Cleetus Friedman's latest brewing adventure took him to New Holland Brewing, which is no stranger to hosting chefs with an interest in beer. more ›

The upcoming restaurant is hosting a one-night-only dinner event. If you want some darn good chicken, buy your tickets now. more ›

Once Friedman announced the book project on Twitter last week, we had to know more. more ›

Tonight’s event will include snacks and samples of the new Sarsaparilla Six Stout, and the chance to take home the new brew home with you. more ›

For one day only (until they decide to do it again) Chef Cleetus Friedman of City Provisions will be riding along with Philip Foss on the Meatyballs Mobile! That sounds like a synopsis for a bad road trip movie, but it should be a great collaboration. Friedman, who is one of our favorite meat cooks in town, has created something really special for today's ride: a meatball that's a combination of lamb and pork served with a coconut milk masala and fresh mint tzatziki sauce. more ›

Last week, City Provisions (our favorite charcuterie maker and all-around great local food emporium) announced that they would start serving brunch. CP already makes its own bacon, corned beef, pates and sandwiches, and starting this Sunday, June 26th, City Provisions will be serving an expanded menu from 10-2. The menu, which looks drool-worthy, will include latkes, whiskey-glazed ham, fresh biscuits and donuts, duck fat home fries and house-cured salmon. more ›

When last we visited City Provisions, the north side temple of all things local and/or meaty, we heard whispers about a forthcoming Meat CSA or farm share program. The program is official, the details are here, and you can buy it now. Based on the meat we ate there and the skills of the people in the kitchen, it's going to be a heck of a deal. more ›

Business has been booming at City Provisions' newly opened delicatessen. Cleetus Friedman and company have had a hard time keeping their house-made corned beef in stock. A Saturday visit to the deli also found they were out of a couple other lunch meats. more ›

After months of building (and a few hard hat tours), City Provisions is set to open its deli at 1816 W. Wilson on September 3. more ›

When we took our trek with City Provisions to River Valley Mushroom Ranch for a farm dinner last summer, owner Cleetus Friedman was eager to show us the plans for a modest deli he had planned for his space. more ›

• Stephanie Izard can't call her restaurant the Drunken Goat, due to copyright issues with the cheese of the same name. Say hello to Girl & the Goat, with a planned March opening [Dish]
• The Purple Pig passed inspection (alliteration: it's fantastic!) and is planning a late December opening. [Purple Pig Twitter]
• Also going through the pains of construction and acquiring city permits is the planned deli for Cleetus Friedman and City Provisions Supper Club. Deli cases have been ordered; Alderman Eugene Schulter lifted a moratorium on liquor licenses allowing City Provisions to apply for two liquor licenses; and they'll have a ground breaking date hopefully soon [Inbox]

Some chefs thrive on the rush of a packed house, expediting orders, turning over covers, the heat of the kitchen giving them the equivalent of a runner's high. Then there are those who choose the equally demanding but different pace of catering, where the number of meals is already known and the challenges are adaptation and transportation. This is the path of City Provisions chef/owner Cleetus Friedman. more ›

We snuck a tiny blurb into last week's "BotW" post about City Provisions's Saturday farm dinner (we're including the entire schedule here, in PDF format). more ›

Chicago Community Ventures recently awarded City Provisions Catering and Eventsand Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks as part of its Sustain Illinois competition. Irv & Shelly's, as readers know, delivers local organic and seasonal produce, meats, dairy and breads to its subscribers and is one of the more popular CSA programs in the area. more ›