Bars

Olvera shares her favorite restaurants, bars, farmers' markets, and other culinary offerings, neighborhood by neighborhood in Chicago, with a few suggested gems in nearby suburbs. Included in this volume are recipes from local chefs and guides to the city's many food festivals and cooking classes. Olivera draws on her experience as a restaurant reviewer to introduce readers to the wide and varied world of food in Chicago.

Guide to Chicago that goes deeper than the usual tourist's guidebook

A guide to over ninety dive bars in Chicago

Two co-workers get paid at the end of the week, and then proceed to spend their money at a series of new bars.

"This is the insider's guide for anyone looking to make it in the Windy City arts scene. Whether your field is art, poetry, dance, comedy, film, theater, literature, opera, jazz, or rock n' roll, this hitchhiker's guide to Chicago's arts galaxy tells you where to go, who to talk to, and how to get gigs, showings, auditions, productions, openings and more." Also contains interviews.

In the summer of 1934, a baby goat fell off a truck and made its way into a tavern owned by Greek immigrant William Sianis, and an icon was born. Soon the Billy Goat Inn became a haven for police, politicians, reporters, and anyone else hungry for hospitality and the unique atmosphere "Billy Goat" Sianis had to offer. But did Billy really jinx the Cubs? When he and one of his goats were barred from entering Wrigley Field during the 1945 World Series, the Cubs' loss fueled a legend. Today there are seven Billy Goat Taverns, and within this volume you'll be sat down next to luminaries such as Mike Royko, John Belushi, Bill Murray, and Don Novello as you are reminded why the American Tavern is still the friendliest place in town.

Poems in three parts: "Placenta," "Ireland," and "Waiting for Something to Happen."

A collection of short stories and itineraries on South-meets-Midwest cultural differences, strained familial and romantic relationships, catching up with old friends, dead rats tied together at the tail, and various things to do with vegetables, including shooting string beans at strangers through a straw, and searching for things like sunglasses, grits, and skunk-apes.