One doesn’t have to be a restaurant industry insider to enjoy director Rebecca Halpern’s documentary Love, Charlie.
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Umamicue brings Texas barbecue—via Asia—to the next Monday Night Foodball
Her name is Odesza. Charles Wong’s bright red, 22-foot, 500-gallon mobile road pit comes from Texas, and so does the barbecue she smokes—at least in terms of method and material. But the flavors and textures of his brisket banh mi and smoked crab rangoon come from other lands. “I’ve always wanted to marry the Asian […]
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An epic bicycle ride across Indiana to Chicago’s nearest Waffle House
It’s not clear why Waffle House doesn’t exist in Chicagoland, but it was worth the trip to Indianapolis.
Posted inArts & Culture
Steppenwolf’s Constellations and Voice Lessons, and 13 more new stage shows
An endless meet-cute and an off-key farce are among this week’s notables.
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Sketch show The Program offers computer-generated laughs
The iO show was written with a predictive text program created by Clickhole head writer Jamie Brew.
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Teachers’ union is rethinking a spring strike, and other Chicago news
Also, construction on Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower will start this summer.
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Police have taken almost 2,900 illegal guns off the streets this year, and other Chicago news
Also, a former state champion wrestler coached by Dennis Hastert says he feels betrayed.
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Police officer Jason Van Dyke doesn’t want to attend his own murder trial, and more Chicago news
RIP Winnetka Section Eight voucher holder, Anthony Bourdain explores Chicago, a speculative history of Carmelo Anthony as a Bull, and more news.
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Charles Blackstone’s novel ripped from pages of real life, and other food news bites
Turkey mousseline, Obama’s green beef curry, Trotter’s millions dollar wine auction and other food news bites
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A food truck law that pleases no one but the pols and other food news bites
The return of the Nation of Islam’s restaurant, B.K. Park and Jason Chan team up, and more
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In defense of margarine
Defending the vegetable oil-filled delight that is margarine, the alternative to butter
Posted inFood & Drink
A Man and His Beard
Our winner at the “Oscars of food” on his unorthodox culinary training
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
Belgian beer, southern food, Chilean wine, and more
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The Beards Anoint Calumet Fisheries
The south-side fish house Calumet Fisheries gets recognized by the Beard Awards.