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	<title>Best of Chicago &#187; West Loop</title>
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		<title>Best solo art show (in the last year or so)</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2011/12/15/best-solo-art-show-in-the-last-year-or-so/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ella Christoph</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ebersmoore Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heidi Norton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a tie! Mindy Rose Schwartz and Heidi Norton We should be so lucky. On one hand we had Mindy Rose Schwartz’ odd pottery, large vintage credenzas and ceramic water fountains occupying the whole of Threewalls, and on the other Heidi Norton’s impressive fossilized plants, encrusted in heavy glass plates, proved that it was time for Ebersmoore to aim higher and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best place to smell the chocolate cloud</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2011/12/15/best-place-to-smell-the-chocolate-cloud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ella Christoph</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blommer Chocolate Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[West Loop Although the EPA demanded reduced emissions from the Blommer Chocolate processing plant, its sickly sweet cocoa aroma sugarcoats the West Loop industrial corridor like a welcoming cup of hot chocolate. If you can’t follow your nose to the factory shop during normal business hours, Blommer&#8217;s has opened a pop-up shop called The Candy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Greek restaurant</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2011/12/14/best-greek-restaurant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ella Christoph</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artopolis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Artopolis Situated in the heart of Halsted’s Greektown, this clean, well-lit place doesn’t look much like your standard-issue Greek restaurant. For one, it has an airy, postmodern look about it. For another, it combines in one cozy space a full Greek bakery, a steam-table cafeteria and full bar. But for our money, what makes it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best new restaurant (opened in the last year or so)</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2010/12/09/best-new-restaurant-opened-in-the-last-year-or-so-2/</link>
		<comments>http://best.newcity.com/2010/12/09/best-new-restaurant-opened-in-the-last-year-or-so-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianhey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gold Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Pilkey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Girl and the Goat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L20]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ria We didn’t agree with many of the Michelin Guide&#8217;s new ratings, but the two stars they awarded to Ria were pretty spot on. Impeccable service, one of Chicago’s best sommeliers Dan Pilkey, and inspired dishes like lobster with a chestnut sabayon, fennel and orange make this the best Chicago restaurant opening since L20. 11 East [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best hangover cure</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2010/12/09/best-hangover-cure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianhey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saigon Sisters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Op La at Saigon Sisters The Op La from Saigon Sisters features more pork than the United States House of Representatives. Add in a runny poached egg and a few dashes of MSG-laden Maggi sauce and a nest of caramelized onion and you’ll be ready to do another night of bad tequila shots. 567 West [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best local music festival</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2010/12/09/best-local-music-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianhey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audience Choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture & Nightlife]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bitchpork Fest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bitchpork Fest Pitchfork Fest is a local treasure, presenting a smorgasbord of rock, electronica, hip-hop and more in a friendly, affordable setting. It’s certainly a great alternative to the expensive mob scene that is Lollapalooza. But after witnessing a particularly overblown set at Pitchfork, it was refreshing to head down to a Little Village warehouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best gnarling dog restaurant t-shirt</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2010/12/09/best-gnarling-dog-restaurant-t-shirt/</link>
		<comments>http://best.newcity.com/2010/12/09/best-gnarling-dog-restaurant-t-shirt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianhey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goods & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakeview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wishbone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wishbone Dolly the Standing Poodle has passed away, but her iconic image lives on. Catch a candid shot of the owner’s beloved pet, reproduced on a black or white t-shirt. The gnarling Dolly, priced at $10, comes in S, M, L or XL. Don’t forget the $12 red-trimmed fitted girl’s black top or the light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best printmaking studio</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2010/12/09/best-printmaking-studio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianhey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture & Nightlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angee Lennard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spudnik Press Printmaking isn’t really a kitchen table sort of enterprise; it often requires heavy machinery and training. But that’s exactly why there’s Spudnik Press. Angee Lennard directs this West Loop print studio, where novices can take classes and printers can sign up for the open studios. They’re set up for etchings, relief printing and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best alternative art-space fundraiser</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2009/11/11/best-alternative-art-space-fundraiser/</link>
		<comments>http://best.newcity.com/2009/11/11/best-alternative-art-space-fundraiser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tomnewcity</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture & Nightlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Museum of Surgical Science]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ThreeWalls’ &#8220;You Oughta Be In Fangs&#8221; Who needs “Twilight” when there&#8217;s a vampiric speakeasy around? This past May, ThreeWalls, a non-profit gallery space and artist residency in the West Loop, hosted its annual spring fundraiser at the Museum of Surgical Science. The theme was an idiosyncratic combination of vampire fantasy and Gatsbyesque dinner party complete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best place to eat head cheese</title>
		<link>http://best.newcity.com/2009/11/11/best-place-to-eat-head-cheese/</link>
		<comments>http://best.newcity.com/2009/11/11/best-place-to-eat-head-cheese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tomnewcity</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackbird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Kahan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Publican Not usually in the fine-dining repertoire but more in the realm of unusual cold cuts that remind us of that van scene in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” head cheese is actually pretty damn good if prepared properly. Count on Blackbird and Avec owner Paul Kahan to serve up some delicious mystery meat at his [...]]]></description>
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