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Posted inArts & Culture

‘You Will Die’ reminds us of our mortality

by S. Nicole Lane January 14, 2020August 18, 2021

Metal art breaks into the white-wall gallery.

Posted inFood & Drink

Blast off with Dark Matter Coffee’s Supernova Bar

by Mike Sula August 20, 2019August 18, 2021

A delicious collaboration with downstate cannabis grower Nature’s Grace and Wellness could be landing at a recreational dispensary near you.

Posted inBlogs

Alexi Front’s Scorched Tundra metal festival covers even more ground in its second Chicago year

by Noah Berlatsky August 16, 2017August 18, 2021

This year’s Chicago installment of the Swedish-born Scorched Tundra fest features the likes of Oxbow, Fistula, Acid King, and Wolvhammer—plus a beer from Pipeworks and a burger from Kuma’s.

Posted inBlogs

City introduces pro-immigrant ‘One Chicago’ campaign in response to Trump administration policies, and other news

by Kate Shepherd May 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, DePaul bans conservative pundit Gavin McInnes from speaking on campus.

Posted inBlogs

Report: The demand for legal guns is on the rise, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd May 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, a study has linked high blood pressure to segregated neighborhoods.

Posted inFood & Drink

Why Chicago’s once-promising food truck scene stalled out

by Julia Thiel March 29, 2017August 18, 2021

As food trucks have flourished in other U.S. cities, the mobile food industry in Chicago has been systematically immobilized by legislative opposition, onerous red tape, costly fines, and the pro-restaurant lobby.

Posted inBlogs

Watch Kuma’s Corner chefs make a spotted-dick burger

by Julia Thiel July 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Challenged to create a dish with a classic British dessert, Tony Lomanto and Anthony Alfonsi from Kuma’s stay true to their burgercentric restaurant.

Posted inBlogs

Absolutely the ten best south-side tacos (or confessions of a food-list maker)

by Michael Gebert August 3, 2015August 18, 2021

When a best tacos list came under fire, it got our writer thinking about why we love best-of lists—and tacos.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best burger

by Chicago Reader June 24, 2015August 18, 2021

Kuma’s Corner Runner-Up: Au Cheval

Posted inBlogs

No tickets to Bongripper? Try the band’s bonkers burger instead

by Leor Galil March 6, 2015August 18, 2021

This week’s B Side cover subject, Chicago doom band Bongripper, inspired the burger of the month at Kuma’s Corner.

Posted inBlogs

A Parson’s bartender creates a cocktail with an oil not approved for human consumption

by Julia Thiel November 7, 2014August 18, 2021

Challenged to make a drink with mustard oil, Eric Houser concocts an Indian-inspired Bloody Mary.

Miso Honey
Posted inFood & Drink

Kuma’s Corner crafts a caramel-apple cocktail—with a miso kick

by Julia Thiel October 24, 2014August 18, 2021

Kuma’s Corner crafts a caramel-apple cocktail—with a miso kick.

While My Za'atar Gently Weeps
Posted inFood & Drink

Cocktail Challenge: Za’atar

by Julia Thiel October 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Challenged to create a cocktail with za’atar, Marta Jean Evans of Longman & Eagle makes a historically inspired drink.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best place worth a wait

by Chicago Reader June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Kuma’s Corner

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best burger

by Chicago Reader June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Kuma’s Corner

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