Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. The ...

Made popular during the late nineteenth century, absinthe was the aphrodisiac of La Belle Époque. It was portrayed as a psychoactive drug and the alcoholic drink of choice among some of the greatest ...

Fans of the green fairy, you’re in luck. As of September 2023, London’s swanky Hotel Café Royal debuted their latest on-premise cocktail concept, Green Bar, which highlights a variety of unique ...

As part of its Farm to Post initiative, Post 390 owner Chris Himmel, executive chef Eric Brennan, and sous chef Jonathan DeSoto, all went to The Big Easy (DeSoto’s hometown) to find the best products ...

A question for the ages: Just how many abandoned absinthe fountains are out there? Disenchanted by the apparatus (tragically, just picture those heavy fountains metal-plated Lady Absinthe lifts ...

When Libertine closed in Adams Morgan to make way for Rosario, it left D.C. without a dedicated absinthe bar. Fortunately, Mirabelle has stepped up and set a goal of being the largest pourer of the ...

Belle Epoque Absinthe Lounge (240 Bourbon St.) opens Oct. 17 behind the Old Absinthe House bar, in the space that housed Tony Moran’s Restaurant until 2016. The building on the corner of Bourbon and ...