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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
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
The Rebirth of Simone Beck
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                            
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                                
                                
                              
                            
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         Now that she’s a character in the movie Julie and Julia, a forgotten co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking may once again stir up some interest among foodies....
                        
                    
                
                        
                        08.06.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
- simone beck,
- julia child,
- film,
- louisette bertholle,
- david tamarkin
chefs + restaurants
Back to Basics in Chicago
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        There’s a fresh new breeze blowing through restaurants in the Windy City—and it’s leaving very little in its wake.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        06.30.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
- chefs + restaurants,
- the publican,
- taxim,
- nightwood,
- david tamarkin
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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
Chicago: Taxim
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        (CHICAGO) - There are certain food trends that seem to skip right over Chicago. Until Taxim opened, Nuevo-Greek appeared to be one of them.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        05.08.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
- restaurants now,
- chicago,
- greek,
- david tamarkin
chefs + restaurants
Chicago: Sunda
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         (CHICAGO) - Sunda can pack over 200 guests into its whimsical, sexy dining room. And yet even a restaurant of this size, and with these good looks, can’t compete with the attention garnered by its proprietor Billy Dec....
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.17.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
- chicago,
- restaurants now,
- david tamarkin
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Hoosier Mama Pie Shop
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        (CHICAGO) - It may be a bit hellish out in the world right now, but inside this pie shop you feel like you’re in the happiest place on Earth.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        03.27.09
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
- chicago,
- pies,
- dessert,
- restaurants now,
- david tamarkin








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