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Essence Magazine
This Journalist Turned Restaurateur Is The Genius Behind Chicago’s Most Talked About Soul Food Restaurant
BY KIMBERLY WILSON · UPDATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Chicago may be famous for its deep dish pizza, but did you know some of the nation’s most delicious soul food also resides within the city?
Thanks to Chef Kristen Ashley, the chef behind Cleo’s Southern Cuisine in Bronzeville, her Creole and southern-style food has drawn such acclaim throughout the city that it has been known to draw lines around the block. This is all from a chef who never even tastes her own food!
Wall Street Journal
Chicago’s West Loop: A Guide for Eating, Drinking, Walking and Gawking
By Susan Hack - Updated Aug. 27, 2021
CHICAGO’S WEST LOOP neighborhood feels like a separate city—an enclave of art deco warehouses and low-story brick buildings facing a wall of skyscrapers across the I-90 Expressway. Once the site of an open-air 19th-century produce market on Randolph Street and home to meatpackers along Fulton Market two blocks north, the neighborhood is now a booming development zone.
Chicago Food Magazine
Where to Celebrate National Fried Chicken Month this September
Chef Kristen Harper of Cleo's Southern Cuisine and her family recipes for fried chicken thighs, wings and tenders...and Chicken & Waffles.
WGN Daytime Chicago | https://wgntv.com/daytime-chicago/how-to-make-an-authentic-nashville-hot-chicken-sandwich/
The Infatuation | https://www.theinfatuation.com/chicago/guides/chicago-restaurants-thanksgiving-takeout
Block Club Chicago | https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/11/22/heres-where-you-can-find-free-food-and-groceries-in-bronzeville-this-week/
Chicago Defender | https://chicagodefender.com/thanksgiving-grocery-giveaway-with-black-people-eats/
Black Media Daily | https://blackmediadaily.com/heres-where-you-can-find-free-food-and-groceries-in-bronzeville-this-week/
Daily Advent | https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/e6dcf486100862c8da8373b1e181ca42-Thanksgiving-Grocery-Giveaway-with-Black-People-Eats
The Awakening Blog | https://theawakening.substack.com/p/a-southern-focused-concept-with-purpose
