The Violet Hour Runner-Up: Scofflaw
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Chicago produces a James Beard award show that honors the producers
How Chicago fared competing for—and running—the James Beard Foundation awards.
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What six Chicago bartenders would drink if they were stranded on a desert island
Paul McGee and five other local drink slingers pick a favorite libation—and where in Chicago they like it best.
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The natural selection of Jenny Kendler
Jenny Kendler, first-ever artist in residence for the Natural Resources Defense Council, makes complex work about the weird relationship between humans and the natural world.
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What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?
Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestlé, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.
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Street View 114: Black and white at the Violet Hour
Isa Giallorenzo’s Street View 114
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A collection of curious cocktails
A collection of curious cocktails: eight bartenders contribute an unusual creation to our dream cocktail list.
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Gin and juiceless?
Is Chicago lagging New York because we have no spirit-exclusive cocktail bars. That’s just horsefeathers.
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Mother’s ruin
Chicago has no excuse for lagging in the world of competitive cocktailing. We’re just too nice.