I can’t name two more worldly bon vivants than Eric May and Titus Ruscitti. May, caterer, executive director of Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center, and former head chef at Ox-bow School of Art; and Ruscitti, food writer and taco scholar, have eaten prodigiously all over the world—and in every corner and crevice of the […]
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Here’s season two of Monday Night Foodball
Monday Night Foodball has been on a holiday hiatus for more than a month, and I’m soooooo bored. I can’t spend another Monday night pacing the empty, echoing void of the Kedzie Inn, balancing imaginary plates of curried lamb ddukboki, Cambodian fried chicken sandwiches, and pimento cheese hash brown jalapeno poppers, plaintively calling out your […]
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The Iconic Chicago Restaurants Map
Along with Chicago’s many beaches and tons of interesting things to do, our city’s diverse, affordable, and appetizing eating scene is one of the main things that makes this a terrific place to live. All parts of town are worth visiting. The idea was to pick a top eatery in each of the city’s 77 officially designated community areas, along with a few runners-up: delicious destinations that reflect the local culture.
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In Bertha Garcia’s hands the elusive chorizo verde is a symphonic sausage
Green chorizo is now on the menu at Xocome Antojeria.
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Generous is the word at Albany Park’s Karam Grill
Look beyond the grill at this newish Middle Eastern spot.
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The return of the great Cafe Marianao to the north side
Bia’s Cafe Mariano in Irving Park is a tribute to the patriarch of the great Logan Square Cuban loncheria.
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Morena’s Kitchen is Dominican food for the soul
The pica pollo at this tiny Belmont Cragin storefront gives a reason to get up in the morning
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Shake Shack isn’t too bad at all
The burger chain New Yorkers starve in line for isn’t worth the wait—but it’s pretty good.
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The Jerk Taco Man: A culinary collision of great import
The west side is home to a great innovation in the taco arts.
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Best Taco Scholar
He has more than 60 spots (and counting) left to publish.
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Support sustainability in beermaking, and other food news
Your chance to talk some sense and sustainability to the FDA today, and other food news.
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Fall cocktails, south-side tacos, and other things to eat, drink, and read
Events, happenings, and a hell of a lot of tacos