The pandemic was no match for Bumbu Roux, Chris Reed’s melodious Indonesian-Creole food combo. He and his mom Priscilla-Jane were approaching the one-year mark at Politan Row, serving up blackened catfish, and red beans and rice, alongside beef rendang, and chicken bakar, when COVID came to town. The food hall shut down and never reopened, but […]
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Avery Sunshine brings in the new year with her bright neosoul
Some neosoul artists focus on torch songs and heartbreak, but as her name suggests, pianist and singer Avery Sunshine (aka Denise Nicole White) sticks to the brighter side of the genre. Working with guitarist and arranger Dana Johnson (who’s also her husband), Sunshine mixes old-school R&B grooves, gentle funk, and jazzy gospel vocals on flirtatiously […]
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Indonesian and creole are in tune at Bumbu Roux
At Politan Row, Chris Reed of the Rice Table is cooking from his parents’ different traditions.
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Fifolet is the Cajun-creole restaurant Chicago is missing
But the city still deserves better than this workmanlike West Town spot.
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Paul Fehribach shares a recipe from The Big Jones Cookbook: gumbo z’herbes
Go green with this veggie-centric stew from the Chicago chef’s collection of southern specialties.
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Gotta get gumbo at Three Chefs
Go to Three Chefs in Auburn-Gresham and try the gumbo.
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The gumbo’s got personality at Anita’s Gumbo in Avalon Park
From this small south-side storefront emerges gumbo of great powers.
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Jeff Mahin of Stella Barra Pizzeria tops a gumbo-inspired pizza with okra
Who knew that okra can mimic mozzarella? Jeff Mahin of Stella Barra Pizzeria tops a gumbo-inspired pizza with the slimy seed pod.
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At Analogue, cocktails get top billing but the food steals the show
The Cajun menu at Logan Square cocktail bar Analogue is deceptively complex.