Empanada Madness: Best places in Chicago to get the classic turnovers
The humble turnover gets its 15 minutes
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First Big Star I See Tonight: A campout at Wicker Park's new honky-tonk; plus, what's up with the Charleston
As I stood in the rain last night, waiting to cross the street to Big Star (1531 N. Damen Ave.; 773-235-4039), I could already see them on the blacktop out front: the Wicker Park hipsters, hunched coolly in vintage peacoats and smoking cigarettes on the same patio where, not long ago, people with tattoos and big dogs used to…
Budget Beat: Nana in Bridgeport
The owners source ingredients for all-organic Nana as carefully as buyers for the most expensive places in town, though their menu is far from uppity.
Best Restaurants in Chicago: 30 under $30
We found a whole slew of great ways to eat well for less—trusty BYOs, prix fixe stunners, and places that don’t seem to realize how good they are
22 and Counting
Bio-Epic #2
Next spring, David Friedman, the chef-owner of Epic Burger (517 S. State St.; 312-913-1373), plans to open another Epic—this time at 1000 West North Avenue in the former Transitions Bookplace space next to what was once a Whole Foods. Expect the same menu—natural ingredients, hand-crafted burgers—but a look and…
Christmas Comes Early
Don’t-miss picks for 12.02.09 through 12.08.09: Someone must have been good this year. This week brings American Buffalo with Tracy Letts, under-the-radar holiday cabaret with Molly Brennan, The Swell Season, tattoo cinema—and then there’s the free stuff.
Dining Out—Spanish Steps: Best places to get pintxos in Chicago
In Basque Country, everyone has a handle on the latest bar-food trend, pintxos—tapas-like tidbits. Here, not so much
Weekend Photos: Black Wednesday @ Lottie's
Some folks saved the turkey for Thursday; others got a leg up, so to speak, with Black Wednesday specials at Lottie’s Pub in Bucktown: $5 turkey legs and domestic drafts. Our photographer stopped by to see the gobble-fest in all its glory.
Ale Lives: The making of a beer—Revolution Brewing's Cross of Gold
We quizzed Josh Deth of Revolution Brewing—the much-buzzed-about Logan Square brewpub that’s aiming for a November launch—on the full story, from first glimmer to final recipe, of one of the spot’s four permanent beers: a sunny ale called Cross of Gold. Here, a look at its evolution through gold-colored glasses. 1974 Josh Deth (right) is … Read more
Off for Thanksgiving
Chicago Guide is taking a break this week, replacing our usual diet of concerts and theatre with inappropriately large helpings of pumpkin pie and sweet potatoes. We’ll be back December 2nd with our weekly roundup of things to do; in the meantime, check out The Chaser’s picks for Black Wednesday bashes.