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River North hot spot Tavernita abruptly closes
Mercadito had culinary ambitions for Chicago—as long as they didn’t interfere with assembly-line drinking.
Northdown builds another ludicrous tap list for this Friday’s Lions, Tigers and Beers benefit
Highlights include the first Illinois appearance of Firestone Walker’s Helldorado barleywine and a one-off apricot sour from Side Project called La Fosse.
Dark Lord Day 2014: Three Floyds tweaks the festival’s new model for speed
More than you could conceivably want to read about Three Floyds’ 2014 Dark Lord Day—but there are lots of pictures too!
The Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer: Still completely ridiculous, still definitely great
The 214 entries at this year’s FOBAB included beers aged in gin and Tabasco barrels, in what I’m pretty sure was a first for the festival.
Beer and Metal: Perennial’s Heart of Gold wheat wine
Saint Louis brewery Perennial won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival with its Heart of Gold wheat wine
Streetside Cafe closes. Coming soon: Scofflaw
Whistler vet Danny Shapiro turns the former Streetside Cafe into a gin joint
Chef Demo: Paul Virant at Green City Market
Paul Virant offers a seasonal cooking demonstration at the Green City Market on Wednesday.
At the Girl & the Goat, the hoopla’s justified
Stephanie Izard’s Girl & the Goat justifies the hoopla. Plus: above-average Chinese in Bucktown and new twists on an old Evanston Italian favorite.
This Week’s Food and Drink Events
A Tequila Corralejo dinner, Rock Bottom’s Rockfest, a historic pub crawl in Hegewisch, and more.
One Bite: Dunbarton Blue
Wisconsin-made Dunbarton Blue is turning up all over town—and is only going to get better.
Restaurants Unite for Haiti Relief
Chicago restaurants are lining up to raise funds for relief in Haiti from January 18-24.
Pat Sheerin on the Mangalitsa slaughter
The Signature Room’s chef reports on his trip to the slaughterhouse
Eat the Mangalitsas
Several local restaurants will host dinners centered around Mangalitsa pigs.