Mi Tocaya warms Sula's corazón, is Fulton Market almost done?, Mark Mendez misses the old joints, rival magazines get the same owner, and yes, Chance got a fried chicken cake.

Chicago mag's ten best game is strong, Entente is rated E for everybody, Mango Pickle is artisanal farm to table Indian, how the Shieldses got here, and telling homestyle Thai from the restaurant kind.

Quiote is great Mexican all day long, Trench curls Vettel's toes, Ella Elli is more Sex in the City than Girls, 50 states of hot dogs, and Belmont Snack Shop: The Movie.

Elske is adorable, Temporis is museum-pretty (but left Julia Thiel hungry), food trucks are still screwed, Karl Ratzsch's closes, and NewCity crowns the 50 who shape our food scene from behind the scenes.

Ode to a dive bar, raves for A Bite of Szechuan and foxy Kitsune, no paradise by the light of two stars for Eden, and when Grubhub brings you food from places that don't exist.

A Quiote rave, mixed reviews for Ronero and Won Fun, you got pickle on my candy cane, Iliana Regan has two books coming, and Brauhaus is closing, or not, or maybe!

Dolo is a solid Chinatown recommendation for Jeff Ruby, Sula finds a phildickian alternative universe at Kitsune, we cannot allow an Atomic Cake gap, and how did a violence-prone liquor store get a 5 am license?

Ravus maximus for Next Ancient Rome, praise for The Barn, GT Prime, The Gundis and Temporis, Stephanie has a magazine baby on the way, and the history of every piece of a Chicago dog.

Immigration protest and boycott in Pilsen, gentrification in Mezcal-Land, Kurdish food in Chicago, fake food is lying to us, and 'nduja is moving into the city!

Dinner at Cellar Door Provisions is a natural, the Beard semifinalists are out, Kizuki is okay ramen, and a taste of hot pot at Little Sheep.