Happy Kentucky Derby Day!!! I made an Arby's Smoked Bourbon Black Walnut Derby Pie.

🇲🇽 For our final bites in Mexico City we headed down to Narvarte (best taco neighborhood) to eat a couple CDMX specialties: al pastor + suadero. The former from El Vilsito, the latter from Tacos Tony. At less than a 1 min walk from each other they make for a powerful 1-2 punch 🇲🇽

I’m making my family watch Festival Express. It’s really good. Great CN footage.

I’m taking Metra to Kenosha today. First time taking this all the way. Then I’m biking to Milwaukee. Will probably take Amtrak back on Friday.

I don’t want to be hankering for noodle soups near the end of May but the ‘Spicy Braised Beef Brisket Hand Pull Noodle Soup’ at YooYee (4925 N Broadway) made me forget all about the crappy weather outside. The actual noodles are easily some of the best in the Chicagoland area.

June issue out now! Our cover story features New Jersey’s legendary The Feelies + IE Music Calendar x Media: Swany leaves The Mix x Manic Street Preachers x Harm’s Way x Issac Hayes x Rock of Pages: “The Ballad of the Lost Dogs of E. Nashville” + more joom.ag/Lgsd

It all depends on what you like to cook - and how many people you’re cooking for. But it’s typically only cheaper at home if you cook like a five year old eats. If I wanted to make Dan Dan Noodles tonight it would cost more money and time to gather ingredients than doing takeout.

Other thing is I’m a much better cook due to all the eating out I do. How would you know what a real taco is if you’ve never had one.

Christopher, do we have good news for you

Found a dynamite bar burger at McCoy Creek Tavern in Buchanan, Michigan 🧨

With summer comes a ton of treats and these Johnnycakes made with Mick Klug Farms blueberries are one of my favorite treats of the season.

He was 74 going on 44 and played like it Sunday at the Square Roots Festival across the street from the Old Town School of a Folk Music. My review + video of the mighty Alejandro Escovedo: shorturl.at/OgVlJ

Cook County has the largest Palestinian population in the U.S., and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview is the main hub. There, and in nearby suburbs, you’ll find an array of Middle Eastern culinary offerings. Here are five dishes to seek out, per Titus Pullo l8r.it/j9bw

Sneak Peek into a much deeper report I’ve been working on about what’s good to eat in Bridgeview and beyond these days.

Dinner is served… #NationalHotDogDay

Chicagoans are a prideful bunch that will look you straight in the face and tell you Chicago is the best food city in the world - that might be a slight exaggeration but it really is the worlds greatest hot dog city. #NaturalCasingOrNothing

Whenever Eleventh Dream Day gets together to play, it’s like they’re picking up the conversation where it left off last time, no matter how long ago that might have been. It’s a rare thing to witness. And it happened again last night. Review+video+pix: shorturl.at/eqcv6

Tommy Christie Very good food city > chibbqking.blogspot.com/2024/05/eating…

Resi’s Bierstübe on Irving Park in North Center now has a functional Air Conditioner.

Eatin’ Good in the Neighborhood - Summertime Frozen Treats: - Italian Ice Flight at Ava’s Italian Ice - Strawberry Lemonade Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich at Pretty Cool - Horchata Soft Serve at Lonesome Rose - Baklava Froyo at Andros Taverna Current temp in Logan Square: 90°