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Best Things I Ate and Drank in 2025

I hope you all have been having a great holiday season.

Jan 2 • Michael Nagrant

The Best New(ish) Chicago Restaurants of 2025

One of the reasons I started The Hunger was so I didn’t have to write another listicle.

Dec 23, 2025 • Michael Nagrant

The Best Chicago Hospitality Experiences of 2024

Would you rather have average food and great service or average service and amazing food?

Dec 23, 2024 • Michael Nagrant

Best New Chicago Restaurants 2024

Plus a clear #1 winner of the year

Dec 19, 2024 • Michael Nagrant

The Very Best Things I Ate & Drank in Chicago in 2024

There are a lot of ways to do a “best of” food list.

Dec 17, 2024 • Michael Nagrant

The Best Dishes I Ate in Chicago in 2023

We are told to revel in the present and focus on the future, that to dwell on the past is folly.

Dec 28, 2023 • Michael Nagrant

Chicago's Greatest Chefs of All Time

Chicago Chefs Name Their All Time Chicago Chef Mt. Rushmore, Includes Stats, Graphs, Rankings, and all kinds of fun!

Nov 22, 2023 • Michael Nagrant

Chicago's Chef Mt. Rushmore, Food Media and Digital Creator Edition

Chicago Food Writers and Digital Creators name their all time Mt. Rushmore of Chicago Chefs

Nov 20, 2023 • Michael Nagrant

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