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What are your headline predictions for 2017?
Michael Nagrant, RedEye: Publican Taco Burrito King #7 Opens in Wicker Park; Giuseppe Tentori Reinvents Chicago Deep Dish Pizza; Burt’s Place Finally Re-Opens, Foodies Complain It’s Not the Same; Upscale Chinese Restaurants Surpass Number of Chicago Steakhouses; Phil Tadros Maintains He’s Still the Greatest Businessman of All Time; Tony Hu Opens Lao Szechuan Outpost in Prison, Inmates Go Crazy for Tony’s Chili Chicken
Chris LaMorte, UrbanDaddy: Let them eat taco bowls!
Chandra Ram, Plate: I very much hope it’s something like: Food World Fights Back Against Trump’s Destructive Policies
Penny Pollack, Chicago magazine: Donald Trump opens a small-plate manufacturing company in Taiwan
Morgan Olsen, RedEye: Restaurant group opens sexy neo dive bar with pour-your-own PBR; Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams debuts marijuana-infused brownie-flavored ice cream
Michael Gebert, Fooditor: Boka Group Stalls, Will Only Open Two 400-Seat Restaurants This Year ; Shake Shack. No News, We Just Like Saying Shake Shack
Elizabeth Atkinson, Time Out Chicago: Lagunitas recalls batch of Lagunitas Sucks beer after Belgian yeast strain goes wild. Four new all day bars to open spring 2017
Lisa Shames, CS: Whey? No way! Oysters Get Fired Up. Deck the (Food) Halls. Garden Party. Bowled Over. Where There's Smoke...
Anthony Todd, Chicagoist: Despite Constant Nasty Tweets and Podcast Rants, Vera Continues To Be Ignored By Michelin. Failing that, "Economic Collapse Brought on By Trump's Tweeting and Trump's Deportation Police Force Entirely Destroys Restaurant Industry," but that might be too pessimistic.
Matt Kirouac, Zagat: Restaurants and Bars Now Officially Outnumber People in Chicago
