs tomorrow are the seats on the board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Politics
,
Environment
,
Clout City
,
News
,
Eco
,
2010 elections
,
politics
,
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
,
environment
,
Chicago River
,
disinfection
,
Asian carp
,
climate change
,
sewers
,
Wallace Davis III
,
Kari Steele
,
Todd Connor
,
Mariyana Spyropoulos
,
Debra Shore
,
wastewater treatment
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 12, 2010
The Battle for Asian Carp's Culinary Reputation Continues
The pro carp-eating contingent gets more buzz.
By Whet Moser
Tags:
Chicagoland
,
Food Chain
,
Food & Drink
,
Asian carp
,
Silver carp
,
Somebody get Grant Achatz on this
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 5, 2010
The First Step to Acceptance in the War on Carp is Culinary
If you can't beat the Asian carp, eat it.
By Whet Moser
Tags:
Chicagoland
,
Food Chain
,
Politics
,
Food & Drink
,
Clout City
,
Asian carp
,
Asian carp recipes
,
Silver carp
,
bighead carp
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 4, 2009
Should We Kill the Asian Carp?
By Whet Moser
Tags:
Chicagoland
,
Environment
,
Eco
,
Asian carp
,
Asian carp kill
,
Chad Pregracke
,
SIU
,
Lockport
,
Asian carp barrier
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