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Why I’m Taking Warlord Off The Essential Chicago Restaurants List
A reflection on how we coddle dangerous cooking genius
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Michael Nagrant
26
The Chicago Tribune Restaurant Review System Is Broken
In whispers and direct messages, former Chicago Tribune Dining Critic Phil Vettel was often derisively referred to as “Three Star Phil”, a signifier of…
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Michael Nagrant
19
The Unethical Food Critic and His “Secret” Boka Restaurant Group Black Card
There’s a dude (of course it’s a dude) who writes Harry Potter-novel-length restaurant reviews about Chicago’s restaurants.
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Michael Nagrant
17
A Chicago Influencer Sets His Client and His Own Business on Fire
The absolute meltdown of Realsergelato, aka Serge Golota, a food content creator
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Michael Nagrant
20
R.I.P. Chicago Tribune Food Criticism & the Out-of-Town Celebrity Chef Trend
Born 1980s(-ish)- Died May 20th, 2024
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Michael Nagrant
7
The Human Centi-PR*
*this title is based on a movie called the Human Centipede that you should not Google while at work
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Michael Nagrant
1
No Such Thing As a Free Meal
If you were a struggling Chicago chef or restaurant owner, my advice to you might be, “Have you considered sleeping with a food journalist or a PR…
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Michael Nagrant
27
Pizza City Fest Has No Sauce
Steve Dolinsky, aka the Hungry Hound Food Guy, has always been a fraud.
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Michael Nagrant
21
Why I Don’t Trust the Chicago Tribune’s Review of Smoque Steak
If someone offered you $17,859,000 dollars a year to spend two hours a week trying to annihilate another human being, would you do it?
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Michael Nagrant
9
See the Sausage
If you work in a strip club long enough, you stop seeing the naughty bits.
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Michael Nagrant
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