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Paint the Town Green: Must-Try Restaurants and Bars for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations

By Tumpale Mwakasisi St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect excuse to indulge in Irish-inspired fare, raise a pint of Guinness, and enjoy the festive vibes. Whether you’re craving classic corned […]

  • Tumpale Mwakasisi
  • March 11, 2025
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction , Suburbs and exurbs

    Review: The How, When, and Why of Rail Lines, A History of the Railroad in 100 Maps, by Jeremy Black

    The 1897 image on pages 110 through11 of Jeremy Black’s A History of the Railroad in 100 Maps is a striking bird’s-eye view of Chicago, looking across downtown to the […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • March 9, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Interview

    Interview: Chicago-Made Filmspotting to Fulfill a 20-Year Dream With This Weekend’s Filmspotting Fest

    “A force for good in the universe.” This was filmmaker Rian Johnson’s decree on Filmspotting, Chicago’s premier movie talk show of the century. Born as Cinecast in 2005, just months […]

  • Anthony Miglieri
  • February 26, 2025
    • Food , Markets

    Interview: Moody Teas Tea for All Is a Brand We Can Get Behind

    Tea for all and all for tea, Moody Teas deep commitment to accessibility makes their brand—and exceptional product—something we can all root for year round. You may have seen their […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • January 21, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: With 444, Chicago-Based Hemlock Finds the Patience to Keep on Loving

    Granted, it’s not the most common thing to have your album release show two months after your album came out, but we do things a bit differently in Chicago, and […]

  • Lorenzo Zenitsky
  • December 12, 2024
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Pink Pony Club Dreams Come True at Big Star Wrigleyville’s Holiday Honky Tonk

    Forget Home Alone, the Grinch, and even Santa himself, the new Christmas pop-up tradition is bedecked in pink and it’s about time. Big Star Wrigleyville unveiled their version of Pink […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • December 5, 2024
    • Chicago history , Interviews , Stages , Theater

    Interview: Sivan Spector and Annie Share Discuss Switchboard, a Retelling of the 1915 Eastland Disaster

    We want to hear from you! Take our brief reader survey now and share your feedback on what you love at Third Coast Review—and what we could be doing better! Plus, everyone […]

  • Binx Perino
  • November 20, 2024
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction , Suburbs and exurbs

    Review: Winning through Infrastructure—Muddy Ground: Native Peoples, Chicago’s Portage, and the Transformation of a Continent by John William Nelson

    The key moment in John William Nelson’s important, original, and eye-opening history of the place that became the city of Chicago—Muddy Ground: Native Peoples, Chicago’s Portage, and the Transformation of […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • October 10, 2024
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    The Thing: Carne Asada Tacos at Taqueria El Asadero

    The people who know me best are well aware that rules are very much meant to be woven around, leaped over, and blatantly ignored. My parents really enjoyed my teen […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • August 20, 2024
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Food Feature: Tiny Dishes Over Small Bites at Taste of Andersonville

    Last night was Andersonville Chamber of Commerce’s annual event, Taste of Andersonville. This year there were three route options. The Nibble route, which featured Penelope’s Vegan Taqueria, Andale Market, and […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • August 8, 2024
    • Food , Recipes , Review

    Kitchen Test: A Cook’s Review of The New Chicago Diner Cookbook

    Meat-free since 1983 in a city filled with hotdog stands and beef sandwiches is reason enough to know the flavor is there to keep The Chicago Diner the long-lasting vegan […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • June 18, 2024
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Bites: What Read & Run Chicago’s Allison Yates Eats in a Day

    Allison Yates began Read & Run Chicago after realizing her two loves, reading and running, were both allowing her to explore, experience and connect with Chicago in an exciting way. […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • June 4, 2024
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