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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 22, 2014
'Modern' Polish food at Mount Prospect's Qulinarnia

A suburban storefront tries to spiff up meat and potatoes.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Qulinarnia, Polish restaurants, Mount Prospect, potatoes, Jadwiga, Poland, Agnes Janowska, salads, soups, appetizers, parsley, celery, marjoram, zurek, borsch, bacon, pork, sausage, pickles, cheese, arugula, quinoa, cranberry sauce, tartare, eggs, blue, capers, garlic, herring, onions, apples, microgreens, mushrooms, puff pastry, entrees, cod, fish, spinach, duck, carrots, broccoli, Smak-Tak, filet mignon, sauerkraut, pierogi, lobster, tomatoes, desserts, cheesecake, red wines, white wines, beer, Polish beers, Warka Radler

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 25, 2014
Edgewater's Herb wants to 'redefine' Thai

But it can't find the right words.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Herb, Thai restaurants, Edgewater, Thai food, amuse-bouches, miang kham, peanuts, lime, red onion, chiles, coconut, Patty Neumson, Kee Chan, Mulan, Lure Izakaya, Strings Ramen Shop, service, menus, Next, soups, entrees, appetizers, starters, mango, apple, som tam, shrimp, kung chae nam pla, naked shrimp, winged beans, beans, scallops, culantro, dill, Laotian coriander, scallops, tomatoes, mushrooms, hearts of palm, sunchokes, formality, tumeric, curry, southern Thai food, tom yam, lemongrass, red snapper, fish, seafood, rice, khanom jin, noodles, microgreens, kaeng pa, smoked fish, salmon, duck, banana, grapes, blueberries, durian, tapioca, pandanus, rambutan, seasonal menus, affectations, earnestness, edible flowers

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jul 11, 2014
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Former Top Cheftestant brings soulful, creative Korean to Avondale

Beverly Kim and husband Johnny Clark have opened a destination-worthy mom-and-pop—with a modern twist.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Parachute, Beverly Kim, Johnny Clark, Korean restaurants, Korean-American restaurants, Top Chef, Aria, Bonsoiree, ajummas, bibimbap, dolsot bibimbap, kale, duck eggs, foie gras, rice, nurungi, onions, gochuchang, eggs, kimchi, radish, peanuts, celery, pickles, bindaetteok, mung beans, pancakes, pork, black garlic, noodles, naengmyun, broth, lettuce, cucumbers, pine nuts, dumplings, mandu, mushrooms, asparagus, almonds, yogurt, crab, prawns, clams, rice cakes, baked potatoes, bing, bacon, scallions, blood, boudin noir, nam prik, spearmint, coconut, X'ian Famous Foods, Chinese mustard, yuzu, chile, olive oil, kampachi, ceviche, strawberries, fennel, dashi, wheat berries, beer, Revolution Brewing, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 28, 2014
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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

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 5, 2014
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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

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Mar 7, 2014
Baffo tries to bring a bit of Mario Batali's Babbo to the midwest

Eataly's fine-dining restaurant would benefit from a higher dose of simplicity.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Baffo, Eataly, Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich, Italian restaurants, Babbo, ravioli, foie gras, brown butter, antipasti, sweetbreads, duck, quince, carpaccio, Cicchetti, bars, tips, service, bagna cauda, sardines, lobster, mushrooms, eggs, pasta, pappardelle, beef, cheeses, garganelli, truffles, sommeliers, wine lists, calamari, seafood, capers, currants, pine nuts, chiles, tomato sauces, simplicity, pork, rapini, branzino, fennel, menus

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 21, 2014
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At Analogue, cocktails get top billing but the food steals the show

The Cajun menu at Logan Square's new cocktail bar is deceptively complex.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Analogue, Cajun food, Violet Hour, gumbo, po'boys, dirty rice, biscuits, Julia Thiel, Chicago Reader, Robert Haynes, Henry Prendergast, cocktails, Alfredo Nogueira, Rootstock, Flipside Cafe, trout dip, saltines, crackers, hot sauce, potato salad, chicken, sausage, mirliton, chayote, mushrooms, garlic, meat, cheese, fish, local sourcing, french fries, pork, Slagel Farms, sandwiches, beef, hot dogs, chowchow, beans, Au Cheval, fattiness, headcheese, boudin balls, peppers, Scotch eggs, mashed potatoes, yams, desserts, bread pudding, sweet cocktails, The Matchbox, beer cocktails, bitters, purls, Malort cocktails, Malort, bars, Cajun restaurants, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 17, 2014
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The Radler offers an upscale twist on German comfort food in Logan Square

Two Vie vets have launched the neighborhood's first Bavarian beer hall.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, The Radler, D.A.S., Nathan Sears, Adam Hebert, Vie, service, pretzels, Logan Square, Galerie F, decor, Bohemian Export Beer, West Side Brewery, butter, barley-malt butter, blackberry jam, Rahmkase, mushrooms, cheese, onions, bread, onion pie, brussels sprouts, pilsner soubise, quiche, schnitzel, veal, gingersnap, rabit, spaetzle, potato salad, potatoes, wursts, house-made sausage, sausages, thuringer wurst, knockwurst, boarwursst, weisswurst, desserts, Black Forest cake, Bee Sting cake, Flesk Brewery, hefeweizen, helles, radler, house beer, Lake Effect Brewing, German beers, Austrian beers, draft beers, beer, dunkel weiss, wines, cocktails, gluhwein, Recommended

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Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2014
Behold the mushroom mother-in-law at River Valley Farmer's Table

