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Eight Great Street-Food Vendors in Chicago
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         Even though Chicago has all sorts of ancient and prohibitive street-food laws— food trucks, carts and, yes, even hot dog vendors are rarely seen—there are still some soulful dishes being...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        09.25.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - eight great,
 - street food,
 - chicago,
 - culinary culture,
 - david tamarkin
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: XOCO
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        (Chicago) - Rick Bayless opened this homage to Mexican street food right next door to his other restaurants, Frontera Grill and Topolobampo.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        09.17.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - restaurants now,
 - rick bayless,
 - mexican,
 - chicago,
 - david tamarkin
 
magazine
Having a Grand Time, Chicago
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        We offered some of our favorite restaurant critics a theoretical $1,000 to spend dining out in their home city. 
                        
                    
                
                        
                        October 2009
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - restaurants,
 - chicago
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Jam
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Unusual fare like pork-belly-and-plum sandwiches and asparagus soup with apricot cream are served at this casual breakfast and lunch spot.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        09.03.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - restaurants,
 - chicago,
 - david tamarkin
 
food + cooking
Juicing For All the Right Reasons
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Give this woman the favorite tool of health-conscious eaters, and she’ll figure out how to subvert its purpose.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        08.19.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - cocktails,
 - chicago,
 - beverages,
 - culinary culture,
 - julia langbein
 
food + cooking
My Day on a Plate: Laurent Gras
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        As part of a continuing series, the chef of Chicago’s L20, Laurent Gras, tells us everything he ate and drank over the previous 24 hours.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        08.17.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - my day on a plate,
 - culinary culture,
 - chefs,
 - laurent gras,
 - chicago
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Aureole, Browntrout, Burma Superstar
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         From townhouse to Times Square: If only all moves could be as smooth as Aureole’s into its new location. Plus, a fine Chicago restaurant that doesn’t flaunt its green credentials and great...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        07.24.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - restaurants now,
 - new york city,
 - chicago,
 - oakland,
 - charlie palmer
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Nightwood
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         (CHICAGO) - It has all the makings of a perfect neighborhood restaurant: A terribly charming and adorable staff, a prime corner location right down the street from the hood’s best bar (Skylark), and a gorgeous, semi-rustic dining room that seems to...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        06.05.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - restaurants now,
 - chicago,
 - jason hammel,
 - amalea tshilds,
 - david tamarkin
 
chefs + restaurants
Eight Great Dumplings in Chicago
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         With Polish, Ethiopian, and East Asian enclaves all over the city—and, if you look hard enough, a Jewish deli or two—Chicagoans have no problem when it comes to getting stuffed on stuffed...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        05.12.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - eight great,
 - dumplings,
 - chicago,
 - restaurants,
 - david tamarkin
 
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Tavern, Emporio, Taxim
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        This week, we check in on Suzanne Goin’s brand-new venture, Tavern, and a sweet Italian spot in downtown Manhattan. Plus, Nuevo-Greek hits Chicago. 
                        
                    
                
                        
                        05.08.09
                        
                         
                    









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