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SMALLS SMOKE SHACK IS FINALLY HAVING ITS FILIPINO MOMENT
A beloved barbecue shack with Asian sides is making moves to bring real Filipino food to its fans
MEET CHICAGO’S NEXT GREAT CHEF. WILL ANYONE TRY HIS FOOD?
Ambitious and accomplished, Nick Dostal takes over two-Michelin-star Sixteen at a… unique moment in history
BITTER EX: GOING TOGETHER LIKE A COCKTAIL AND BITTERS
A new bitters company, now on Kickstarter, grew out of a relationship that ended—but didn’t turn bitter
HELLO, MY NAME IS DANA CREE AND I LOVE ICE CREAM
The Publican pastry chef not only loves it, she wants to bring it to the people with her new ice cream cookbook
FOR THIS SYRIAN FAMILY, HONEYDOE IS A TASTE OF HOME
In a complex time for both of their lands, this immigrant family caters Syrian food—to feel more at home in Chicago
NAKORN, OR WHOSE AUTHENTICITY IS IT, ANYWAY?
The women who run Evanston’s NaKorn cook an upscale version of the Thai food they grew up on. Who’s to say that’s not “authentic?”
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
HOW TO RUN YOUR FAMILY’S BAKERY FOR 106 YEARS
As Swedish Bakery closes, the fourth-generation owner of at-least-106-year-old Roeser’s Bakery wonders about its future
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
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CHEF (NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT) IN CHICAGO
Rita Dever helped create some of the most popular restaurants in Chicago—in the Lettuce Entertain You test kitchen
