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Long Before Brunch Was Trendy, Smoque BBQ Was Already Selling Out Of Brisket In Chicago
Chicago gets plenty of credit for deep dish, hot dogs, and Italian beef. Barbecue usually lands lower on the list, and that is exactly the problem one small Northwest Side kitchen set out to fix back in 2006. Its founders were so serious about the mission that they wrote a...
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Chicago’s crown jewel of pan pizza just earned another national nod—thanks to its legendary caramelized crust
Chicago hardly needs another reason to defend its pizza credentials. But we’ll happily take this one. Pequod’s Pizza—the local favorite known for that exquisite ring of caramelized cheese —has been named Illinois’ pick in Food & Wine’s “50 States of Award-Winning Pizza.” And while the national recognition is nice, the real draw is waiting around the edge of the pan. What makes Pequod’s crust so special? At Pequod’s, you don’t leave the crust behind. As Food & Wine explains, t he pizzeria places a ring of mozzarella around the inside edge of the pan. As the pizza bakes, that cheese caramelizes, creating the signature rim that sets these pies apart . A deeply browned cheese surrounds a generously topped Chicago-style pizza. The menu starts with a cheese pizza, with toppings available so you can build your own order. Sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, giardiniera, and more are among the options—but that caramelized edge is something you’ll be thinking about long after you’ve finished the meal. Why Food & Wine picked Pequod’s Food & Wine assembled its state-by-state guide using existing accolades, including international pizza competitions, restaurant rankings, local journalism, and readers’ choice awards. For Pequod’s, the magazine points to two major wins:
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Man Finds Kitten at Airport, Opts to Fly Home With It
(This content was created with the help of AI.) A missed flight at Chicago's O'Hare ended with one traveler gaining a four-legged companion. Minnesotan Virgil Wiebe was smoking a cigar outside the airport's Terminal 1, after his connecting flight had taken off and he waited for the next available flight, when a tiny orange kitten, thought to be about 3 weeks old, trotted up to him with no mother in sight, reports People. "This little guy just charged up to me [and] climbed on my foot," Wiebe tells KARE. "What are you supposed to do when a kitten kind of attacks you?" He says he texted his wife...
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6 Illinois Pizza Joints Where Tavern-Cut Squares Have Fed Families For Over 50 Years
Tavern-style pizza has its own official holiday now. It lands every October 22, and I love that a thin, crunchy pie earned a spot on the calendar. The squares came first for a practical reason. Early tavern pizza was handed out as a free snack, cut small so folks could eat with one hand.