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Tres Generaciones Dinner at Sunda

“When did you first try tequila?” It was the question Tres Generaciones’ Tequila ambassador Armando Zapata wanted each attendee at Monday’s Sunda dinner to answer. College hangovers, bad margaritas, and a dead worm lurking in the bottom of a bottle were memories Zapata tried valiantly to replace with a more refined, sophisticated experience. [...]

Urban Belly
Chicago Bites Podcast #139

Urban Belly has a long way to go before it achieves greatness, but if Chef Bill Kim keeps turning out amazing food, then the obstacles we point out in our podcast won’t matter. It is so worth the hype! I personally can’t wait to go back for another order of noodles.
Thanks to @geg5150 [...]

Red Light

Red Light Chef Jackie Chen inspired me when I heard her speak at Chicago Gourmet. She’s quirky, fun, and real. In fact, she makes cooking sound so good that I very nearly dusted off my kitchen counters and bought a whisk.
So I’m surprised that Chen’s charm and passion for the art of cooking didn’t [...]

Opera
Chicago Bites Podcast #22

Did you know that Opera offers a prefixed menu on Tuesday nights? You can get a three-course meal –any appetizer, entrée and dessert on the menu– for $25! In a word… it’s fantastic! This tasting is not listed on the menu… you have to ask for it. See there? You’re [...]