We’ve been having some weather, eh, Chicago?
Between the major snowfall and majorly falling temperatures, it’s been a week of warm foods and cozy drinks. And now, we’re prepping for *the* weekend of delicious dips and munchies — we’re talking, of course, about the Super Bowl. And we’ve got all the recipes and takeout lists you need to create your snack and drink gameplan.
Speaking of beverages, an aluminum can shortage has Chicago breweries scrambling to collect cans. Meanwhile, in Berwyn, neighborhood staple FitzGerald’s has been able to bring back its popular live music program, and now it plans to add a barbecue restaurant.
See you Friday.
Super Bowl takeout: 42 Chicago-area spots for game day snacks and full meals
Dr. Fauci says to stay away from big Super Bowl parties, but he didn’t say anything about staying away from the snacks.
We’ve taken the reps and watched the tape and come out with 42 spots in Chicago serving up championship-worthy takeout options for Sunday.
Since Google says Buffalo chicken dip is apparently the most searched-for dip for the Super Bowl every year, we’d be neglecting our public duty if we didn’t include an easy recipe for the party favorite.
Favorite dip recipes for Super Bowl Sunday
As consumers, beer drinkers have the luxury of being mostly concerned with what’s in the can — you know, the beer. As producers, breweries have to worry about the actual can — firstly, how to obtain it.
That process, like so many other facets of the industry, has been disrupted by the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Chicago breweries scrambling for solutions to an aluminum can shortage. At Hopewell Brewing in Logan Square, the scarce selection has forced an indefinite hiatus for one local 8-ounce favorite.
Three Floyds closes brewpub — this time for good — due to COVID-19 pandemic
Lagunitas taproom likely to stay closed until 2022 because of coronavirus pandemic
Soup and a sandwich, the classic combo, becomes so much more with a warming hit of spice
Mixing and matching combinations is part of the beauty of the soup-and-sandwich pairing. Something timeless, with a just a little riff here and there to keep things interesting.
This week, we’re adding some spice, literally, to keep things interesting. Check out Jeanmarie Brownson’s recipe for an olive relish that’s perfect on hot, spicy sub sandwiches, paired alongside a spicy broccoli soup.
Steve Dolinsky, the Hungry Hound, leaving ABC 7 News after 17 years
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You’ve probably seen his face on your TV, and you’ve almost definitely seen it in the window of a Vietnamese pho shop on Argyle or a classic pizzeria on the South Side or virtually any other restaurant around the city.
ABC7’s Steve Dolinsky, aka “The Hungry Hound,” announced that he will move on to new things after 17 years of Chicago restaurant coverage at the news station.
FitzGerald’s in Berwyn gains a barbecue restaurant in deal with veteran chef John Manion
After a year of pivots, FitzGerald’s — the historic live music venue in suburban Berwyn — will make another of sorts, teaming up with chef John Manion for Babygold Barbecue. Manion is best known for the Argentinian-inspired live-fire cooking at El Che Steakhouse & Bar.
The two parties hope to launch the new operation this spring.
The only operating grocery food cooperative in the city, Logan Square’s Dill Pickle is a community-owned store run by its members.
While customers say the Dill Pickle is a fixture in the Logan Square food economy, residents around the region — from Rogers Park to Lombard to Woodstock — are in different stages of trying to launch three other food co-ops. But opening one is not a simple process.
River North restaurant charged with being over capacity, one of two citations last weekend
Of the two citations handed out by the city’s department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection last weekend, one was to Miki’s Park downtown, which was allegedly hosting 50 people eating and drinking without social distancing or face coverings, and for operating after 11 p.m. curfew.
A tax business hosting an indoor party — yes, you read that right — was also cited.
Robert Magiet owns TaKorea Cocina, a small cafe in Ukrainian Village. He has watched the pandemic lay waste to the restaurant industry. He knows families who are barely scraping by.
So when he was driving through Humboldt Park last Friday morning and noticed a woman selling tamales in barely-double-digits temperatures, he decided to buy out her tamales and distribute them in the neighborhood. Turns out, it’s just one of several food distribution efforts that Magiet and his restaurant peers have coordinated during the last year.