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Four Chicago bars were you can drink old-fashioned beer
Read about how Chicago breweries are reproducing long-forgotten beer styles. Local Option 1102 W. Webster localoptionbier.com…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Chicago breweries are reviving long-forgotten beers
Four locally brewed beers from a bygone era by Philip Montoro and Julia Thiel Check out four spots for sampling age-old beer styles Brewing beer is, in itself, an ancient technique.…[ Read more ][...
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Four of our favorite spots for old-fashioned baking
Read about how Megan and Dave Miller of Baker Miller are reviving the lost art of milling flour. Beurrage 1248 W. 18th beurrage.com…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Thirty of Chicago's most important moments in food
Nearly two centuries of Chicago's culinary milestones, from its first lunch counter to its first Olive Garden by Aimee Levitt 1836 Lake House Hotel opens on Kinzie Street, on the present site of the...
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Five ways ancient methods are transforming modern eating
Our Food Issue looks at how the craft movement is changing the way we create and consume food. by Reader staff House-made, house-cured, hand-churned, hand-dipped—we've heard it all before. We've...
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How a pair of 19th-century cookbooks led to the rediscovery of a...
Tracing early-America culinary history through pork cake by Julia Thiel A friend of mine has a treasured box of recipes handwritten on index cards by her great-aunt Della. I've sat in her kitchen...
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Three of our favorite spots for in-house charcuterie
Read about Billy Pork, the father of Chicago's charcuterie revolution. West Loop Salumi 1111 W. Randolph westloopsalumi.com…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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How can the Millers follow up on Bang Bang Pie? By making their own flour
Baker Miller revives the lost art of milling. by Aimee Levitt Check out four of our favorite spots for old-fashioned baking Four years ago, Megan and Dave Miller started up the Bang Bang Pie &...
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Meet Billy Pork, the father of Chicago's charcuterie revolution
A 77-year-old former sausage maker is behind all that salumi you're eating in restaurants. by Mike Sula Check out three of our favorite spots for in-house charcuterie There's a secret chamber...
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Three spots for doughnut lovers
Find out what the wonut can teach us about history. Dat Donut 8251 S. Cottage Grove datdonut.com…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Taking matters—and cheese and cured meat—into your own hands
Chef Greg Biggers decided to have some fun with intensive certification and launched in-house charcuterie and cheese-making programs. by Michael Gebert Check out four of our favorite spots for...
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Four of our favorite spots for house-made pickles and jams
Read about Café des Architectes chef Greg Biggers's in-house charcuterie and cheese-making programs. Perennial Virant 1840 N. Lincoln perennialchicago.com…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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What can the wonut (and cronut and doughssant) teach us about history?
How the modern phenomenon of the pastry mashup takes its cues from the pre-industrial past by Leor Galil Three don't-miss spots for doughnut lovers When New York pastry chef Dominique Ansel debuted...
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Did you read about popular dog breeds, cat passwords, and Patrick Kane?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About how bad that comet we just landed on smells?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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All hail the abrasive, feedback-ridden hardcore of Olympia's Strange Wilds
Just a couple of weeks ago, I called out Olympia punk band Vexx in a 12 O'Clock Track, citing the track "Clairvoyant" and the corresponding self-titled LP as a reason for Washington state's capital to...
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Are some documentaries above criticism?
One must tread carefully when critiquing a documentary like Watchers of the Sky, which concludes its weeklong run at the Music Box tonight. The film nobly raises awareness of genocidal campaigns and...
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New Pornographers hit town behind one of their best records yet
Since emerging in 2000 the New Pornographers have been such a model of pop-music consistency that I've occasionally taken them for granted. Back in August the group released their sixth album, Brill...
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Disappears debut a track from their upcoming LP
Spacey local foursome Disappears have just shared the first single from their upcoming fifth LP, Irreal, and it's another step forward in the band's heady progression. Starting out as a...
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Dylan Wright's queer folk music traces the seams between love and violence
Two men kiss in the video for Dylan Wright's song "Iron Gates," but that's not the queerest thing about it. The local singer-songwriter throws both "gay" and "queer" into his Bandcamp tags right next...
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An alternative to the black puffy jacket
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.Hey, don't get me wrong: I wear my black puffy jacket all the time. But there are plenty...
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