A pie contest, a vegan festival, a German buffet, and more.
Tag: Frontera Grill
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Raul Arreola Unmasked!
Ex-Mixteco/Rustico Grill chef Raul Arreola just had his mask ripped off aboard a “tamalli space ship.”
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
Rooftop dinners, cupcake contests, foraged foods, and more.
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Ain’t Easy Being Green
The Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op has released its inaugural list of area restaurants that are certified green.
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Best Mexican restaurant
Frontera Grill voted best, Zocalo and Los Nopales, runners-up
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Rick Bayless’s Frontera Raided by USDA; Bruce Sherman’s North Pond Is Next
Someone raided Frontera today and plans to visit North Pond—all because of a mention in our story about underground sausage makers, whom those chefs do not patronize.
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The Charcuterie Underground
In the view of a burgeoning number of outlaw bacon curers and sausage grinders, some rules are made to be broken.
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Xoco vs. Mercadito
Rick Bayless’s Mexican street-food joint far outshines a nearby upscale-Mex New York interloper.
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Chuy Valencia’s Chilam Balam stands out in a crowded neo-Mexican scene
Bayless proteges in Lakeview and Logan Square and felicitous dining at the Hotel Felix
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This week’s food and drink events
Food and drink events including the Pchum Ben festival, Chicago Gourmet, the Rib-a-Que Smoke-Out, and Delilah’s Oktoberfest and Pumpkin Beer Festival.
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New restaurant reviews this week: a glut of upscale Mex
Can Chicago really support five more tablecloth Mexican restaurants?
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Edge on Zaragoza
John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, digs Birrieria Zaragoza.
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Rick Bayless, Neal Pollack: together at last
Rick Bayless and Neal Pollack debut on the new Epicurious blog.