AltWeeklies Wire
The Little Chippernew
A visit to Peerless Potato Chips, one of the Midwest's few remaining independent holdouts.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
01-15-2008 |
Food+Drink
Fancy Mixed Drinks, Alsatian Conviviality, and Raw Meatballsnew
A Chicago restaurant rat's favorite places in 2007.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
01-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Books for Cooksnew
The season's best tomes on food and drink.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
12-26-2007 |
Food+Drink
Canned Cheese and Can-Do Spiritnew
Kraft's in-house history, commissioned to inspire employees, is actually a fascinating look at the process behind processed food.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
12-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Healthy Meat the Hard Waynew
Meet my mulefoot hog, Dee Dee.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
12-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Guide to Late-Night Dining in Chicagonew
In Chicago, despite its renowned theater and music scenes, it's suprisingly difficult to get fed after the show. This guide to late-night dining will help.
Chicago Reader |
Staff |
11-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
Heading to Ham Countrynew
A pilgrimage to Trigg County, Ky., ground zero for American aged ham.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
11-05-2007 |
Food+Drink
A Chicago Beer, Brewed Right Here in Wisconsinnew
It looks local and talks local, but Half Acre Lager isn't quite local -- yet.
Chicago Reader |
Martha Bayne |
08-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Taqueria Tour of Chicago's Logan Square Neighborhoodnew
A guide to some of the tiny restaurants, taquerias, and other holes-in-the-wall that dot the area.
Chicago Reader |
David Hammond |
08-13-2007 |
Food+Drink
Ice Cream Goes Upscale in Chicagonew
Some of the best ice cream in the city is being made and served in fancy restaurants and hotels.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Spiselman |
08-06-2007 |
Food+Drink
When Animal-Rights Activists Attacknew
PETA and other groups peck away at the City Council as it considers two different ordinances to repeal the foie gras ban.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
06-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
What's Wrong With School Lunch?new
Everything, say reformers like Chicago caterer Greg Christian -- but to change it is to fight the government, agribusiness, and the kids themselves.
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
05-29-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Best Barista in the World?new
Making coffee is now an international competitive sport, and Matt Riddle is America's reigning champ.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
05-07-2007 |
Food+Drink
Pie in the Sky?new
With demand for organics outstripping supply, is it possible to run a completely organic restaurant and still make money? Michael Altenberg thinks he has the answer -- and it's pizza.
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
03-13-2007 |
Food+Drink
Foie Fightnew
Both parties in an animal-rights-related lawsuit live in California, but it's being decided in Chicago, foie-gras central.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
03-06-2007 |
Food+Drink
