Monday Night Foodball tonight brings chef and entrepreneur Bobby Morelli of the Hot Dog Box (formerly in Boxville on 51st, and now located in a permanent location in Portage Park) to the Kedzie Inn (4100 N. Kedzie). Expect some hearty sausage goodness like the Windy Buffalo Dog with Morelli’s house buffalo sauce and the Macdog […]
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The once and future Sausage King of Bronzeville rules the next Monday Night Foodball
The Hot Dog Box is a ketchup-safe zone. “I know they say you’re not supposed to put ketchup on hot dogs,” says Bobby Morelli. “But I think you know I don’t really follow rules.” As befits the Sausage King of Bronzeville—or rather, Portage Park—Morelli can do as he pleases. Since I wrote about him a […]
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Avenida Peru takes it to the street
Karlo Caceres and his mother, Cecilia Descalzi, threw out the couch in the living room of their tiny two-bedroom Jefferson Park apartment. They replaced it with foldable tables stacked with aluminum trays and plastic carryout containers and bags. This is where they staged the pickup and delivery meals Caceres advertised each week on Facebook under […]
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Bobby Morelli is the sausage king of Bronzeville
A father-and-daughter team sling loaded wieners from a storage container.
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Lola’s Coney Island stands for Detroit
There’s a dog in the fight in Humboldt Park.
Posted inBlogs
Stella’s Batting Cages hits it out of the park with Major League Baseball snack foods—and sushi
Robin Choi chefs up a suburban snack bar.
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Is Hot ‘G’ Dog a worthy successor to Hot Doug’s?
Emphatically yes. And there’s no line—yet.
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The rare and elusive Colombian perro caliente spotted in Lincoln Park
Rapidito, a new Colombian snack shop that trades in unusual dogs.
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Take your meatings at Tête Charcuterie . . . but save room for salad
Tête Charcuterie is a lot more than just a temple to our culture’s insatiable flesh lust.
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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.
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The Cassoulet Hot: Death by hot dog
Hoppin’ Hots serves hot dogs that are the equivalent of two entire meals, if you can digest them.
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Big Guys: The spirit of the street food entrepreneur
The spirit of street food entrepreneurialism can be seen in a Berwyn sausage stand that grinds and stuffs its own.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
As schools starve, Mayor Emanuel finds $5 million for hot dogs
As schools starve, Mayor Emanuel delivers a $5 million subsidy to Vienna Beef.
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The rediscovery of Dave’s Red Hots
Food Issue: A retiree returns to the hot dog shop of his youth.
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Where to fulfill your most intense food obsessions
Where to fulfill your most intense food obsessions