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Home » oysters

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Posted inFood & Drink

Wicker Park’s Ina Mae Tavern is New Orleans in a bottle

by Mike Sula August 9, 2018August 18, 2021

NOLA native Brian Jupiter (Frontier) gives authenticity to this Cajun-creole spot in the former Beechwood Inn.

Posted inFood & Drink

Flight Club Darts Chicago is a flight of fancy

by Aimee Levitt July 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Raw oysters, rosé cotton candy, hookah-smoking sloths, and darts—what more could you and your Anglophile friends ask for?

Posted inBlogs

The Tasting Room at Moody Tongue is all class

by Julia Thiel December 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Jared Rouben’s new Pilsen tasting room for his culinary brewing is carefully designed to be the bar where he’d most like to drink.

Posted inFood & Drink

Oyster Bah serves up the flavors of Maine on North Halsted Street

by Aimee Levitt March 21, 2016August 18, 2021

Aimee Levitt reviews Oyster Bah, Lettuce Entertain You’s crowd-pleasing New England-style seafood shack.

Posted inBlogs

Charbroiling oysters with Tommy Cvitanovich of New Orleans’ Drago’s

by Michael Gebert September 15, 2015August 18, 2021

We talk oysters with Tommy Cvitanovich, whose family owns the most successful restaurant in Louisiana, Drago’s Seafood.

Posted inBlogs

Talking and shucking with Montreal’s champion oyster shucker Daniel Notkin

by Michael Gebert September 14, 2015August 18, 2021

The preservation and consumption of oysters are closely related, says Montreal’s champion shucker Daniel Notkin.

Posted inBlogs

The raw bar at the Ravenswood Mariano’s is shucking some great bivalves

by Mike Sula September 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Stumbling upon a terrific $10 lunch special at the supermarket’s oyster bar.

A salad of roasted beets, spiced pistachio, and grapefruit is set atop a cool avocado puree.
Posted inFood & Drink

Evanston’s Boltwood is unpredictable—and that’s not a complaint

by Mike Sula August 1, 2014August 18, 2021

Evanston’s Boltwood is unpredictable—and that’s not a complaint

Soupy risotto, the grains perfectly distinct, sweetened with sun-dried tomatoes and crowned by fat grilled shrimp
Posted inFood & Drink

Joe Fish, Rosebud Restaurants’ new seafood house, is for ballers

by Mike Sula May 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Joe Fish, Rosebud Restaurants’ new seafood house, is for ballers.

Posted inBlogs

Keep it nacreous at Pearl Tavern

by Mike Sula May 20, 2014August 18, 2021

The Loop’s new oyster bar has a way with some bivalves. But not all of them.

Octopus and potato salad, with chunks of house-made "Spam," sweet crunchy beans, and spicy pickled brussels sprouts
Posted inFood & Drink

Bottlefork: A fine chef meets the Dec

by Mike Sula April 4, 2014August 18, 2021

At Rockit Ranch’s Bottlefork, a fine chef meets the Dec

Some of the finest, freshest sashimi in the city
Posted inFood & Drink

Japonais by Morimoto: At the top of the sushi food chain

by Mike Sula March 21, 2014August 18, 2021

Japonais by Morimoto: At the top of the sushi food chain

Trout simply broiled and served with a bright lemon-parsley sauce was one of Kinmont's most memorably tasty dishes.
Posted inFood & Drink

Rough waters at Kinmont

by Mike Sula March 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Kinmont falls short of doing great things with sustainable seafood.

Bow & Stern's masterfully shucked oysters are flown in from waters on both coasts.
Posted inFood & Drink

Over the rail at Bow & Stern Oyster Bar

by Mike Sula February 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Come for the bivalves at West Town’s new oyster bar, but then jump ship.

Top: La Piazza's lemon-splashed calamari, octopus, and shrimp, and its salumi and formaggi station; bottom: the market’s citrus selection
Posted inFood & Drink

Eataly: The restaurant review

by Mike Sula January 24, 2014August 18, 2021

An assessment of the restaurants, bars, and food stalls in Eataly, the River North Italian mega-emporium

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