(Emilie Shumway)
The truck for Shawn Michelle’s Homemade Ice Cream sits tucked away under the pavilion of Kimbark Plaza at 53rd and Kimbark Avenue. Parked oddly between Leona’s and CVS, the powder blue truck’s painted-on slogan, “Best Homemade Ice Cream in the World,” is difficult to make out from across the plaza. Read the rest of this entry »
With a straw hat on his head and a crêpe stand that was once displayed in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zak Arctander is hard to miss. Every Saturday, the vendor at the 61st Street Farmers Market turns four simple ingredients—flour, milk, eggs, and water—into golden, steaming, oh-so-tasty crêpes. Read the rest of this entry »
Last January, Yah’s Cuisine became the second vegan restaurant specializing in soul food to open on 75th Street. Located roughly three miles from its well-established predecessor, Soul Vegetarian East, Yah’s may be signaling the setting of a delicious South Side standard. If that be the case, consider me satisfied. Read the rest of this entry »
Juan and Jonathan Zaragoza in their restaurant (Ron Kaplan)
Once in a while, you run across a little gem of a family restaurant that treats its patrons like family. Birrieria Zaragoza is that kind of restaurant, and the first time I visited, I had a hard time believing that they hadn’t confused me for a regular. On my second visit, I was one. Read the rest of this entry »
(courtesy of Taylor Mallory)
“Why not put food and entertainment all under one bun?” Taylor Mallory asks, reciting the slogan of his new food and music webshow, “Music Burger.” Wearing a smart sport jacket and his signature black baseball cap backwards, Mallory doesn’t look stressed, but the musician and teacher has a lot on his plate. Read the rest of this entry »
(Sarah Pickering)
What if you liked hash browns? What if you really liked hash browns? What if you liked hash browns so much that the paltry tater tot excuses for them at the grocery store just didn’t cut it? What if you spent days and nights encamped by your window-side, perhaps weeping, wondering when the delicious potato-y goodness of your dreams would at last triumphantly appear on the culinary horizon?
You cried out, friends, and Hashbrowns answered. The imaginatively named brunch joint delivers exactly what it promises. Read the rest of this entry »
Savory Radish Cake (avlxyz/flickr)
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