Rick Bayless Talks; Intelligentsia Cafes Coming; More

NATIONAL—Rick Bayless chatted with Eater National about his new cookbook, Frontera: Margaritas, Guacamoles and Snacks, the state of Mexican food in America and the expanding culinary scene in Mexico. [~E~]

LOGAN SQUARE/WICKER PARK—So that Intelligentsia cafe opening in Logan Square? Looks like it's happening in early 2013 at 2642 N. Milwaukee. Another is set to follow in Wicker Park. [RedEye]

LINCOLN PARK—The Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba (2024 N. Halsted) paella festival kicks off tomorrow and runs through Nov. 14. Get $3 plates of paella and $3 bottles of Estrella Damm. [EaterWire]

THAT WAS THEN—So before Nate Silver was predicting presidential election outcomes, he apparently was talking about burritos in Chicago. [Burrito Bracket h/t Time Out Chicago]

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