Henry Prendergast of Analogue gets down to basics with a pizza-and-Bud michelada.
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Cocktail Challenge: Whey
Violet Hour bartender John Smillie has his way with a two-whey flip.
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Twisted Tapas: Some hair metal with your goat cheese?
Ted Cox “Just steps from the lake . . . “ For several years this spot on Pratt Boulevard “just steps from the lake,” as the rental ads would tout it, was home to Cafe Suron, a decent BYO Middle Eastern restaurant that closed only when the owners retired. The neighborhood hasn’t had much luck […]
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Cocktail Challenge: Schmaltz
Griffin Benko of Lone Wolf harks back to the 1860s with a goose-fat-enriched warm ale flip.
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Tesori: A treasure indeed
An excellent casual-Italian restaurant has come to a prime Loop location inside Symphony Center.
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Cocktail Challenge: Pimenton
Jonah Frank of Trenchermen revivifies the Corpse Reviver #2 with Spanish paprika.
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Cocktail Challenge: Fermented black beans
Dan Smith of Barrelhouse Flat finds a Boilermaker-inspired “beer seasoning” that makes his cup runneth over.
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2013: Ballsy babes, potted meat, and bartenders who can tackle just about anything
The third year of the Reader‘s Cocktail Challenge brought nonfoodstuffs and the nastiest ingredient yet.
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Cocktail Challenge: Truffle oil
Wade McElroy of the Sportsman’s Club crafts a truffle-oil pousse-cafe that passes the taste test.
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Monday night at Trenchermen: Sportsman’s Club pops up
Eat, drink, and be merry at tomorrow’s free preview event for the latest project from Heisler Hospitality.
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Cocktail Challenge: Potted meat
Austin Skiles of Lone Wolf uses the processed foodstuff in a twist on the negroni.
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Wednesday night at 57th Street Books: Cooking for a Crowd (a horde of Goths, even)
Boston University anthropologist and cookbook author Merry “Corky” White signs the 40th-anniversary edition of a classic collection illustrated by William Koren.
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“Lackey to myself” D.T. Max at City Lit tonight
The New Yorker staff writer and David Foster Wallace biographer reads and takes questions; Mark Caro moderates.
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Cocktail Challenge: Sardines
Rachael Smith of Bar DeVille “doubles down on fish” in a pink-and-blue margarita.
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Baubles and “bits and bobs” at Rogers Park’s Towbar
Three expats from England bring European-style gastropub fare to the far-north side.