Did you miss the good times last Monday, when Joey Pham (@flavorsupreme), Kelly Ijichi (Mom’s Chicago), and their Monday Snack Gathering* cohort conjured magic from the depths of the Kedzie Inn’s roiling deep fryer? Chicken gyoza showered in black truffles flew around the dining room like a flock of sizzling hummingbirds. From that you’d never […]
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Are you ready for some Monday Night Foodball?
In January 2020 I assumed I had a lock on the annual Kedzie Inn chili cookoff, with a three-day smoked brisket braised with Cremeria La Ordena mole picoson. I spent a lot of time peering into the Dutch oven, building it, finessing it—no, caressing it—making sure the judges would drown in its smoldering, head-spinning complexity. So I […]
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Giống Giống and the f-word
The case for Vietnamese-Guatemalan fusion in a single dish
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Giống Giống means the flavors of Vietnam and Guatemala are kinda ‘same-same’
Two chefs join forces for an unlikely but fitting fusion.
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Christmas around the world
Spend the holiday on a culinary trip around the globe without leaving Chicago.
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Worlds collide with the banh mi cevapcici at Sunset Pho Caffe
Out of love was born this Viet-Croatian sausage sandwich sensation.
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Wear your hazmat suit to the Angry Crab
The sauces are volatile and the crustaceans are fresh at this Cajun-style “boiling point.”
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Pho now, L.D. Pho has Lincoln Square’s only proper pho
Lincoln Square’s new pho shop fills an oceanic void for Vietnamese soup.
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Add the scent of wild water-bug love to your dips and sauces
Thai maeng da na, or water-bug pheromone, is a seasoning for southeast Asian dips and sauces.
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Pioneer Girl, or little Vietnamese cafe in the suburbs
Bich Minh Nguyen’s new novel is lovely modern takeoff on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic series.
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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 Vu Sua, Macku Chan channels the 90s
At Vu Sua, Macku Chan channels the 90s.
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There’s a sucker born every minute at Foo Noodle Bar
Don’t bet on the noodles at the Horseshoe Casino.
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Out to Pasteur
Eric Aubriot and the third coming of their French-Vietnamese Pasteur
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The Red Boat has arrived
A new brand of premium Vietnamese fish sauce from Phu Quoc Island can be found on Argyle Street