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Dishes from the reimagined Pippin's Tavern
Posted inRestaurant Review

A Viagra Triangle dive rises under chef Amanda Barnes

by Mike Sula March 16, 2022March 30, 2022

Used to be, if you worked up a hunger bending your elbow at Pippin’s Tavern, you could vanquish it with a dog, a polish, a beef, or a burger from Downtown Dogs next door. Over the 48-year history of this Rush Street Irish dive, its charms never included food prepared with deeper thought, effort, or […]

Posted inBlogs

Mike Quigley: Russians hacked the Illinois State Board of Elections’ voter database, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, 30 percent of local Michelin-starred restaurants have closed.

Posted inBlogs

More than 50 people murdered, nearly 300 shot in January, Rahm’s approval rating at a new low, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, cops blame shooting spike on “ACLU effect,” and a fitting tribute to restaurant pioneer Moto.

Posted inFood & Drink

A requiem for the Midwestern Diner’s long-form food coverage

by Julia Thiel January 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Vincent Labriola attempted to apply the Grantland and Dissolve model to interviewing Chicago chefs and bartenders.

Posted inFood & Drink

Bucktown barstaurant Presidio channels San Francisco—sort of

by Mike Sula May 1, 2015August 18, 2021

There’s no cioppino or sourdough on the menu at the loungy new spot.

Posted inBlogs

Remembering chef Homaro Cantu through his writing

by Michael Gebert April 15, 2015August 18, 2021

Looking back at the life and autobiographical essays of the late chef Homaro Cantu of Moto

Delicate, vibrant green tendrils of scallion tagliolini with crispy shreds of mushroom and cylinders of compressed parsnip confit, mounted with a quivering molten quail egg
Posted inFood & Drink

A Moto vet takes his turn at Lincoln Park’s Coppervine

by Mike Sula November 4, 2014August 18, 2021

But on its third chef in less than a year, this pairings-focused spot still hasn’t found its way.

Posted inBlogs

Jean Banchet nominees show a scene that’s doing just fine, thank you

by Michael Gebert October 30, 2014August 18, 2021

The Jean Banchet awards are announced, and show that our scene is still about where real people eat.

Posted inBlogs

What some recent restaurant closings mean for the scene

by Michael Gebert July 28, 2014August 18, 2021

Pecking Order, the Savoy, Telegraph, and others say good-bye.

Posted inBlogs

Plating the night: Sixteen chef Thomas Lents on his “Night and Day” conceptual menu

by Michael Gebert April 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Chef Thomas Lents of Sixteen in the Trump Tower talks about how he conceives his conceptual tasting menus.

Posted inBlogs

Boka chef Lee Wolen: ‘I’m a simple eater’

by Michael Gebert April 3, 2014August 18, 2021

The new Boka chef talks about how his development led him to a restaurant he used to eat at.

Silky fillet of loup de mer and tender rings of calamari, garnished with artichoke hearts and capers and buoyed by blood orange preserves
Posted inFood & Drink

Chef Lee Wolen reboots Boka

by Mike Sula March 28, 2014August 18, 2021

The decade-old restaurant and flagship of the Boka group maintains its relevance.

Posted inFood & Drink

What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?

by Mike Sula March 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestlé, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.

"Smoked sashimi" is a bit of Moto-esque drama.
Posted inFood & Drink

Juno dreams of sushi

by Mike Sula July 1, 2013August 19, 2021

Juno, the post-Arami comeback from B.K. Park, is a work in progress.

Dinner for two
Posted inArts & Culture

Valentine’s Day Guide 2013

by Chicago Reader February 7, 2013August 18, 2021

Our picks for the best places to be on the most romantic day of the year

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