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The Hot Five
It usually only takes five minutes to figure out if a restaurant sucks. Everything else I might do Visit multiple times Order every dish on the menu…
Michael Nagrant
Mar 15
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The Reason
My block in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood is an arsonist’s enclave. At least it feels that way. In the eleven years I have lived here, there have…
Michael Nagrant
Mar 8
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The Greatiest
Table stakes to get people’s attention these days are to declare something the “best” or “greatest” or “most amazing”. Because it’s hard out here for a…
Michael Nagrant
Mar 2
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February 2023
God Complexes: Charlie Trotter and the Mythology of Superstardom
Who created Mickey Mouse? Unless you’re a super animation nerd, I’d bet you a million dollars that you said Walt Disney. Nope.
Michael Nagrant
Feb 24
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Michael Nagrant
Feb 21
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Le Mid
If you wanted to pretend the pandemic never happened, that you never had to lay off your workforce, that you weren’t freaked out about incurring…
Michael Nagrant
Feb 18
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A Letter to My Baby Gold
I see you, wrapped in the knotty wooden pine of a banquette at Fitzgerald’s Babygold restaurant in Berwyn, clutching that cheeseburger dripping with…
Michael Nagrant
Feb 10
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Chiefs, Eagles, No Bears, Khmai
In about a week, specifically next Sunday, a very familiar but tragic scene will unfold. Friends, family, and sworn enemies will gather in front of very…
Michael Nagrant
Feb 4
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January 2023
The Baker's Dilemma
If the world were just, the hours of three to five would only seem to appear in the afternoon. The hours of 3-5 am would still exist of course, but none…
Michael Nagrant
Jan 27
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Someone Saved My Life Tonight
I can't breathe, I'm waiting for the exhale Toss my pain with my wishes in a wishing well Still no luck, but oh, well I still try even though I know I'm…
Michael Nagrant
Jan 20
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January Is The Cruelest Month
The soul, by a cheap trick of the calendar, desires rebirth. Instead, it gets nothingness. Mocktails and “spirit-free” drinks are never more indicative…
Michael Nagrant
Jan 13
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December 2022
It's Only After We've Lost Everything That We're Free To Do Anything
The first rule of Pasta Club is you do not talk about Pasta Club. The second rule of Pasta Club is you DO NOT talk about Pasta Club. Third rule of Pasta…
Michael Nagrant
Dec 22, 2022
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