
Kayla Samoy
Food Editor at Chicago Tribune
Food Editor @ChicagoTribune. Previously @AP and The ABIS Group. Proud Filipina, desert girl and @uarizona grad. 🇵🇭🌵😸
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1 week ago |
thebrunswicknews.com | Kayla Samoy |Lauryn Azu
CHICAGO - Como en años anteriores, la 13ª edición de nuestros premios Readers' Choice Food Awards (Premios gastronómicos elegido por los lectores) estuvo llena de deliciosas sorpresas. Más de 200 lectores nominaron a sus cafeterías, panaderías y restaurantes favoritos durante una semana de enero. Nos encantó estudiar detenidamente las candidaturas y leer los emocionados comentarios de apoyo a sus lugares favoritos.
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4 weeks ago |
bnd.com | Kayla Samoy
Since 2011, some form of the Chicago Tribune Food Awards have been held, honoring the best of the Chicago food scene, from restaurants and bars to nonprofits and more. Whether it was through our Reader’s Choice Food Awards, where hundreds of votes pour in every year, or the Critic’s Choice Food Awards, where the dining team selects the honorees, the local businesses we’ve highlighted over the years have impressed us and left their mark.
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4 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Kayla Samoy
Since 2011, some form of the Chicago Tribune Food Awards have been held, honoring the best of the Chicago food scene, from restaurants and bars to nonprofits and more. Whether it was through our Reader’s Choice Food Awards, where hundreds of votes pour in every year, or the Critic’s Choice Food Awards, where the dining team selects the honorees, the local businesses we’ve highlighted over the years have impressed us and left their mark.
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1 month ago |
chicagotribune.com | Kayla Samoy |Lauryn Azu |Ahmed Akbar |Zareen Syed
Like in years past, the 13th edition of our Readers’ Choice Food Awards was full of delightful surprises. More than 200 readers nominated their favorite coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants and more over a week in January. We loved poring over the submissions and reading the excited comments supporting your favorite places. We selected five finalists in each of the 10 categories to move onto the final round, which saw more than 2,500 readers cast more than 7,600 votes.
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2 months ago |
chicagotribune.com | Kayla Samoy
Just a few days remain to vote in the Readers’ Choice Food Awards, which will highlight your favorites in the food and beverage space across Chicagoland, such as your favorite coffee shop, neighborhood bar, suburban restaurant and more. Voting ends Friday evening and readers can vote daily for their favorite finalists below (refresh the page if the voting box doesn’t appear) or at chicagotribune.com/FoodAwards2024.
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