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Made with only the finest ingredients.<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n

We\u2019ve yet to really get a taste of what 2016 has in store for us, but before we toss last year\u2019s leftovers in the trash, let\u2019s take a look at some of its most savory morsels. Here are Plugg’s Top Food Moments of 2015<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"10<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Named One of the Best Food Cities in America<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n

This one kind isn\u2019t really a huge surprise by any means, but a whole lot of time, effort, thought, and well\u2026 food went into the making of these rankings. Plus, Chicago beat out New York, and that\u2019s always nice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Latinicity\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Latinicity: Chicago\u2019s Mouthwatering Latin Food Market<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n

We were pretty pumped to hear about Latinicity\u2019s opening, and the Latin equivalent of Eataly didn\u2019t disappoint in the slightest. In fact, they had to shut down after just three days of business to replenish their stock of food. If you haven\u2019t been, you need to go.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n

7 Chicago Restaurants Ranked Among the Best in the World<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n

The French are pretty into food, so much so that the French Foreign Minister organized a group to rank restaurants from every country around the globe. Needless to say, Chicago had a few diners to throw into the mix.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Most<\/a><\/h6>\n
The Most Popular Beers in Chicago<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n

Is beer food? Nope, but we\u2019re gonna throw this one in here anyway because we can. This interactive chart allows you to click on each Chicago neighborhood to find out exactly which types of beer the people there like to drink.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The 5 Best Restaurants Along the Mag Mile<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n

We\u2019re no world-renowned food critics, but we know what to look for when it comes to good eats. As one of the most popular areas in the city, we took it upon ourselves to find out exactly which restaurants you should try.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Named the #1 City for Pizza in the U.S.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n

If you ain\u2019t first, you\u2019re last, right? Travelers come from around the globe just to get a taste of Chicago\u2019s scrumptious pie. Deep dish or not, we do alright in the pizza department.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Top<\/a><\/p>\n

The Top 10 Restaurants in Chicago<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n

Chosen by yours truly, we sent our crew out to eat at and rank some of the top restaurants around the city. After careful consideration and some tough cuts, we narrowed it down to our favorites.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"South<\/a><\/p>\n

The 5 Best Kept Secrets in the South Loop<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n

Last but not least, our taste buds led us down to the southeast, where we sampled and sized up some of the best local venues around. If you\u2019re looking for some amazing places you\u2019ve never heard of, this is where you should look. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Stay tuned for the rest of our upcoming series, as we\u2019ll be giving you our best of the best <\/span><\/i>videos<\/span><\/i><\/a>, events, shows, and rankings over the first week of January.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Made with only the finest ingredients. We\u2019ve yet to really get a taste of what 2016 has in store for us, but before we toss last year\u2019s leftovers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2279,"featured_media":4048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1309,1308,96],"class_list":["post-4046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-category-popular","tag-best-food-of-2015","tag-best-of-2015","tag-restaurants"],"yoast_head":"\nUrbanMatter\u2019s Top Food Moments of 2015 | UrbanMatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Before we toss last year\u2019s leftovers in the trash, let\u2019s take a look at some of its most savory morsels. 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