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HOW A MODERN CHEF TAKES OVER A VERY OLD RESTAURANT
Milwaukee chef Thomas Hauck is trying to update century-old Karl Ratzsch Restaurant—back to its roots
THE BEARDS ARE IN CHICAGO. WHY ISN’T CHICAGO MEDIA IN THE BEARDS?
Has the moment for Chicago food journalism telling the city’s story already come and gone?
FRUITBELT INVENTS MIDWESTERN FARM TO POP BOTTLE
The fruit and botanicals of Michigan farms—in a pop-top bottle. Fruitbelt wants to change the way you refresh yourself
SAUDI CHICKEN, AND OTHER UNEXPECTED FINDS IN SUBURBIA
Discovering that one of the most generic-looking streets in the ‘burbs is also one of the most diverse dining strips in Chicago
SEE WHAT’S BEEN CURING AT THE BUTCHER AND LARDER ON MARCH 2ND
Taste what they’ve been curing (at long last!) at their first Charcuterie Happy Hour
THEY WANT TO BUILD CHICAGO’S NEXT GREAT RESTAURANT EMPIRE
The team behind the West Loop’s BLVD has their eyes on being the next big restaurant group—once they survive their first restaurant
WHO WANTS TO BE A FARMER? MEET FIVE WHO DECIDED THEY DID
Meet the five candidates for Routes to Farm’s Beginning Farmer of the Year—and see who decides to take on the job today
BOBBY BAKER’S GUIDE TO FIVE MESCALS YOU SHOULD TRY AT QUIOTE
The mescal expert at Quiote shows us the wild variety of the Mexican spirit—with added ingredients from roast chicken to rattlesnake venom
A YEMENI WELCOME AT MANDI NOOR ON LAWRENCE
A new family restaurant in Albany Park highlights the food of a country we should probably pay more attention to than we do
THINGS WE LEARNED IN THE FIRE OF AN ARGENTINE GRILL
Cooking with visible fire is the hot new thing. We ask El Che Bar’s John Manion what he’s learned after six months of it
