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TALKING WITH THE LATE SOUTH SIDE PITMASTER JAMES LEMONS OF LEM’S
Owner of Lem’s Bar-B-Q on 75th street, the city’s oldest barbecue stand, died this week at 87
NICK SPENCER’S DEAD BRILLIANT AMERICAN RESTAURANT, VIVIAL
Vivial aims to bring an Aviary veteran’s sophisticated food and cocktails to the Southport corridor
TOURING CHICAGO BBQ WITH TEXAS MONTHLY’S BARBECUE EDITOR
Daniel Vaughn, America’s only “barbecue editor,” checked out Chicago’s ‘cue—and Fooditor went along for the ride
SKIP THE GOLD LEAF—LEIGH OMILINSKY’S MOVE TO ITALIAN PASTRY AT NICO OSTERIA
When an acclaimed Chicago pastry chef switches from French to Italian sweets, it’s a new world
MY DINNER AT CLAUDIA
—WITH CLAUDIA
Meet one of Chicago’s rising underground dining experiences—and its mom
THE MOST IMPORTANT RESTAURANT OF 2015 THAT YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
Part office building coffee stand, part farm, part tasting menu restaurant—Arbor might just be the future of how we eat
MAKING THE TRUFFLES RAIN AT EATALY
We’ve got truffles, right here at Eataly—through December 6. Should you drop a fortune on fungi?
KNOW YOUR BREAD, WITH PUBLICAN QUALITY BREAD BAKER GREG WADE
We talk with the baker behind some of the city’s best bread, about how you make a loaf of bread great
THE HOTTEST SPOT IN MILWAUKEE ONLY SERVES RAMEN—AT MIDNIGHT
On Friday and Saturday nights, Milwaukee’s James Beard-nominated Ardent turns into down and dirty Red Light Ramen. We hung out to see how it happens
CAN A WHOLE ANIMAL CHEF DO A CHICAGO STEAKHOUSE?
Chris Pandel aims to find out if a steakhouse run on ethical meat sourcing can be sustainable
