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Posted inBlogs

A Haywood Tavern bartender’s carrot cocktail is easy on the eyesight

by Julia Thiel April 24, 2015August 18, 2021

Challenged to create a cocktail with a common root vegetable, Jason Balutan of Haywood Tavern in Humboldt Park makes mirepoix.

Garlic toast mounted with thick coils of pickled herring, pickled onions, and julienned apples
Posted inFood & Drink

‘Modern’ Polish food at Mount Prospect’s Qulinarnia

by Mike Sula August 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Mount Prospect’s Qulinaria tries to spiff up meat and potatoes.

A green papaya salad with midwestern shrimp is delicately sweet, sour, and spicy.
Posted inFood & Drink

MFK offers an underground refuge

by Mike Sula August 16, 2014August 18, 2021

The Spanish-focused seafood spot is a testament to virtuous simplicity.

Fennel pollen
Posted inFood & Drink

Key Ingredient: John Coletta isn’t allergic to fennel pollen

by Julia Thiel July 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Challenged to create a dish with fennel pollen, Quartino chef John Coletta shows off the summery spice.

The charcuterie board proves a better value than a la carte options, the only hitch being that the selection itself is at the whim of the kitchen.
Posted inFood & Drink

Take your meatings at Tête Charcuterie . . . but save room for salad

by Mike Sula May 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Tête Charcuterie is a lot more than just a temple to our culture’s insatiable flesh lust.

Three-way rabbit with sassafras, carrots, and spring vegetables
Posted inFood & Drink

Key Ingredient: Carl Shelton of Boka braises, rolls, and smokes sassafras

by Julia Thiel July 15, 2013August 19, 2021

Boka chef Carl Shelton serves sassafras with the animal that eats it.

The "seafood aquarium" is Shin Thompson's answer to the ever-popular steak house showstopper known as the seafood tower.
Posted inFood & Drink

Eastern promises at Kabocha

by Mike Sula June 6, 2013August 19, 2021

Kabocha, Shin Thompson’s “Japanese brasserie,” delivers half the time.

The "seafood aquarium" is Shin Thompson's answer to the ever-popular steak house showstopper known as the seafood tower.
Posted inFood & Drink

Eastern promises at Kabocha

by Mike Sula June 3, 2013August 19, 2021

Kabocha, Shin Thompson’s “Japanese brasserie,” delivers half the time.

Local Foods Grocer cofounders Andrew Lutsey and Dave Rand, in the warehouse they hope to open to the public, are working to clear the hurdles that keep locally grown produce from being more widely available.
Posted inFood & Drink

Locavorism Inc.

by Mike Sula May 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Can a new business increase the amount of local food we eat?

Posted inBlogs

Black cumin: It’s not black magic

by Mike Sula April 15, 2013August 19, 2021

Grow your own screaming horde of demonic Food Network stars with nigella seeds.

Posted inBlogs

Green Party

by Cliff Doerksen June 22, 2010August 19, 2021

New York society turns over a new leaf

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Curry wurst, carrots, and other news bites.

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