The Mexique chef recalls, as a child, eating elotes with his father in Mexico.
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Son of a Butcher almost makes the cut
But for now the ersatz Logan Square meat market needs more finesse.
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The Michelin Guide is still your dad (and more food news)
Pronouncing on Michelin’s announcements, the Chicago Film Festival returns, and other events in the food world.
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 9/27: Annual Mussel Festival, Cold Waves II, and Iron & Wine
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, September 27
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Ravenswood’s El Maya and the plight of the midscale Mexican restaurant
On Chicago’s dog-eat-dog midscale Mexican restaurant scene
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Ready, set, roll your eyes: It’s Michelin Guide time
Le sigh: French tire maker Michelin dropped its 2011 Bib Gourmand list this morning.
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This Week in Food & Drink: GT Fish & Oyster, Hot Doug Does Chicken Feet, Cocktail Challenge Seaweed, Raw Milk Farmstead Cheese, and More
In this week’s Food & Drink: GT Fish & Oyster, Hot Doug takes on chicken feet for Key Ingredient, Cocktail Challenge seaweed, raw milk farmstead cheese, and more
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Key Ingredient: Hot Doug makes a masterpiece of chicken feet
The Chef: Doug Sohn (Hot Doug’s) The Challenger: Carlos Gaytan (Mexique) The Ingredient: Chicken Feet Doug Sohn has eaten chicken feet, but never cooked with them—”so as is my style, instead of really playing around with them and doing a ton of research, I’ll just go find someone I know who knows about chicken feet.” […]
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This Week in Food & Drink: Garlic Mustard, Cafe des Architectes, Key Ingredient Dried Shrimp, a New Cocktail Challenge, and More
This week in Food & Drink: what to do with the invasive plant garlic mustard, Key Ingredient dried shrimp, Cafe des Architectes under new chef Greg Biggers, a new cocktail challenge, and more.
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Key Ingredient: Dried Shrimp
Carlos Gaytan of Mexique makes “coffee and doughnuts” out of crustaceans.
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This Week in Food & Drink: Books for Cooks, Antico, Key Ingredient Aloe Vera, and More
This week in Food & Drink: Books for Cooks, Antico, Key Ingredient aloe vera, and Wicker Park/Bucktown BYO favorites.
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Dinner and a Show: Sunday 12/13
Jason Adasiewicz’s Rolldown, Ghanaian and Nigerian food at Bolat African Cuisine, and more
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What’s New
Reviews of Edzo’s Burger Shop, Belly Shack, LM, and six more recently opened restaurants
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Dinner and a Show: Sunday 11/29
Some of tonight’s most promising events, paired with restaurants recommended by our critics.
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Food Issue 2008: Best New Chicago Restaurants – Honorable Mention
Eleven more notable new restaurants