Ahmed Akbar
Food Reporter at Chicago Tribune
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1 day ago |
chicagotribune.com | Ahmed Akbar
Warning: spoilers ahead for the first 12 episodes of Season 22 of “Top Chef.”Two Chicago chefs have fought long and hard to make it to the “Top Chef” season finale, which airs June 5 and concludes June 12 on Bravo.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Kayla Samoy |Ahmed Akbar |Zareen Syed |Lauryn Azu
Chicago weather can be quite unpredictable this time of year, but we’re ready to say goodbye to the chilly temperatures and embrace afternoons under the warm sun. Local bars and restaurants are preparing for the warmer weather too, as many have already opened their patios for the season. Here, we dive into patios across the city that are worth exploring, from recently opened spots to patios featuring pizza under sparkling lights. — Kayla Samoy, food editorScroll the map to find a patio near you.
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1 month ago |
chicagotribune.com | Ahmed Akbar
18th Street from Halsted to Ashland. Roughly a mile’s distance in walkable Pilsen. All styles of art line the buildings, doors and businesses here — cartoony murals, motifs of Indigenous art, portraits of community faces, stylized writing in English, Spanish and Arabic. There are taquerias, tattoo shops, kitschy vintage stores, nonprofit community services, James Beard-nominated restaurants and a library named for late activist Rudy Lozano. But a change has been happening over the past five years.
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2 months ago |
chicagotribune.com | Ahmed Akbar
This season at Wrigley Field, hospitality group Levy and the Chicago Cubs will debut a rotating menu that pays tribute to the city and some of their baseball rivals, with new signature items including a doughnut in the shape of a baseball. When the Cubs play their first home game of the season on April 4 against the San Diego Padres, one of the debut items will be a roast beef jibarito sandwich.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | Ahmed Akbar
This season at Wrigley Field, hospitality group Levy and the Chicago Cubs will debut a rotating menu that pays tribute to the city and some of their baseball rivals, with new signature items including a doughnut in the shape of a baseball. When the Cubs play their first home game of the season on April 4 against the San Diego Padres, one of the debut items will be a roast beef jibarito sandwich.
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