Author Archives: EMAY

BUSY

Yeah, its been quiet around here. I’ve been busy cultivating this little creature: If you’re craving some food writing (and recipes) I wrote a story about regional Mexican food in Chicago for the May issue of Bon Appétit HERE. I can’t promise there will be much content for the next few months. Maybe a baby food […]
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2/28: Reggae Brunch at Roots & Culture

Sunday, February 28th, 11 AM- 2 PM At Roots & Culture 1034 N Milwaukee Ave. Join the Piranha Club for a reggae brunch celebrating Roots & Culture’s 10th Anniversary. Featuring the Jamaican rhythms of Black Dog Sound with special guest DJ History. Hopping island flavors will include curry goat Royal Pies by our buds at Pleasant […]
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Top 10 2015

I considered skipping the old Top 10 post this year, in its 8th edition. Year end lists seem to be cliché, passé, blasé, blasé at this point– folks are sick of em! There’s a lot to be sick of on the internet these days. I don’t know what your Facebook feed has looked like in […]
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Piranha Club: E 2 tha Z: Noche de Krampus

Somewhere along the line my typical Grinch-ishness opened up to the idea of the holiday party. I dig how X-mas is celebrated in other cultures, sidestepping the American consumerist frenzy in lieu of feasting with loved ones. So its become an annual tradition, the Piranha Club holiday party. Good timing that the Goat Boy was […]
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Piranha Club presents: E 2 tha Z: Noche de Krampus

Piranha Club Presents: E to tha Z: Noche de Krampus   Wednesday, December 16th, 7:00 PM 1034 N Milwaukee Ave.   SOLD OUT Limit 20 seats (Menu after poem)     This Krampus dude is having a moment,   Sounds like trouble for bad kids, doesn’t it?   To spare our hides we must offer […]
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11/7: SUPER SUB X R&C @ Threewalls ~The Great Good Place~

Saturday, November 7th, 9:00- 11:30 PM   SUPER SUB   Roots & Culture for Brandon Alvendia’s The Great Good Place   @ Threewalls 119 N Peoria   Featuring: DJ Mr. E, liquor, wings, “Super 3X” Jim Shoo, & introducing “The Ace” Super Sub at 1050 N Ashland has weathered the changing tides of its neighborhood, […]
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Piranha Club X Jenny Kendler: Fall Foraged Feast

This may have been the most elaborate Piranha Club yet, I mean we did gather 75% of the ingredients ourselves! Jenny Kendler and I had been mutual admirers of each other’s work, but it was pics of her foraging adventures on Instagram ~that social media thing once again~ that led me to finally approach her about […]
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10/1: Piranha Club X Jenny Kendler present: Fall Foraged Feast

The Piranha Club X Jenny Kendler present: Fall Foraged Feast Thursday October 1st, 7 PM 1034 N Milwaukee Ave. $40 for 5 courses + drinks SOLD OUT! Foraging is a lifestyle, once you realize that there is free food lurking around the corner on your morning walk, it’s hard not to notice little gems of […]
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Piranha Club: Advantages in Electronic Cooking

More like Adventures in Electronic Cooking. Personally, I swore off the microwave right after the instant ramen years of early college (1998). I honestly never touched one of the things until Jessica moved in with hers four years ago. It certainly was an indispensable member of our kitchen appliance team in my household growing up, […]
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8/23: Piranha Club: Advantages of Electronic Cooking

Sunday, August 23rd, 7PM   The Piranha Club Presents: Advantages of Electronic Cooking   1034 N Milwaukee Ave.   $30 for 5 courses with drinks Buy tickets HERE   Microwave cooking is speedy!   Easy to operate!   Microwave ovens can save you energy!   And will not heat up the house!   Microwave cooking preserves the nutrients […]
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