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Author Archives: Martha Bayne

Cynthia Plaster Caster in 2002, holding her famous 1968 cast of Jimi Hendrix’s erect penis.
Posted inMusic

Cynthia Plaster Caster broke the mold

by Martha Bayne April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Kind. Funny. Genuine. A sweetheart, an artist, a legend. If the true sign of a life well lived is a tidal wave of emotional tributes when you die, then Cynthia […]

Posted inBlogs

Y No Había Luz brings the voices of post-Maria Puerto Rico to Chicago

by Martha Bayne July 9, 2018August 18, 2021

“People keep sewing their eyes together to stop seeing things. . . . If we don’t open our eyes we are blind, and we can’t do anything to help Puerto Rico.”

Crispy carnaroli rice with Brunkow cheese
Posted inFood & Drink

Perennial Virant’s rustic farm-to-table minimalism

by Martha Bayne June 30, 2011August 19, 2021

Creative, clean flavors—at a cost

Cake at Kristoffer's Cafe & Bakery
Posted inFood & Drink

Simone’s, Abuelo’s Mexican Grill, and ten more restaurants in Pilsen and Little Village

by David Hammond, Mike Sula, Anne Ford, Martha Bayne, Anne Spiselman, Gary Wiviott, Jennifer Olvera and Susannah J. Felts June 16, 2011August 19, 2021

Abuelo’s Mexican Grill | $ Brothers Angel and Hugo Gomez have transformed a grungy storefront across from the Damen Pink Line stop into a sparkling sandwich shop wallpapered with Latin […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Three Aces, Antico, Sable, and five more restaurants with new outdoor seating

by Ted Cox, Julia Thiel, Mike Sula, Kevin Warwick, Martha Bayne and Kristina Meyer June 9, 2011August 19, 2021

Antico | Wicker Park/Bucktown | $$$ Tucked into what used to be an antique store just off Armitage in Bucktown, the aptly named Antico is by all appearances a typical neighborhood […]

Steak tartare and smoked rabbit with spaetzle at Leopold
Posted inFood & Drink

Good eats in West Town

by Izidora Angel, Martha Bayne, Mike Sula and Emily Withrow June 2, 2011August 19, 2021

Search the Reader‘s online database of more than 4,300 Chicago-area restaurants—and add your own review—at chicagoreader.com. Bia for Mia $$ It’s a ballsy move to open up an Italian place […]

Green and white asparagus with egg custard at the Publican
Posted inFood & Drink

Next, Ing, Haymarket Pub & Brewery, and other Fulton Market restaurants

by Kathie Bergquist, Julia Thiel, Mike Sula and Martha Bayne May 26, 2011August 19, 2021

Carnivale | $$$ We started with the ceviche tasting at this theatrical pan-Latin offering from Jerry Kleiner; our favorites were the scallop, flavored with coconut curry and basil oil, and […]

Posted inFood & Drink

With food policy a plank in Rahm Emanuel’s new platform, neighborhood food councils are starting to organize

by Martha Bayne May 26, 2011August 19, 2021

When neighborhood politics threatened to derail the Logan Square Farmers’ Market earlier this month, more than 100 people showed up at City Hall in protest. The issues at stake—which involved […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Cheese, Please: Spots with a fine selection

by Mike Sula, Julia Thiel, Martha Bayne, David Hammond, Laura Levy Shatkin and Anne Spiselman May 5, 2011August 19, 2021

Avec | West Loop | $$$ At first, sitting on a bench between strangers in this cedar-lined, saunalike room makes me feel a little apprehensive, like I’m wrapped in naught […]

Posted inBlogs

A Break for Shared-use Kitchens

by Martha Bayne April 29, 2011August 19, 2021

A shared-kitchen ordinance has been approved by the city’s licensing committee.

Grilled Wisconsin trout at Nightwood
Posted inFood & Drink

Eight spots for spring

by Mike Sula, Kathie Bergquist, Martha Bayne, Ira Glass and David Hammond April 28, 2011August 19, 2021

Strictly Seasonal Search the Reader‘s online database of more than 4,300 Chicago-area restaurants—and add your own review—at chicagoreader.com/food. Browntrout | North Center | $$$ The most unfortunate name, Browntrout (see […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Listings: Spots for Seafood

by David Hammond, Martha Bayne, Mike Sula, Laura Levy Shatkin, Cliff Doerksen, Nicholas Day, Kate Schmidt and Anne Spiselman April 14, 2011August 19, 2021

From shrimp shacks to supper clubs

Yolk
Posted inFood & Drink

Chicago Crepes and Cafes

by Laura Levy Shatkin, Izidora Angel, Kate Schmidt, Rob Christopher, Julia Thiel, Mike Sula, Anne Ford, Martha Bayne, Susannah J. Felts and Kathie Bergquist January 13, 2011August 19, 2021

From Artopolis Bakery & Cafe to Yolk

Fennel and citrus salad with bitter greens and arancini at Three Aces
Posted inFood & Drink

What’s New: Coming Up Aces

by Kristina Meyer and Martha Bayne December 30, 2010August 19, 2021

Ex-Fianco chef Matt Troost scores again
with a Taylor Street bar. Plus: Zenlike Italian in Lincoln Square, a downtown steak house that’s dinner and a show, and eight more new restaurants.

Philip Foss and Matt Maroni eating tacos at Big Star
Posted inFood & Drink

The Best Restaurants of 2010

by Mike Sula, Anne Spiselman, Martha Bayne, Kristina Meyer and David Hammond December 16, 2010August 19, 2021

The Girl & the Goat, Kith & Kin, the Purple Pig, Big Star, and more

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