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Lynette Smith

Where It’s @: mrcrim3

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Instagram Handle:@mrcrim3 Followers:117,000 Who’s behind it: West Pullman native Ernest Crim III, 35 What it is: Videos on Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells, and other Black historical figures — with a contemporary take. (Wells “was a G … fearless enough to call white women out.”) Crim also highlights unsung heroes such as Barbara Johns, who organized a … Read more

Pasta Prince

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Reginette with roast pork, black beans, and giardiniera from Flour Power

Trying to decide where to dine out today raises all kinds of questions. Is the food good? Can I go without a reservation? Are the ingredients responsibly sourced? At Wilson Bauer and Alice Richter’s Flour Power, the answers are all yes. But the menu is so teensy — just three daily pastas ($16 to $18), focaccia, and … Read more

Taxim’s Lamb Shank Yuvetsi

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Taxim’s Lamb Shank Yuvetsi

Thanks to some tweaks from David Schneider of Wicker Park’s Taxim, you won’t need a yuvetsi — a classic Greek terra cotta pot — to prepare this traditional braised lamb. But you’ll still want to set aside an afternoon to make the dish, which calls for specialty items like Greek orzo and myzithra cheese. (You can find both at … Read more