Thai Tip Restaurant Review Steven Seagal Gets It Adding coconut milk to a dish is a lot like adding Steven Seagal to a movie: They both come on subtle, but eventually [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ May 17, 2007 Read More Clockwise from front: Thai Tip's "Super Rice" ($13.95), Bobby's green bean tempura salad ($10.95), thom yum seafood soup ($13.95) and spicy noodle seafood ($12.95) (Xavier Mascareñas)
Shredded Love In Creole cuisine, rémoulade is the pride of the po’ boy: a veritable catch-all sauce of ketchup, mayo, mustard, Louisiana mirepoix and spices. [...] Alex Brown and Evan George \ May 17, 2007 Read More
Chicago Beef Review They’ve Got The Dude Food The inside of Chicago Beef bears an eerie resemblance to a single guy’s apartment. This restaurant (in what used to be the Doc [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ May 10, 2007 Read More Hoss, owner of Chicago Beef, makes a deep-dish pizza to order. (Tabatha Roybal)
Avery's Hog Heaven Avery's Hog Heaven The term “barley wine-style” is a new one on us. We like to think the guys at Avery Brewing Co. were making hand [...] Alex Brown and Evan George \ May 10, 2007 Read More
Leek Rings Leeks aren’t onions, but they’re in the onion family. Their tough-ass stocks are great for braising. After playing with leek rings, we’ve decided [...] Alex Brown and Evan George \ May 03, 2007 Read More Your food is leeking. (Alex Brown and Evan George)
In Their Bellies And In Their Hearts Cookbook Explores The Cupboards And Kitchens Of Your Favorite Bands Maybe you, like me, are one of those people who imagines reverse personifications. For example, if that lady were a vegetable, she would [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 03, 2007 Read More
First Taste The Daily Grind Doles Out Sage Wisdom And Savory Treats Nancy Rogers bakes the best scones in the city—sans any Queen Elizabeth snobbery. Like Nancy, the scones are sweet but laced with a [...] Kate Trainor \ May 03, 2007 Read More Daily grinders soak in the coffee shop's new Downtown digs. (Tina Larkin)
Fei’s Café Review Think Inside The Box Bento boxes are those lovely partitioned lacquered wood meal containers from Japan. I picked one up at a yard sale years ago but [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More Fei Cafés "Combo House Special" with vegetable nuggets and cold sesame noodles ($5.25). (Tina Larkin)
Forbidden Fruit Q: Dear Chef Boy Ari, I have a dilemma. I want pineapple, and I’m already sweating the fact the fruit I want needs [...] Chef Boy Ari \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More
Mick’s Chile Fix Review Get Your Licks At Mick’s An honest-to-god good value is hard to come by these days. The Flowbee I bought for $59.95 came with a promise that I’d [...] Jennifer Wohletz \ Apr 19, 2007 Read More Server Dave Sweis delivers an armload of plates to a full table Saturday morning. (Tina Larkin)
