Nick Allen

Chicago

Chicago critic who stays during the credits. Senior Editor @EbertVoices. Also words at @ThePlaylistNews, @vulture, @wearemel [email protected]

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Competitive drive of Trinity Prep’s McKenna Hawley sets her apart from her peers

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Nick Allen

WINTER PARK, Fla — Trinity Prep’s McKenna Hawley is among the best in getting strikeouts in the state. She reached the 1,000th strikeout milestone, earlier this year in just her junior season.
Iconic Dishes That Define Chicago

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Nick Allen |John Ringor |Adrian Kane

The pizza pot pie is the epitome of what we imagine coastal elites think of Chicago food—a buttery tub of bread surrounding a vat of cheese, sausage, and tomato sauce. Sure, it’s ugly like a pizza teleportation gone wrong a la The Fly, but it’s delicious. RESERVE A TABLEYes, bacon-wrapped dates are now as common at restaurants as being told to “order two to three small plates per person.” But Avec’s chorizo-stuffed dates were ahead of the trend 20 years ago, and remain a standout.
20 Classic Restaurants In Chicago

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Nick Allen |John Ringor |Adrian Kane

Birrieria Zaragoza reels you in right away with its carving station and the smell of pressed-to-order tortillas. This tiny taqueria has been specializing in Jalisco-style birria since 2007, and even though the menu is small, they set the standard for birria citywide. Their stewed goat basically melts on impact, and the meat's funk is nicely balanced out by smoky arbol consomé. Sun Wah is the Peking duck king of Chicago.
5 Bars That Are Like Midwestern Basements

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Nick Allen

This Korean listening bar is what we call basement chic—it’s decorated with old radios and a whole lot of wood paneling, an aesthetic worthy of Midwestern Luxe magazine. Fun vinyl is always crackling through the speakers, and they have excellent snacks and drinks, like a bingsu cocktail that tastes like Fruity Pebbles. Just know that the rules of “the comfy couch” apply—Parachute HiFi is a first come, first serve spot. Arrive early in the night to grab a place to hang.
Tighter import controls needed for biosecurity

2 months ago | meatmanagement.com | Nick Allen

Nick Allen, CEO of the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), says that all meat imports from Germany should have been halted immediately following the announcement of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) case.
Too often, mental health treatment simply isn’t very good

Jan 13, 2025 | statnews.com | Nick Allen

Adobe Although the Biden-Harris administration is coming to an end, some of its work will continue. The administration has invested tens of billions of dollars to expand federal and state mental health and substance use services through the Safer Communities Act, the American Rescue Plan, and other legislation. In the fall, they significantly extended these efforts by finalizing rules to extend mental health parity laws.
What sentence will Trump get? The president-elect’s expected hush money punishment explained

Jan 10, 2025 | pressnewsagency.org | Nick Allen

In an unprecedented moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing on Friday in the Stormy Daniels hush money case in New York. The sentence will be handed down in an austere Manhattan courtroom by Judge Juan M. Merchan, a New York state judge, who oversaw Trump’s trial last year. At the end of the trial in May, Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The seriousness of the charges meant it was open to the judge to impose a jail sentence.
Gus' Sip And Dip

Jan 2, 2025 | theinfatuation.com | Nick Allen

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Butcher And The Bear

Dec 4, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | Nick Allen

photo credit: Butcher & The BearRESERVE A TABLELike a lot of restaurants in Chicago, Butcher & The Bear is a pricey steakhouse with average (at best) food. For Lincoln Parkers, it’s a three-level series of small dining rooms ready for a low-lit anniversary dinner. Or, a birthday for someone really into tall framed pictures of stern-looking bears smoking cigs. But any special occasion here won’t be related to the food. If someone drags you here, stick with the namesake chopped salad.
All The Christkindlmarket Food Stalls, Ranked

Nov 26, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | John Ringor |Veda Kilaru |Nick Allen |Adrian Kane

Most of the food at Christkindlmarket is “good for a pop-up holiday market in the middle of downtown.” But DönerMen is flat-out tasty. The currywurst has an excellent tangy sauce and a hefty dusting of curry powder. And the juicy chicken doner is well-seasoned, complemented by tart tzatziki. Get both over fries—they’re the ideal sponge for all the sauce. Helmut’s flaky strudel pastry is stuffed with lightly spiced apple chunks and studded with raisins.