Sheal Patel’s wife Shelly does not eat beef. That’s not unless it’s the Philly Masala, the gooey Desi-cheesesteak mashup that’s the signature of the Dhuaan BBQ Company, the weekly Pilsen-based pop-up he’s maintained for more than a year. I’ve flipped a couple vegetarians by barbecue over the years, so I know how satisfying that can […]
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Monday Night Foodball Goes to Mumbai with Tasting India
Jasmine Sheth wants you to know Mumbai isn’t all about samosas and chaat. OK, there will be samosas and chaat (kind of) at the Kedzie Inn when Sheth brings her Tasting India pop up to week three of Monday Night Foodball, but if you’ve followed her biweekly thali series over the past 16 months you […]
Thommy’s Toddy Shop has your Malayali condiment fix
A Superkhana International line cook’s pickle and popcorn seasoning side hustle
Dhuaan BBQ Company smokes meat Desi-style
A weekly Pilsen pop-up is moving toward permanence.
Jasmine Sheth is Chicago’s first dabbawala
Each week her Tasting India delivery service dives deep into a different regional Indian cuisine.
Christmas around the world
Spend the holiday on a culinary trip around the globe without leaving Chicago.
Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen goes deeper into Nepal
The Lincoln Square spot draws on the country’s regional and ethnic specialties.
Thattu, the city’s only Keralite restaurant, began with a biscuit
There’s a specialist in the cuisine of Kerala tucked inside the new West Loop food hall Politan Row.
Egg-O-Holic puts together Gujarat’s vast eggetarian street food
Eggs: they’re not just for breakfast anymore.
Fast-casual Indian spot Tikkawala is taking a time out after just five months
Chef-owner Hiran Patel says the West Loop restaurant is retooling to develop a business plan that makes more financial sense.
The best new Chicago restaurants of the year
Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.
Mango Pickle is as Indian as it wants to be
A Chicago-born chef reimagines the food of western India.
The Biscuit Man’s roasted lamb naan roll is a subcontinental surprise
There are two sides to the Long Room’s kitchen, Sidecar
Pub Royale is full of subcontinental surprises
Indian food is drinking food at this Ukrainian Village spot.
Taste of Trinidad doubles the city’s options for ‘doubles’
A new Rogers Park Trini restaurant makes two in the city