At Chicago’s first cider pub, the food is no match for the juice.
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Best place to try whiskey before you buy
Fountainhead Market fountainheadmarket.com Buying a six-pack of beer or a bottle of wine you’ve never tasted is fairly low risk—even if you hate it, you’re only out $10 or so (unless you drink better wine than I do). Buying craft whiskey, which generally starts at around $40 a bottle, is a different story. I’ve had […]
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Filipino pop-ups, grasshopper tacos, a haunted Goat, and more food news and events
Meet people who wrote books, eat longanisa, barbecue with Sean Brock, and more.
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Modern Mexican galore, and other events
Mexican food gets mod and other things happening to eat and drink.
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Ferran Adrià and a very heavy book, and other upcoming events
Ferran Adrià at Balena and more events
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Next nicked, Alinea punked, and other things coming up
An Achatz restaurant, a social media uproar, what’s new?
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Destihl brings its beers upstate to Chicago—including the medal-winning Strawberry Blonde
Destihl Brewery finally hits the Chicago market, and it’s bringing a lot more than its festival-favorite Saint Dekkera sours.
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 8/26: “I Have a Dream,” Rhythms of China, and an ancient Sumerian ale
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, August 26
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Metropolitan brews a ruthlessly fresh summer lager: Zwickel Flywheel
If you drink a pint of Zwickel Flywheel on Monday night, it’ll be just six days out of the bright tank.
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Best Harbinger for the Future
“Local” and “sustainable” are such marketing shibboleths these days that they sometimes seem meaningless.
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Best Use of a Smoker for Something Other Than Meat
“Every single thing in this kitchen has made it into this smoker in one way or another. One of the best things to come out of it is . . .”
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This week’s food and drink events mostly about drinking, really
The Lincoln Square Wine Stroll, free oysters, the Chicago Beer Festival, and more.
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
Wine pairing, mochi pounding, beer education, and more.