Nas Masoud’s cheesesteak took ten months to perfect. “I was in Philly a couple years ago, and I went to Angelo’s,” says Masoud, the peripatetic sandwhichero behind Logan Square’s South Loop Market. “They’re one of the top-ranked cheesesteaks—and it change... See more
“Bugga” Macerelli hid full pots of Sunday gravy under her bed to keep her kids from stealing it. If she didn’t, the piccole pesti would dip the bread in it—and loaves of Mancini’s simply weren’t growing on dogwoods in mid-50s McKeesport, a steel town just... See more
Jessica Walks First smudged the bison with smoldering sage. Smoke rose from her left hand and she fanned it with the eagle feather in her right as she walked the length of the livestock trailer. Inside were three cows, two juvenile males, and a bull. Then... See more
Shirley Cisneros spent four months perfecting her rose water flan. “It was a challenge because I didn’t want people to eat perfume,” she says. “I had to figure out how to balance it with the caramel, because if you go slightly over with the sugar, it leav... See more
Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. If you’re the sort of lead foot who believes a yellow signal just means there’s room for one more... See more
