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Hunger Strike | One of these wings (is not like the others)
Hunger Strike | Doppel-burger
Kuma’s Too foregoes the wait of the original without sacrificing the flavor—but at what cost?
For you are crust, and to crust you shall return
Logan Square’s new pizza joint Reno experiments with wood-fired bagels and spinach salad.
Hunger Strike: A macautionary tale
Fat Rice has the pickles, but does it have the heart?
Hunger Strike | Tacopocalypse Now
While Antique Taco doesn’t reinvent the wheel, its fiery bowl of Chorizo Chili and its Chicken Tinga tacos, among other signature dishes, put Big Star to shame.
Hunger Strike | New kid on the block
If you like goat and good burgers, then as far as diners are concerned, Little Goat may be the place for you.
Hunger Strike: Barbe-Q.E.D.
Irvington BBQ spot irrefutably smokes out competition with its many meats.
Hunger Strike | Ramen to that
Don’t let the fancy appetizers distract you: Slurping Turtle is ramen heaven.
Hunger Strike | Au Revoir, Oscar Mayer
If you’re looking for high-brow yet greasy diner grub and aesthetically pleasing interior decor, Au Cheval is for you.
Hunger Strike | Belly flop
If equal parts greasy and delicious is what you want in your Korean fusion, look elsewhere than Belly Q.
Hunger Strike | Good doggy
Ice cream, froyo, soft serve, y’all best watch your backs.
Hunger Strike | A pie in the house of love
Develop a relationship with your local pie dealer at Pleasant House Bakery.
Frank-ly my dear, I don’t give a dawg
Franks ‘n Dogs in Lincoln Park serves designer hot dogs, but at a price.
Hunger Strike | A Lure Awakening
Japanese restaurant in Chinatown is quite the tasty treat.
Hunger Strike | Now that’s what I call meat!
Publican Quality Meats, part grocer/butcher shop/restaurant, will satisfy every craving.
Hunger Strike | Don’t be a paella hater
Vera’s food ultimately doesn’t deliver.
American fairytale exploits more than enchants
‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ is mawkish with its use of 9/11.
Hunger Strike | For whom the belly tolls
Bill Kim’s latest Belly venture is a hit.
Hunger Strike | A tale of two goats
Despite the critical acclaim of Stephanie Izard’s restaurant, Birreria Zaragosa is the better ‘goat.’
Hunger Strike | At Lillie’s Q, the whole hog is half-hearted
At Lillie’s Q, sauce is indeed the boss, saving the meat from the brink of utter disaster.
Hunger Strike: Oh, burger, where art thou?
Overall, nothing particularly spectacular, but I won’t obnoxiously pretend that the meal was beyond salvation, as in the end our chopping boards were stained with burger juices and nothing more.
Hunger Strike | Waiting for good dough
The Doughnut Vault truly is a depository of deliciousness.
Hunger Strike: Gilt-y pleasure
What’s in the name of a restaurant? Sometimes a lot more than you’d expect.
Hunger Strike—05/14/2010
Where’s the beef? Not at the Green Zebra
Hunger Strike—04/30/10
The revolution with be televised…shamelessly
Hunger Strike—4/16/2010
The double letdown
Hunger Strike—4/1/2010
Set phasers to “Yum!”
A good ham is hard to find
Finding Chicago’s best pork products.
Bayless’s Xoco
Small scale with big taste.
Hunger Strike—01/22/10
The Tao of Michael Pollan
Bottom Chef
Watch and learn from kitchen catastrophes
Strive for simplicity this Thanksgiving
Avoiding the horrors of Turducken and its affiliates
Craving Bacon? Gastronomy gets gluttonous
Bacon is the herald of culinary indulgence.