Texas was once Mexican. Texas is Mexican again this November 14 when Heffer BBQ returns to Monday Night Foodball, the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up at the Kedzie Inn in Irving Park. I’m sure you remember back in September, the last time someone parked a 500-gallon offset smoker outside the bar and the sweet haze of […]
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Watch chef Stephen Hasson make Manischewitz brisket pizza
Challenged to create a dish with Manischewitz Concord Grape Wine, Stephen Hasson of Ugo’s Kitchen & Bar comes up with a take on his grandmother’s brisket—then puts it on a pizza.
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Myron Mixon’s Smoke Show BBQ vs. Rylon’s Smokehouse is a no-contest barbecue showdown
Two new barbecue spots perpetuate low standards.
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Laura Frankel’s Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes aren’t just for Shabbat
The chef at Wolfgang Puck’s Kosher Catering at the Spertus Institute shares a recipe for dafina.
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Eat these midwestern dishes from Chicago restaurant kitchens
Local chefs are using fresh, seasonal ingredients to class up classic comfort foods, from pasties to a dinner of meat and potatoes.
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First visit: Evanston’s Smylie Brothers Brewing Co.
At this new Evanston brewpub, a veteran of Arcadia Ales debuts with a half-dozen solid, easy-drinking traditional styles.
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Right and wrong: Sodikoff’s High Five Ramen and the Melmans’ Ramen-San
Brendan Sodikoff’s High Five Ramen and the Melmans’ Ramen-San face off over noodle soup.
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Supermarket barbecue that’s better than it should be
This Todd guy at Mariano’s knows what he’s doing.
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Spritz Burger: Last seat on the burger bandwagon
Spritz Burger, the Hearty Boys’ collaboration with Gale Gand, hops on the upscale-burger bandwagon a half decade too late.
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Q-BBQ: Please make it stop
The Lakeview outpost of suburban minichain gets the same things wrong that they all do.
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Eating elsewhere: Montreal’s uncelebrated smoked meat
Mike Sula sandwich à la viande fumée, The Main Mike Sula Schwartz’s, 3 pm on a Tuesday Mike Sula no lines outside The Main Mike Sula sandwich à la viande fumée, Lester’s http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/04/01/one-bite-montreal-style-smoked-meat-at-fumar-meats-and-deli
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At Barn & Company, it’s all about the meat
At Lincoln Park’s Barn & Company, it’s all about the meat.