🎉 Celebrate 100 Monday Night Foodballs this season

Check out the brand-new winter schedule! [READER]( [Food & Drink]( January 5, 2024 One hundred in pop-up years is a century. That’s almost what it’ll feel like on February 3, when[Monday Night Foodball]( will feature the burgers of [Big Rig’s Chicago]( at [Ludlow Liquors]( for the big 100. We were naught but a wee notion back on August 21, 2021, when we invited [Giống Giống]( to feed us both chien churrasco and banh mi at the late, great Kedzie Inn (RIP). Luckily, we found a new home at the venerable Ludlow Liquors on—wait a minute—it’s[another anniversary](. January 15 will mark a full year and change at Ludlow, with Bistro Campagne pastry chef Angel Chavez and his nascent bakery [Au Levain](. There are lots of newcomers this round. I already told you about the kickoff this Monday with[El Hongo Magico]( and their miraculous mycelial Mexican menu. On January 22, it’s Viet-Lao comfort food with chef Alvis Hunh and [Về Lại]( followed by food pornographer [the Sausage King of Milwaukee]( on January 29 (both Foodball freshmen, but Ludlow sophomores). On February 19, Juan Meza’s [Johnny’s Table]( forces with Taqueria Chingón chef de cuisine [Angel Guijosa](. We have some seasoned vets too: wood-fired pita from Brandon Dumot’s[Laimoon]( returns on February 12, and threepeater[Laos to Your House]( will reliably bring the house down on February 26. As always, follow each of these chefs on Instagram, along with [@chicago_reader]( and [@mikesula]( for the very first word on weekly menu drops, ordering info, updates, and the stories behind Chicago’s most exciting foodlums. [It’s plant-based a la Mexicana with El Hongo Magico at the next Monday Night Foodball]( Check out their vegan, mushroom-forward menu for the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up at Ludlow Liquors. by [Mike Sula]( | [Read more]( → October 2017 [North Shore Distillery’s new rum is unlike anything else being made in Illinois]( The spirit is an anomaly in a state where most distilleries are focused on whiskey, gin, and vodka. by [Julia Thiel]( | [Read more]( → March 2021 [Giống Giống means the flavors of Vietnam and Guatemala are kinda ‘same-same’]( Two chefs join forces for an unlikely but fitting fusion. by [Mike Sula]( | [Read more]( → July 2022 [Drink less, party more]( Local spirit-free drinks brands and community platforms are creating a booming sober curious movement in Chicago. by [Courtney Sprewer]( | [Read more]( → [Issue of Dec. 28, 2023 - Jan. 10, 2024 Vol. 53, No. 6]( [VIEW/DOWNLOAD ISSUE (PDF)]( [View this e-mail as a web page]( [@chicago_reader]( [/chicagoreader]( [@chicago_reader]( [Chicago Reader on LinkedIn]( [/chicagoreader]( [chicagoreader.com]( [Forward this e-mail to a friend](. Want to change how you receive these e-mails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © 2024 Chicago Reader, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to receive emails from Chicago Reader Our mailing address is: Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616