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Home » pasta

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Posted inFood & Drink

Gemma Foods is Chicago’s next pasta juggernaut

by Mike Sula June 10, 2021August 18, 2021

Former Formento’s chef Tony Quartaro’s fresh handmade and extruded shapes aren’t just for his neighbors anymore.

Posted inFood & Drink

River North barstaurant Good Measure marks the return of talented chef Matt Troost

by Mike Sula September 20, 2018August 18, 2021

But the short menu offers just a glimpse of the chef’s unique talents—for now.

Posted inFood & Drink

At Etta, chef Danny Grant plays with fire at a cooler price point

by Mike Sula September 6, 2018August 18, 2021

The talent behind Maple & Ash’s Gold Coast lands in Wicker Park.

Posted inBlogs

Eating elsewhere: of cow tongue Reubens and fresh pasta at Raduno, in Traverse City, MI

by Mike Sula July 23, 2018August 18, 2021

A ex-Chicago butcher makes a home in northern Michigan.

Posted inFood & Drink

Daisies pushes pasta in a midwestern direction

by Mike Sula July 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Chef Joe Frillman’s veg-heavy Logan Square pastatorium has range that extends far from Italy.

Posted inBlogs

TV’s ‘best new restaurant’ comes to Chicago

by Gwynedd Stuart July 3, 2015August 18, 2021

Unfortunately, it’s not even the best Italian restaurant in River North.

Posted inFood & Drink

Focus on the pasta at BarTucci

by Mike Sula February 6, 2015August 18, 2021

An opening in the real Little Italy is worth noting for one reason only.

Spaghettini with kale and walnut pesto, sprinkled with crumbled blue cheese
Posted inFood & Drink

A hearty helping of irreverence—and pasta—at Charlatan

by Mike Sula December 2, 2014August 18, 2021

The folks behind Three Aces take over West Town Tavern.

Posted inBlogs

CH Distillery’s chef makes fresh pasta with a cephalopod’s predator deterrent

by Julia Thiel November 21, 2014August 18, 2021

CH Distillery’s JP Doiron makes fresh pasta with a cephalopod’s predator deterrent—ink.

Greg Bastien
Posted inFood & Drink

Key Ingredient: Greg Bastien emulsifies pumpkin seed oil

by Julia Thiel October 20, 2014August 18, 2021

Challenged to create a dish with pumpkin seed oil, Greg Bastien of the Winchester makes a mousseline sauce.

Uni
Posted inFood & Drink

Key Ingredient: Jimmy Bannos Jr. makes pasta with sea urchin gonads

by Julia Thiel September 8, 2014August 18, 2021

Challenged to create a dish with uni, Purple Pig chef Jimmy Bannos Jr. makes pasta with the sea urchin gonads.

A green papaya salad with midwestern shrimp is delicately sweet, sour, and spicy.
Posted inFood & Drink

MFK offers an underground refuge

by Mike Sula August 16, 2014August 18, 2021

The Spanish-focused seafood spot is a testament to virtuous simplicity.

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.

Geoduck
Posted inFood & Drink

Key Ingredient: Zoe Schor faces “the strangest animal on the planet”

by Julia Thiel May 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Challenged to make a dish with geoduck, Zoe Schor of Ada St. prepares the enormous clam two ways.

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

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