Ravenwood's new Wisconsin-based mushroom emporium tries its hand at a classic south-side snack.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Bite, Food Chain, Food & Drink, River Valley Ranch, River Valley Kitchens, River Valley Farmer's Table, mushrooms, mother-in-law, tamales

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 13, 2013
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Azzurra EnoTavola is the season's Italian sleeper

Simple, soulful Italian food from the folks behind Anteprima and Bar Ombra
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Azzurra Eno Tavola, Italian restaurants, Wicker Park, Marty Fosse, Anteprima, Spiaggia, decor, light fixtures, Victrola horns, blue, Katie Kelly, sausage, yogurt, pasta, vinaigrette, menus, small plates, Bar Ombra, carrot caponata, olives, vegetables, pine nuts, simplicity, Italian cuisine, wine, wine lists, wine by the glass, mushrooms, arancini, farro, rice, radicchio, balsamic vinegar, walnuts, cheese, shrimp, escarole, octopus, potatoes, pork, eggs, lamb, meatballs, gnocchi, linguine, orecchiette, tagliatelle, rigatoni, spaghetti carbonara, rabbit, rapini, meat, short rib, polenta, brussels sprouts, chicken, peppers, duck, sweet potato, The Bristol, trout, fish, seafood, fregola, pork ribs, squash, winter greens, pickled vegetables, seasonal foods, desserts, bread pudding, budinos, digestives, limoncello, arancello, liquers, Azzurra EnoTavola, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Nov 15, 2013
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Bohemian rhapsody at Dusek's

Jared Wentworth's new restaurant in Pilsen is more than just Longman & Eagle south.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Dusek's, Dusek's Board & Beer, Punch House, Thalia Hall, Pilsen, developers, John Dusek, architecture, Empty Bottle, Bruce Finkelman, beer, bars, Jared Wentworth, Longman & Eagle, cocktail bars, meat, foie gras, off cuts, organs, chicken, burgers, beef, Slagel Farms, duck, tete de cochon, frog legs, pigtail, qual eggs, daikon, sausage, choucroute, sauerkraut, potatoes, apples, pork, craft beer, seafood, oysters, chowder, leeks, mackerel, gnocchi, mushrooms, beets, amuses-bouche, cuttlefish, tagine, couscous, vegetables, green beans, shallots, bar snacks, bar menus, menus, olives, crab dip, sorbet, Nightwood, punches, tea, churros, gentrification, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 16, 2013
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The audacity of long-awaited southeast Asian restaurant Oon

Matt Eversman's follow-up to Saigon Sisters is ballsy but restrained.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Oon, French Market, banh mi, Saigon Sisters, Matt Eversman, southeast Asian cuisine, Vietnamese cuisine, fusion cuisine, Randolph Street, prawn, spices, scallions, pan-Asian restaurants, Embeye, Kabocha, Vu Sua, lemon, kumquat, mustard greens, sea creatures, seafood, octopus, chorizo, platings, foie pho, pho, bean sprouts, duck, rice noodles, broth, Thai basil, Argyle Street, udon noodles, crab, mushrooms, mint, dashi, desserts, rice paper, pork belly, spring rolls, curry, mussels, coconut broth, rice paper, bao, formality, betel leaves, pork, figs, apricot, potato, hoisin sauce, shallots, daikon, papaya, mango, fish sauce, oyster sauce, maitake mushrooms, vegetarian options, cocktails, sake, wine, Recommended

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Jun 13, 2013
The Next level of vegan

Next's Vegan menu is predictably ambitious and fantastical, but can a vegetarian fine dining rookie hang with it?
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, vegan menus, Next Vegan, Fulton Market, vegetarian menus, vegetarian fine dining, fine dining, television, vegetables, HBO, Upton's, meat substitutes, The Wire, The Handlebar, Chicago Diner, David Beran, vegans, vegetarians, Mike Sula, mushrooms, chard, douchi, bean paste, seitan, small bites, avocado puree, presentations, Aviary, scavenging, nori dumplings, leeks, banana, cider vinegar, apple, lichen, service, showmanship, Next

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 24, 2013
Brindille is a refuge from frightening surroundings

But conservative seasoning dulls skilled executions.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, River North, French restaurants, Naha, tapioca, artichokes, lamb, desserts, chocolate mousse, chocolate pound cake, cheese, wine, coffee, Brindille, seasonal ingredients, truffles, spring peas, Sauternes, fava beans, morels, rhubarb, foie gras, king crab, crab, merus, guinea fowl, vin jaune, cockscomb, mushrooms, meat, sweetbreads, rabbit, fiddleheads, lavender, fennel, Ali Ratcliffe-Bauer, lobster, monkfish, Carrie Nahabedian, Michael Nahabedian

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Blogs, Bleader Sep 13, 2012
Mushroom hunting with Iliana Regan

Maitake mushrooms proved elusive, but we did find a foraging spot that yielded some good stuff
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Foraging Week, Food & Drink, Variations on a Theme, Iliana Regan, foraging, mushrooms, black walnuts, crab apples, maitake, honeycap

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 29, 2012
Tony Hu's expanding empire

Spring World, Chicago's only Yunnanese restaurant, is reborn as Lao Yunnan
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Tony Hu, Lao Hunan, Lao Ma La, Chinese food, Yunnan, James An, mushrooms, fish hot pot, Lao Yunnan, Spring World, Lao Sze Chuan, Lao Sze Chuan Restaurant

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News & Politics, Chicagoans Jul 12, 2012
This week's Chicagoan: Andy Wilson, mushroom expert

"If you can't identify it yourself, don't be sticking it in your mouth. That's the rule. "
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, Any Wilson, mushrooms, mushroom toxins, fungi, mushroom picking, Gyromitra, Calostoma

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