Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Chicago magazine

    KONBINI & KANPAI

    Jul 16, 2022 0 minutes
    — JOHN KESSLER

    any of us have graduated from those flasks of scalding-hot, dirt-cheap refer to the polish of the rice or a Pokémon character? Thankfully, we have Jun-Jun Vichaikul (pictured, with co-owner Naomi Hattori) and his remarkable selection of sake at Konbini & Kanpai. An excellent rice wine guide, he will lead you to a bottle guaranteed to blow your mind with its depth of flavors and the aptness of its pairing with your food of choice.

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Chicago magazine

    Chicago magazine6 min read
    A Man About Town
    YOU NEVER LEAVE THE NABE,” A FELLOW ROGERS Parker once told me. “Why should I?” I responded. “I can buy my groceries here, I can go to the tavern, I can go to church. If I go somewhere else, I’ll have to pay for parking.” Neighborhood life is the ess
    Chicago magazine4 min read
    The Sox’s New Voice
    A FTER A DISMAL 101- loss season and the defection to Detroit of beloved announcer Jason Benetti, the White Sox could use a little positivity these days. And they may have found it in their unabashedly enthused new TV play-by-play man, John Schriffen
    Chicago magazine1 min read
    Eyes On The Prize
    THERE’S A LINE FROM EARLY IN THE SECOND SEASON OF The Bear that has stuck with me. Sydney asks Carmy what it takes for a restaurant to earn a Michelin star. “You’re going to have to care about everything, more than anything,” he says. The same holds

    Related