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It's chicken and waffle night at Monday Night Foodball
The chickens roam freely over the pastures at Avrom Farm in Ripon, Wisconsin. But you might have spotted them in the wild this season at the Green City or Wicker Park farmers’ markets, where they nest on warm buckwheat waffles battered with their own eggs. This Wednesday they’re flocking to Irving Park for Monday Night Foodball, the Reader’s weekly pop-up chef series at the Kedzie Inn. → Read More
Umamicue and Friends smoke out the neighborhood at the next Monday Night Foodball
This time it’s for real: the sweet narcotic haze of smoked meat will haunt the streets and alleys of Irving Park. That’s when Odesza, Charles Wong’s candy apple-red, 22-foot, 500-gallon […] → Read More
Funeral Potatoes get light in the loafers at the Next Monday Night Foodball
Oranges were the only fruit aboard the Revenge. Even if Captain Stede Bonnet couldn’t taste them in the 40-orange cake he ordered—and even if the crew got scurvy—at least he […] → Read More
Bernardo Medina’s Sofrito Manifesto slaps like a flip-flop
Bernardo Medina’s mother chased him into art with a foam rubber flip-flop. “Latina mothers call it a chancleta,” says Medina, a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based pop artist and publicist. “It is the weapon that they use against you as a kid. I was very hyper, and since there were no medications for it, it was […] → Read More
Dawn Lewis of D’s Roti & Trini Cuisine has a sweet hand
Self-taught home cook Dawn Lewis opens D's Roti & Trini cuisine, only Chicago's second Trinidadian restaurant. → Read More
Angelina Bastidas does Dominican food her way at Monday Night Foodball
Check out the Tournant chef’s abuelita-inspired menu for the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up series at the Kedzie Inn → Read More
Ricky Hanft is bringing German deep cuts to the next Monday Night Foodball
Ricky Hanft, butcher of the Wurst, is the sausage king of northwest Indiana. Check out his menu for the next Monday Night Foodball pop-up. → Read More
A Viagra Triangle dive rises under chef Amanda Barnes
After nearly a half century, Pippin’s Tavern embraces crafty, chef-driven, farm-centric food thanks to Amanda Barnes. → Read More
The best tortillas are made with Michigan (and Mexican) corn
Molino Tortilleria is raising the stakes with blue, yellow, red, and white heirloom masa and next-level tortillas. → Read More
Avenida Peru takes it to the street
With Avenida Peru, Karlo Caceres takes his Lima-style street food out of the home kitchen onto Central Avenue. → Read More
Roel Estanilla makes a very presentable pig
The couple behind Filipino lechón specialists Pig & Fire go whole hoglet. Catch them at Monday Night Foodball on April 25. → Read More
Nemanja and Marko Milunovic launch season two of Monday Night Foodball
Nemanja Milunovic is back. Check out the menu for the former Kiosk Balkan Street Food chef’s Reader pop-up at the Kedzie Inn. → Read More
Overgrown Orchard makes the best wine in Gary, Indiana
Like fine wine, Overgrown Orchard's wild-fermented dry apple cider is fruity, funky, and very food-friendly. → Read More
Autumn is about to drop a cornucopia of local food books
The pandemic was an active period for a whole bunch of Chicago chefs, bartenders, and writers who have food books coming out this fall. → Read More
Don Pablo’s Kitchen is one man’s ode to empanadas
Don Pablo’s Kitchen & Bakeshop, a virtual, soon-to-be-brick-and-mortar Uptown Chilean restaurant, specializes in Chilean empanadas. → Read More
Eat Malaysian with Kedai Tapao at Monday Night Foodball at the Kedzie Inn
Pre-orders are highly encouraged for the fresh, made-to-order regional specialties by Kedai Tepao on Monday, August 30. → Read More
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Continental Sales Lots-4-Less is a real treasure island
A visit to Continental Sales Lots-4-Less, catty-corner from Midway Airport on the southwest side, is a true treasure hunt. → Read More
Habrae Cafe has your good luck Thai sweets
A couple introduce Forest Park to Thai desserts, old and new. → Read More
Habrae Cafe has your good luck Thai sweets
A couple introduce Forest Park to Thai desserts, old and new. → Read More