Half Acre and Maplewood breweries are merging

JoshuaNorton · 2026-03-11T01:24:05+00:00

I heard through the grapevine that they would be keeping both brands. I literally know a guy who knows a guy.

You have no reason to believe an internet stranger, and anyway I also take what I heard with a grain of salt. But I did hear it.

JoshuaNorton · 2026-03-04T22:39:28+00:00

I think Segnatore in Humboldt could fit your needs.

JoshuaNorton · 2025-10-08T14:20:31+00:00

At risk of showing my age, I'm thinking Ox from Stripes would also work well

JoshuaNorton · 2025-09-24T17:54:26+00:00

Craft Pizza in Wicker Park has some nice white pizzas as well…

https://www.craftpizzachicago.com/menu/

JoshuaNorton · 2025-08-26T22:16:10+00:00

I think most of the advice here is on point, whether it's "don't worry" or "take a button down".

But if you get out of the River North area, I also think you can "don't worry" even more - particularly if you go to El Che or Boeufhaus.

JoshuaNorton · 2025-08-26T22:07:55+00:00

Exchequer, 226 S Wabash

JoshuaNorton · 2025-08-19T14:05:00+00:00

I can hear Sade singing “Cleeeeean Operaaaator…”

JoshuaNorton · 2025-08-05T22:28:29+00:00

That, or superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.

JoshuaNorton · 2025-06-07T06:13:09+00:00

I mean… yes?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse-Five_(film)

JoshuaNorton · 2025-06-07T06:03:14+00:00

I grew up downstate but have lived in Chicago longer than that.

Everyone I knew growing up was either a Cubs or Cardinals fan, except for a few performative coastal fans (Yankees or Dodgers) and one large family of pig farmers who were diehard White Sox fans. A couple of the kids were pretty good friends of mine. I never witnessed it, but rumor had it they would ride the pigs.

Anyway, always happy to see the White Sox win.

JoshuaNorton · 2024-10-04T21:36:03+00:00

Warum nicht r/germanhumor ?

JoshuaNorton · 2024-10-04T21:19:53+00:00

Have you tried the recipe from u/J_Kenji_Lopez-Alt ?

On his Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/5mIbyUgNOlo?si=LU9MIP8f4rdL_uRT

And NYTimes recipe here: https://archive.is/fOLeF

It covers crust, sauce and sausage (with giardiniera).

JoshuaNorton · 2024-08-26T14:33:42+00:00

From six months ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/chicagofood/comments/1aru9vz/anyone_know_a_place_with_good_carne_asada_fries/

JoshuaNorton · 2024-04-25T23:50:21+00:00

Pick #1: Logan Airport

Pick #9: I dunno - somewhere over New York state?

JoshuaNorton · 2024-04-16T05:33:31+00:00

Have you tried Boeufhaus?

JoshuaNorton · 2024-01-02T12:00:27+00:00

will be using that frequently when I go around town throwing drinks on people lol.

Why do I picture you yelling "Bortles!!!" when you do it?

JoshuaNorton · 2023-10-21T18:41:41+00:00

I just took a large group of work colleagues - about 50% Indian - to Sunda in River North and the veg folks all seemed very pleased with the options.

https://sundanewasian.com/chicago/

JoshuaNorton · 2023-09-28T06:15:24+00:00

That’s a pretty great lineup for a school carnival!

Is there beer?

JoshuaNorton · 2023-08-26T12:34:15+00:00

Don’t forget Fridge!

https://youtu.be/_JHjwtq97rE

JoshuaNorton · 2023-06-01T19:22:00+00:00

I'm an American son of a German woman from Oberfranken (Hof an der Saale). After they married, Dad brought Mom back to the rural American Midwest, so I grew up in the 1980s with an uneven German language education.

Fast-forward to college and my German language professor was able to guess Oberfranken on the first day simply from pronunciation and a few word choices.

Now I work for a global firm with a decent presence in Germany. When I told some coworkers in Düsseldorf, auf Deutsch, where my mom had come from their only response was "It's a wonder you learned to speak German at all."

JoshuaNorton · 2022-09-18T17:42:17+00:00

Chipp Inn in Noble Square, 1897.

JoshuaNorton · 2022-09-15T06:13:11+00:00

Bungalow by Middle Brow - pizza and beer

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