Author Archives: EMAY

Ericʼs On-The-Cheap Eats Guide to Chicago

  Many folks don’t know that I keep this regularly updated guide to cheap eats in the Chi. I’ve been asked for it a bunch lately, so here it is to share. Check back every few months for an updated version. UPDATED 11/13/14 Download HERE  
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Piranha Club & Dutes Miller: Bread Man

Postponed: check back later. The Piranha Club & Dutes Miller present: BREAD MAN   Would you eat a man, man? Would you eat a bread man?   The skull bread connected to the jaw bread, The jaw bread connected to the beard bread, The beard bread connected to the chest bread, The chest bread connected […]
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A Tribute to Su Casa

It is with a heavy heart that I write this homage to Su Casa, a beloved grocery and Mexican restaurant in Fennville, Michigan that will close its doors after 27 years this month. Su Casa has supplied Ox-Bow with nearly all of its Thursday Mexican Night fixins,  since at  least as far back as 2000 […]
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Zine Release: Eric May’s The Flora & Fauna of Ox-Bow

  My account of 15 years of nature loving at Ox-Bow! $10 cheap! Buy via PayPal HERE  
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E-Dogz Zombie Apocalypse Refuge Center

This was a weird one! I was asked to respond to the work of the HALFLIFERS (the collaborative team of Torsten Zenas Burns and Anthony Discenza) whose show recently opened at Gallery 400. I hadn’t been super familiar with their work, but as I delved into their catalog of videos, I was immediately attracted to their parodic, […]
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E-Dogz at Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead Launch

  When my friend Elysia Bowery-Reeder, the recently appointed Executive Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, asked me if I would like to haul E-Dogz out to the D for the launch of Mike Kelley’s opus, how could I say no? Kelley has been a favorite artist of mine (and really guys, most […]
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Announcing: 5/13: E-Dogz Zombie Apocalypse Refuge Center

Eric May & Rimas Simaitis present: E-Dogz: Zombie Apocalyptic Refuge Center       May 13th, 5pm- 7pm  at Gallery 400 in response to Halflifers       When the zombie apocalypse goes down, we’ll all have to think on their toes– watching our backs as we hit the roads– escaping the ravenous army of […]
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Piranha Club #8: A Tribute to Leo’s Lunchroom

  Piranha Club #8 was a smashing success! It was a real pleasure to tap into the resonating, collective love for Leo’s Lunchroom. We had old regulars come out and  folks that weren’t around back when, but were excited to tap into the legend. This was the first time we’d served restaurant style and it […]
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Announcing Piranha Club #8: A Tribute to Leo’s Lunchroom

  April 27th, 11am- 9pm at Roots & Culture 1034 N Milwaukee Ave.   Serving a menu of brunch, lunch all day, and dinner. Brunch 11am-2pm. Dinner 6pm-8pm. Kitchen closes at 8. 10 seats available at a time. First come, first serve. BYOB. Vegetarians, of course, are welcome!     
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E 2 tha Z 3: Border Patrol

  Thanks to everyone that came out and indulged in our mongrelized Southwest/ Norteño fantasies. And biggest thanks to JZ, we kill it every time. Also shout outs to   Pia, true grit of the kitchen. These two wiped me out, but I felt like I held my ground (with achin feet). I don’t know […]
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