Update as of Mon 8/15/22 at 11:30 AM: Unfortunately Monday Night Foodball has been canceled tonight due to illness. Next Foodball is still on for Mon 8/22, and future dates are available here. The Chicago Black Artist Union is a grouping of Black Chicago creatives from several disciplines who joined together to share their artistry […]
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Annie Xiang wants you to wake up and smell the pu’er
Annie Xiang’s son answered her morning coffee with violence. “He was just kicking me in my belly,” says Xiang, at the time a tax manager at a Big Four accounting firm downtown. Hoping to advance to partner, she worked 70- to 90-hour weeks fueled by 32 ounces of Intelligentsia coffee per day—no cream, no sugar. […]
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Social and sober
The “sober curious”—individuals who abstain from drinking to explore the positive effects of sobriety—have a new enclave in Andersonville. Eli Tea Bar, an alcohol-free social space, offers options for those rethinking their relationship with alcohol, including more than 100 loose leaf teas and special in-house blends, bubble tea, and kombucha on tap. Bar owner Elias […]
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Bingo knows what you need: Taiwanese cheese tea and Malaysian noodles
Resistance is futile.
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Chiya Chai Cafe resets the standard for masala chai
Mike Sula reviews the new Logan Square Nepali spot.
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Ain’t Misbehavin’, Arthur Miller’s Incident at Vichy, and 11 more new reviews
Ain’t Misbehavin’, Arthur Miller’s Incident at Vichy, and 11 more new reviews
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The secret weapon at New Asia? Freshly slaughtered chickens
New Asia, a Vietnamese restaurant on the far-west side of Lincoln Square, has a secret weapon: freshly slaughtered chickens.
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Key Ingredient: Mike Bagale of Alinea candies Necco Wafers
Challenged to make a dish with Necco Wafers, Mike Bagale of Alinea candies the candy.
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Key Ingredient: Andrew Brochu goes classic with milk jam
Aviary chef Andrew Brochu’s experimentation leads him back to the barnyard with milk jam.
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Bohemian rhapsody at Dusek’s
Dusek’s borrows a few tricks from Longman & Eagle—but it’s its own thing, too.
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The migration of the hipster
The migration of the hipster: A Chicago history, 1898-present
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Pure minimalism at Sumi Robata Bar
Pure, minimalist Japanese barbecue at Sumi Robata Bar
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Key Ingredient: pu-erh tea
Amanda Rockman of Balena and the Bristol whips up a panna cotta with Yunnanese pu-erh tea
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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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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
Pear grafting, a pastry market, lectures on Prohibition, and more.