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Home » Lokal

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Posted inMusic

Keeping the beat

by Leor Galil September 25, 2019August 18, 2021

Chicago’s beat scene has to do without the attention the city’s rappers get, but it’s a vital incubator for adventurous, ambitious instrumental hip-hop.

You can spend about three times the hourly minimum wage on a flamingly mediocre entree here.
Posted inFood & Drink

Justice Scalia dines at the Bentley Tavern

by Sam Worley November 8, 2013August 19, 2021

The bland new Bentley Tavern raises the price of mediocrity.

Posted inBlogs

Dinner & a Show, Wednesday 4/13

by Alex Parker April 13, 2011August 19, 2021

Enjoy Hitchcock in Hyde Park, powerful jazz in Wicker Park, and a play with a strange twist in Lincoln Park.

Posted inBlogs

110 Tasty Things From 2010

by Mike Sula December 16, 2010August 19, 2021

What I ate this year that I can’t forget.

Posted inBlogs

Dinner & a Show: Tuesday 5/18

by Whet Moser May 18, 2010August 19, 2021

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

Posted inBlogs

Dinner & a Show: Tuesday 4/6

by Whet Moser April 6, 2010August 19, 2021

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

Posted inBlogs

One Bite: Dunbarton Blue

by Mike Sula March 23, 2010August 19, 2021

Wisconsin-made Dunbarton Blue is turning up all over town—and is only going to get better.

Posted inBlogs

Dinner & a Show: Thursday 2/25

by Whet Moser February 25, 2010August 19, 2021

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

Posted inBlogs

Dinner & a Show: Saturday 2/20

by Whet Moser February 20, 2010August 19, 2021

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

Dale Levitski and Sara Nguyen at Sprout
Posted inFood & Drink

Under chef Dale Levitski, Sprout takes root

by Mike Sula January 21, 2010August 19, 2021

Sprout’s Top Chef makeover, masterful Neapolitan pizza, and the neighborhood restaurant every neighborhood deserves

Posted inBlogs

Video: Lokal’s Chicken Marinated in Bison Grass Vodka

by Mike Sula January 14, 2010August 19, 2021

Lokal chef Gabriel Miranda makes his chicken marinated in Polish Bison Grass Vodka, plated on sauerkraut, and topped with beet ponzu.

Gosia Pieniazek and Gabriel Miranda at Lokal
Posted inFood & Drink

Not Your Babcia’s Pierogi

by Mike Sula January 14, 2010August 19, 2021

A Polish immigrant and a Japanese-trained Mexican-American chef put an inventive twist on central European cuisine.

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