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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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Streetside Cafe closes. Coming soon: Scofflaw
Whistler vet Danny Shapiro turns the former Streetside Cafe into a gin joint
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Chef Demo: Paul Virant at Green City Market
Paul Virant offers a seasonal cooking demonstration at the Green City Market on Wednesday.
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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.
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
A Tequila Corralejo dinner, Rock Bottom’s Rockfest, a historic pub crawl in Hegewisch, and more.
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One Bite: Dunbarton Blue
Wisconsin-made Dunbarton Blue is turning up all over town—and is only going to get better.
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Restaurants Unite for Haiti Relief
Chicago restaurants are lining up to raise funds for relief in Haiti from January 18-24.
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Pat Sheerin on the Mangalitsa slaughter
The Signature Room’s chef reports on his trip to the slaughterhouse
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Eat the Mangalitsas
Several local restaurants will host dinners centered around Mangalitsa pigs.