Jordan Wimby was the only Black kid on her Beverly block, and she ate like everyone else: Lunchables, Tyson chicken nuggets, TV dinners, and frozen potpies. “Growing up I was surrounded by this conversation of racism, oppression, colonialism,” says Wimby, whose mother and grandparents were teachers (most of them CPS) who specialized in American and […]
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Sfera Sicilian Street Food ghosts its virtual kitchen
In the Before Times, Daniela Vitale and Steven Jarczyk made a name for themselves selling cheesy, gooey, deep-fried rice balls at farmers’ markets. Like many nimble food businesses, their Sfera Sicilian Street Food pivoted during the pandemic, jarring sauces and delivering their arancini chilled and ready to reheat at home. In October 2020, things took […]
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Worlds collide with Flavor Supreme and Lolo Agogo of Monday Snack Gathering at Monday Night Foodball
Did you miss the good times last Monday, when Joey Pham (@flavorsupreme), Kelly Ijichi (Mom’s Chicago), and their Monday Snack Gathering* cohort conjured magic from the depths of the Kedzie Inn’s roiling deep fryer? Chicken gyoza showered in black truffles flew around the dining room like a flock of sizzling hummingbirds. From that you’d never […]
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Eating elsewhere: of cow tongue Reubens and fresh pasta at Raduno, in Traverse City, MI
A ex-Chicago butcher makes a home in northern Michigan.
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The sad state of the sandwich at Logan Square deli Rosie’s Sidekick
This deli outpost of an old-school Italian bakery underperforms and overprices.
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John Coletta’s radicchio risotto is bloody good
The Quartino chef publishes Risotto & Beyond.
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Is Angelo’s Wine Bar a Cinderella story or pig in lipstick?
A take-out slice joint goes upscale in Albany Park.
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TV’s ‘best new restaurant’ comes to Chicago
Unfortunately, it’s not even the best Italian restaurant in River North.
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The Brits sling pretty good Neapolitan pies at Pizza East in Soho House
Soho House’s public pizzeria does Neapolitan pies all right—and you don’t even need a head shot.
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Nonna’s Italian Dip Lampredotto is one gutsy sandwich
Formento’s adjunct sandwich shop introduces the Florentine Italian beef.
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Ciao Bella Pizza is another cross-cultural surprise in Albany Park
An Egyptian pizzaiolo comes to Chicago via Milan.
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We ate at Chicago’s first Olive Garden so now you don’t have to
People are packing it in at the chain’s new location on Addison.
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River North’s last non-Italian restaurant to reconcept as Italian restaurant
A dispatch from the near future of our restaurant scene, with a side of pasta.
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Eataly: The restaurant review
An assessment of the restaurants, bars, and food stalls in Eataly, the River North Italian mega-emporium
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One Bite: Eataly’s porchetta sandwich
On Thursdays the all-Italian emporium offers a lean version of the classic pork roast sandwich.