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.
Tag: Matt Maroni
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Phillip Foss’s Meatyballs rides again
The El Ideas chef takes his meatball sandwich truck on the road again after two and a half years of fine dining.
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Marigold Indian restaurant, now in Andersonville, still a gem
The upscale Indian restaurant, relocated to Andersonville, provides another option for imbibing.
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RIP restaurants—including, alas, Gaztro-Wagon
A half dozen restaurants closing ten days into 2012
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X-Marx underground campout dinner, “off-the-cuff” at MorSo
Upcoming food and drink events: the X-marx Camp Out dinner at Hot Chocolate, Matt Maroni’s “off-the-cuff” chef’s tasting menu at MorSo
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This week in Food & Drink: Matt Maroni’s MorSo, Key Ingredient fenugreek, affordable recommended restaurants in Lincoln Park
In this week’s Food & Drink: MorSo, Cocktail Challenge fenugreek, affordable recommended Lincoln Park restaurants
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
A national coffee expo, a local food film screening, a Texas barbecue dinner, and more.
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This Week in Food & Drink: Best New Restaurants, Key Ingredient: Geraniums, Saigon Sisters, and more
Best new restaurants of 2010, Key Ingredient chef’s challenge: geraniums, Saigon Sisters, and more
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UPDATE: Foss Family Restaurant Popping Up at Gaztro-Wagon on Sunday
Foss Family Food Trucks pops up at Gaztro-Wagon on Sun 8/15.
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The Food Truck Ordinance in All Its Gripping Glory
Key provisions of the proposed ordinance governing food trucks, which goes to the City Council and from there to committee today.
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Food Truck Ordinance Goes to Council Tomorrow
As a draft of the proposed food truck ordinance heads to the City Council, one of its architects, chef Matt Maroni, prepares to roll out his mobile Gaztro-Wagon for the first time.
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This week in Food & Drink
Reviews of new restaurants Gaztro-Wagon, Cumin, and Cookie Bar, plus eight recommended restaurants in Edgewater.
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Cool your engines, the food truck ordinance still has a long road to go
Hold your horses: Chicago’s proposed food-truck legislation still has a long way to go.