Ricky Hanft is the sausage king of northwest Indiana. Currently in the case at the Wurst—his Griffith, Indiana, butcher shop—he’s stocking 30 different varieties of encased meats: among them French morteau, Ukrainian kovbasa, Vietnamese cha lua and cha bo, Armenian sujuk, Irish black pudding, North African Merguez, and Cajun boudin. There not a single jalapeño-cheddar […]
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Watch how the sausage gets made at Three Floyds Brewpub
Challenged to create a dish with lavender, Three Floyds Brewpub chefs Pat Niebling and Scout Hughes stuff it into a sausage.
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It’s not a wedding without a Polish meat hut
The Polish Highlander wedding tradition features a profusion of protein.
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Boltwood chef Brian Huston lights a traditional Indian spice on fire
Challenged to create a dish with ajwain, Huston incorporates it into sausage and flambees it.
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Worlds collide with the Hot Doug’s-Butcher & Larder sausage collaboration
Butcher and sausage maker collaborate to make something “completely ridiculous and over the top.”
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‘Modern’ Polish food at Mount Prospect’s Qulinarnia
Mount Prospect’s Qulinaria tries to spiff up meat and potatoes.
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Brendan Sodikoff’s new Italian spot enters a crowded field
Cocello, Brendan Sodikoff’s new Italian spot, enters a crowded field.
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Thanks to Cremeria La Ordeña #2, Albany Park is now the mole capital of Chicago
A great southwest-side Guerrerense grocery has opened a north-side location.
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Make the drive to Chicagoland’s only Lao restaurant
Spicy Thai Lao is in a blink-and-you-miss-it south-suburban strip mall. But you don’t want to miss it.
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At Analogue, cocktails get top billing but the food steals the show
The Cajun menu at Logan Square cocktail bar Analogue is deceptively complex.
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The audacity of Michael Sheerin’s Cicchetti
Former Blackbird chef Michael Sheerin is taking Venetian food somewhere new.
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Azzurra EnoTavola is the season’s Italian sleeper
Azzura EnoTavola offers simple, soulful Italian food from the folks behind Anteprima and Bar Ombra.
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A sausage outlaw goes legit
Ehran Ostrreicher plans to open Homestead Meats & Deli in Evanston this spring.
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The Chop Shop keeps it simple
The Chop Shop’s multidisciplinary butcher/bar/restaurant/performance space does a lot—and does a lot with a little.