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Posted inBlogs

Resurrecting creme de cacao: Two DIY chocolate liqueurs

by Julia Thiel March 27, 2015August 18, 2021

Creme de cacao has fallen out of favor as a cocktail ingredient over the last few decades, but it deserves a second chance.

At the Chicago Scene Boat Party, the largest “raft up” of the year at the Playpen, vessels are packed to capacity with booze and skin-baring party monsters.
Posted inCity Life

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago’s floating daytime clubland

by Jake Malooley August 6, 2014August 18, 2021

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago’s floating daytime clubland

Chunks of underfried, greasy sole fillet are given barely a sprinkling of magic Sichuan peppercorns.
Posted inFood & Drink

Lao 18: It ain’t Chinatown anymore

by Mike Sula August 9, 2013August 19, 2021

Tony Hu’s latest might be the best Chinese restaurant in River North, but it’s the worst in his empire.

Chicken torta (with bread that's less hamburger bun than baguette—crisp and chewy and fantastic), Gomez shrimp (a dish not as intriguing as it sounds), and Billy's Beerita (perfectly inoffensive).
Posted inFood & Drink

¡Ay Chiwowa!? Oy vey.

by Sam Worley April 1, 2013August 19, 2021

A visit to ¡Ay Chiwowa!, Billy Dec’s Mexican-themed nightclub, is a deflating experience.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Food and Drink Events

by Sam Worley July 23, 2010August 19, 2021

Farm tours, pop-up restaurants, butchering classes, and more.

Posted inBlogs

What to Do With Useless Kitchen Implements Like Vodka

by Whet Moser March 1, 2010August 19, 2021

Per Michael Nagrant, you can make “compound gin.” Also, if the episode of Mythbusters I saw last night is any indication, you can spray it on clothing before washing it to better remove stale cig stench. Or, you know, you could drink it, I guess. [Kidding, mostly: Bloody Marys and White Russians are good on […]

Posted inBlogs

Everybody’s picking on vodka

by Mike Sula February 3, 2009August 19, 2021

The turning tide against vodka

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