Something you should eat: Sonoran hot dog from Big Star
All of the talk about Big Star has centered on its brown liquors, crafty cocktails and ridiculously inexpensive-yet-highly-delicious tacos and other Southwest honkytonk fare. Yet in the city that...
View ArticleChicago hot dog court battle heats up in Vienna Beef v. Red Hot
Another week, another wiener scandal.According to Vienna Beef Chief Executive Jim Bodman, either Red Hot Chicago stole the Vienna Beef hot dog recipe, or its marketing is lying to customers. As a...
View ArticleMorning Shift: Celebrating the annoying music of Jim Nayder
Hot Doug's owner Doug Sohn chats up Tony about his new book, Hot Doug's: The Book, and how he refined America's favorite tubular meat. Chicago magazine's Dennis Rodkin explains how immigrants can boost...
View ArticleBeyond deep-dish: Exploring Chicago's other native foods
It was just a couple of years ago that some catty remarks on deep dish pizza almost triggered an East Coast-Midwest war. And, by now, most of the foodie world knows Chicago’s militance about...
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