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Everyone has been talking about the Korean-style tacos served up at Del Seoul in Lincoln Park.

 I was in Madison on Saturday, watching my Badgers beat up on Northwestern, and taking a share of the Big Ten title.

I discovered the tiny Pastel! Cakes and More bakery along South Pulaski completely by accident.  I was heading down there to have lunch at the wonderful Birria Zaragoza, and couldn't help but poke my head inside.

photo of Bandera's Macho Salad by Joseph StorchIf it weren't for the promise of a satisfying lunch, many of us wouldn't even bother with holiday shopping. Seriously, if you don't fuel up, you're going to get cranky, and that's going to affect how much you spend on Uncle Random, right?

   After eight years, Jackie Shen has had enough.  "I want to be creative again," an exasperated Shen told me last night, just before working the line during service at Red Light.

Look out, Chizakaya, Takashi Yagihashi is getting into the game. The respected Japanese chef and namesake of the now-Michelin-starred Bucktown restaurant has just signed a lease on a space at 116 W.