On the BBQ trail
There's a swath of our country that's built upon the foundation of meat plus smoke plus sauce. What a beautiful formula. It's too wide of a swath, however, to cover...
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Expensive joint has to mean spendy eats? What a croque!
Sometimes I'll go to a really expensive restaurant and order the cheapest thing on the menu because it validates my standing in society while not forcing me to skip a...
Epiphany or bust
DOWNS, Ill. — We're standing by the chickens. There are white and brown hens, 70 in all, strutting along the lush green backyard and pecking for grubs. Not far away...
Put a time limit on wait at Leo’s Coney Island
After an eight-month buildup of will-they-or-won't-they ever open, the product of much anticipation along the Southport corridor has arrived in the form of a chili dog. I'm not a Detroiter,...
A superior lobster roll — but only on Fridays
You know what says February to me? Lobster roll. Of course, May, July and August, and November also say lobster roll to me. Namely, I am here to make peace...
Shrimp Tchefuncte
It's not traditional, but Shanahan's shrimp Tchefuncte ($16) is a belt-unbuckler. Plump Gulf shrimp simmered in a Creole-inflected espagnole brown sauce -- bell pepper complexity, sun-dried tomato acidity -- and...
FIVE ON FIVE
Game plan We had enough of Annoying Colts Fan in 2007. Think we can get Peyton Manning to retire so he'll go away? redeyechicago.com/5on5. Jimmy Greenfield Kevin Pang Sarah Spain...
Beef marrow on toast
At River North's The Purple Pig, beef shanks are roasted, and the customer extracts the bone marrow and spreads it on toast with a parsley, cilantro, chervil and capers salad...
Nun breaks with Saints for Super Bowl
Around this time every year, we get a very nice e-mail from a very nice nun, who politely reminds us that among those in her convent, she is the reigning...
FIVE ON FIVE
Shark week Let's up the ante for the showdown with San Jose: The Blackhawks have to play shirtless. They like it that way. redeyechicago.com/5on5. Jimmy Greenfield Kevin Pang Adam Caldarelli...