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- Chicken strips three tasty ways at BFG
- Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
- When a restaurant is named after a single dish, it better be damn good.
- Shelling like hotcakes
- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
- Love and mollusks come together at local oyster bars.
- What to make for your Super Bowl bash
- Three dips you can make in time for kickoff
- Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
- Three dips you can fix in time for kickoff.
- Phat Phrank's is no gringo joint
- Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
- And it's not a hot dog stand, either.
- Warm up this winter with a hot cocktail from Garfield's Restaurant
- Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
- Check out the Desert Shores eatery's take on the hot toddy, the hot spiced cider and more.
- Celebrate Chinese New Year with stir-fried lobster
- Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
- In the Year of the Dragon, eat one.
- A new brunch go-to with good eggs and an Asian chef named Norm
- Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012
- You can get mashed potatoes on the side ... with anything.
- More food trucks and chefs jumping Strip: foodie predictions for 2012
- Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011
- What will the New Year bring to our bellies? A few food-for-thoughts.
- Sink your teeth into 2011's best bites
- Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011
- The Weekly food critics count down their favorite 15 dishes of the year.
- Make your last meal of 2011 a magnificent one
- Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011
- Jim Begley gives you some ideas for that last memorable meal of 2011
- Pasta Mia serves the classics with care
- Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
- Because there's nothing wrong with good old-fashioned Italian.
- Buttery legs and mudbugs in a bag at The Boiling Crab
- Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
- Boiled in seasonings and served in a plastic bag. That’s pretty much it in a crab shell.
- Spam, liquid smoke and sweat at Back of House Brawl
- Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
- The chefs have 40 minutes to cook and plate eight servings in unfamiliar quarters—the inside of someone’s else’s food truck.
- Your Indian grandma's curry is at Rani's Kitchen
- Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011
- Just wander to the counter, order from the wonderfully doting woman and grab a seat near the refrigerators.
- Chef on the verge: Robert “Mags” Magsalin of Fukuburger
- Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
- This self-described "burger flipper" has plenty of chops and a notable new backer.
- Chef on the verge: Nicole Grimes of Rao's
- Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
- Behind that cherubic grin lies an East Coast toughness that helps this 26-year-old run a big Strip kitchen.
- Chef on the verge: Chris Palmeri of Naked City Pizza Shop
- Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
- From Strip fine dining to bar room pizza, Palmeri brings fresh flavors and homemade treats to foodies in-the-know.
- Smoky, salty and sweet is Comme Ca's duck confit cinnamon roll
- Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011
- The "frosting” is duck fat, bacon, powdered sugar and real maple syrup. Seriously.
- Embrace the beauty of bao ... from a hair salon?
- Chef Sheridan Su brings wonder buns to Touch Salon and Spa
- Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011
- Chef Sheridan Su brings wonder buns to Touch Salon and Spa.
- Rating an assortment of pumpkin-based beers
- Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
- Fall is here, and so is pumpkin beer!
- Great Chicago eats you've never heard of at Papa Geo's
- Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
- Papa Geo’s marquee beckons with the allure of “Italian Breaded Steak Sandwiches.” I’ll admit this was a new one for me.
- Block 16's Russell Gardner preaches sour beers and better pints
- Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
- Have mustache, will spew amazing knowledge about beer.
- Serendipity 3's new breakfast menu has a theme: big and tasty
- Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011
- If there’s one certainty after exploring Serendipity 3’s new breakfast menu, it’s that “conservative” is absent from Chef Michael Wolf’s vernacular.
- Peruvian pursuits at Che Inka Chicken Grill
- At this third generation restaurant, familiar dishes are served alongside Argentinean fare
- Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011
- Decorations seem familiar, as does the strangely happy chicken mascot ...
- Find a great happy hour at Chinatown's Zizzy
- Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011
- Are you a fan of soju? Then Zizzy's is especially for you.
- Take comfort in Cafe de Japon
- Chinatown’s newest Japanese joint separates itself from the pack
- Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011
- Just when you think you’ve had every type of Japanese food imaginable, along comes Cafe de Japon.
- If you can dream it, KoMex Express probably serves it
- Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011
- The eatery offers Korean, Mexican and soul food favorites. And the menu doesn't even end there!
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