Urban Renewal Brewing’s cofounder says the controversial name ‘has nothing to do with urban redevelopment’ policies

by Ryan Smith on August 1, 2018 at 6:00AM

Moriarty, who says he's been living in Chicago full-time for about a year, claims he was unaware of any specific controversy about the name and also notes that the Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce didn't have any problems with it. "Everyone knew the idea was supposed to be we were renewing this old brewing space and the community has been very supportive," he says.

Eating elsewhere: of cow tongue Reubens and fresh pasta at Raduno, in Traverse City, MI

by Mike Sula on July 23, 2018 at 12:00PM

Raduno, 545 E. Eighth St., Traverse City, MI

The sad state of the sandwich at Logan Square deli Rosie’s Sidekick

by Mike Sula on July 9, 2018 at 6:00AM

But Rosie's isn't one of them. Take the very impressive-looking muffaletta, stacked with mortadella, capicola, Genoa salami, and olive salad, the bottom bun splashed with balsamic vinegar.

The art of the taco

by Jamie Ramsay on July 2, 2018 at 9:05AM

Troll the Chicago hot dog fascists with this T-shirt

by Mike Sula on June 25, 2018 at 6:00AM

Momotaro chef Mark Hellyar deconstructs the tuna hoagie

by Julia Thiel on June 25, 2018 at 6:00AM

His tuna salad included canned tuna belly, giardiniera, and mayo made from the oil the tuna was canned in. Bread came in the form of bread crumbs fried in olive oil and tossed with dehydrated giardiniera powder, while tuna made two more appearances: more canned tuna, marinated in olive oil, and fresh bigeye tuna, pounded thin into carpaccio and sprinkled with sea salt, chives, and chive blossoms.

Can a Division Street cocktail bar truly capture the spirit of Nelson Algren?

by Bill Savage on June 13, 2018 at 6:00AM

with the faces of criminals or idiots. They're so dirty you'd think their very bones were gray, and they spread around them a dreadful stench of poverty."

How a mead that hasn’t yet hit the market exploded in popularity

by Julia Thiel on June 12, 2018 at 6:00AM

mead is of that style," Schavey says. Schavey himself cut his teeth on craft beer well before he knew anything about mead.

Gas station pork rinds and scotch? Watch this week’s Cocktail Challenge

by Julia Thiel on June 4, 2018 at 6:00AM

Her inspiration for pairing the pork rinds with scotch came from a restaurant she worked at in Nashville, she says. The chef used to make crispy chicken skins the staff would eat as a snack, and one night Gaskin suggested taking a shot of scotch with them.

The return of the great Cafe Marianao to the north side

by Mike Sula on June 3, 2018 at 5:00PM

Bia's Cafe Marianao, 4323 W. Addison, 773-993-0178