An Asian-inspired brewpub from Owen & Engine’s Bo Fowler sends lots of mixed messages.
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At Trench, Jared Wentworth has reimagined Trenchermen as a crowd-pleaser
The Longman & Eagle and Dusek’s chef plays it relatively safe with a meaty menu in Wicker Park.
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Rick Bayless’s Cruz Blanca and more brewpubs opening this fall in Chicago
New options for spots to drink beer this fall include Corridor Brewing & Provisions, Like Minds Brewery, Band of Bohemia, and Bixi.
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Chicago’s next food trend: Mission Chinese
Chef-driven, moderately priced Asian food is quickly becoming our next hot thing.
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Jean Banchet nominees show a scene that’s doing just fine, thank you
The Jean Banchet awards are announced, and show that our scene is still about where real people eat.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 5/15: Craft Beer Week, farmers’ markets, and the HoZac Blackout
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, May 15
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Jeppson’s Malort fan club and other food and drink events
This week is full of strong flavors: spicy Latin food, full-bodied Belgian beer, sweet corn, and dangerously bitter Jeppson’s Malort
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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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The New York Times Blows It Again
WTF, New York Times? Can’t you get anything about Chicago right?
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What’s New: Coming Up Aces
Ex-Fianco chef Matt Troost scores again
with a Taylor Street bar. Plus: Zenlike Italian in Lincoln Square, a downtown steak house that’s dinner and a show, and eight more new restaurants.
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A British Pub With Burger King Views
New restaurants: Logan Square’s Owen & Engine, more steak on the river, and a suburban-70s-style barroom under Pops for Champagne