"Maybe even better than the pork is a crunchy-skinned half chicken featuring what often seems like the impossible: simultaneously moist thighs, legs, and breasts." Though my job is supposedly to find really great food experiences, I also have this really dirty habit of avoiding them. Usually it’s a mixture of procrastination or busyness, whereby I somehow miss the opening of a new spot, and before you know it, everyone, including my grandma, has blogged about how good the place is and how it’s become a Chicago classic—and then there’s no need for me to even try it. Honky Tonk Barbecue in Chicago is one of those places. While my grandmother hasn’t yet Twittered me about the pulled pork, they’ve already...
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As documented earlier today, the Wafels & Dinges truck near Serious Eats HQ conceived a new combo. Their normal Belgian wafel topped with sauced-up pulled pork, coleslaw, and a fuchsia koolickle (pickle brined in Kool-Aid). WTF, you ask? It's meant to be eaten like a taco, with those sloppy innards falling out. I don't know about this one. I usually like to keep my pulled pork and waffles separate....
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