I love meat . . . I know it's selfish and that we could probably alleviate the most detrimental effects of global warming by not eating it. But when calculating my global footprint & corresponding action plan, I resign to the fact that to me, the deliciousness of a...
Have you ever had great sushi? I know the majority of those who have lived through the eighties and nineties have at least sampled a piece during the Chicago sushi boom. You've had to be living under a rock (or been on a deep space mission) if you are still a sushi virgin....
We Gluttons have been trying to make luscious food love with our Laotian family for a minute now. Yessir, I'm talking bout Sabai-Dee. Laotian cuisine is known for its heavy use of garlic, shallots, scallions and ginger. As the country spent time as a member of French...
There are obviously dollar bills to be made off of breakfast in 2007. Every time I open the Reader it seems like someone’s opening a new fancypants joint that specializes in egg dishes or French toast. This is a fortunate arrangement for gluttons like us, as we are typically...
Finding the Honeymoon Café amongst all the restaurants on Argyle Street is hard, but finding a reason to eat there is much easier. I strolled into this nook right before the lunch hour and when I sat down I was wondering why I wanted to stay at a place like this. The ambience...
What does the typical Ghanaian dining experience look like? Basically, it looks like this: Akwaaba (welcome) to the Palace Gate Restaurant, the illist Uptown spot reppin West Africa something propa... First thing: unless Ghanaians know you or you speak the language,...
Well, my Pops was right...you just can't win them all. Last night, lil' Mari and I lost big at La Fonda Latino Grill: a fugazy (i.e. fake, flossed) spot that boasts fine Colombian cuisine. You would think that odds were on our side due to the fact that we walked in to...
Last night I went to Chicago Kalbi with my current boyfriend who I am currently dating and my token Asian friend, Chin Beard. We initially prowled the streets of Chi-zilla with a taste for sushi on the mind and found ourselves carelessly wandering the streets of Koreatown,...
My time has come. The end is near. I fear that I don't have much time left so I will be sure to use these words wisely. As I write this, a river of piping hot mozzerella cheese is oozing from my ruptured stomach and enveloping my failing organs. I used to think that eating...
So many Huts, so little time. Yes, I am African-American and I loves me some chicken...get out my personal! I can't comprehend how the Vegans, Veg Heads, Pescatarians and over-aged Hippiecrites can't get down with the mass grilling sessions poppin off at Chicken Hut. ...
I'm a Chicagoan, but I didn't grow up here. Where I grew up it was completely acceptable to boil hotdogs and serve them with mustard and ketchup on white bread buns. That's a depressing-ass hotdog. You pull some shit like that in Chicago and you're liable to lose a few toes....
Last Friday, the krew got together for a food and brew orgy at Hopleaf Bar. What is it about Hopleaf that makes the place as packed as a Liberian Refugee Camp on a Tuesday night? Well, even though we live in a beer lover's town (home of the Chubbie Cubby baseball fan),...
Whas Good? El Barco Mariscos, shuun! On the barrio side of Ashland there is a place where Chicagoans can actually get dope seafood and avert puking something that looks like New England Clam Chowder the next day. This place is fresh (both definitions apply). Bustling...
Nuff said right? Hey maine, there is a reason they call our Nation's Capitol "The Dirty District." After a brief jaunt from the Windy-C to see my parents in Washington, I took a 3am detour to one of the most famous restaurants in the U.S. of A...Ben's Chili Bowl. The...
So, I love the idea of Flourish, the bakery/cafe on Bryn Mawr just east of Broadway. It's an easily walkable joint that sells sandwiches, coffee, and bread, three things I absolutely love. They also sell pastries (essentially what they are known for, but my sweet tooth is...
So the other day I waddled my dumpy ass a few blocks north to Berger park check out the new lakeside sausage dealer I've been hearing so much about. The Dawghaus Cafe is a pleasant little hot dog joint on the far north side. The menu has a healthy variety of hot dogs and some...
Remember in the '90s when independent coffee shops were everywhere? And they all had mismatching furniture and wierd ashtrays and a big stack of board games? And people used words like "funky"? And then Starbucks came along and most of them disappeared? (At least that's what I...
This year at The Taste of Chicago I was walking past the Connies Pizza Booth when I noticed this sign: "Holy Shit, a pizza cone!" was my first thought. Without hesitation, I presented the vendor with a fist full of food tickets. "I'm one of the lucky ones", I thought...
So, today, for the fourth time in the last two weeks, I ate a pastrami sandwich from JB's Deli in Andersonville. This is a delicious sandwich: dark rye bread piled high with warm Vienna Beef pastrami and a bit of brown mustard. There's no reason to ever eat Subway when...
