It’s chicken and waffle night at Monday Night Foodball

Check out Avrom Farm’s pastured poultry menu, at the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up. [READER]( [Food & Drink]( The chickens roam freely over the pastures at [Avrom Farm]( in Ripon, Wisconsin. But you might have spotted them in the wild this season at the Green City or Wicker Park farmers’ markets, where they nest on warm buckwheat waffles battered with their own eggs. This Monday they’re flocking to Irving Park for [Monday Night Foodball]( the Reader’s weekly pop-up chef series at the Kedzie Inn. Farmer Hayden Holbert grew up in Bucktown, but he introduced full-scale sustainable, regenerative agriculture on his grandparents’ 275-acre livestock farm five years ago. The birds are into it: the chicken and waffle stand arose this spring out of a need to utilize poultry overstock. This Monday, September 26, you can order your buttermilk-brined boneless fried chicken waffle tacos in a variety of dressings supplemented by produce from neighboring farms. I’m partial to the kimchi waffle with honey sriracha and chives, but you can go your own way with feta-arugula-balsamic; sour cherry and maple syrup; or any combo of toppings your demons demand. If waffles aren’t your way, go for the wings; add sides of fried okra or tomato salad; and ask Jon Pokorny to spike your hibiscus lemonade at the bar. There’s no advance planning required. Walk in any time after 6 PM at 4100 N. Kedzie and place your order. Meantime, look ahead with the new and improved Monday Night Foodball fall schedule. Keep your Friendsgiving open. 10/3: Pasta night with [Tony Quartaro]( of [Gemma Foods]( 10/10: Night of the Copi (the invasive species formerly known as Asian carp) with [Chả Cá Nuggs]( 10/17: Traditional Jewish deli with a modern purpose with [Schneider Provisions]( 10/24: Sausage party with the [Hot Dog Box]( 10/31: Halloween bye night 11/7: Plant-focused taqueria pop-up [Piñatta]( 11/14: The [return]( of barbecue ronin [Heffer BBQ]( 11/21: An all-star[Umamicue]( Friendsgiving 11/28: Thanksgiving break 12/5: TBA 12/12: [Kimski]( rumspringa with [Won Kim]( 12/19: First night of Hanukkah with [Zeitlin’s Delicatessen]( and [Schneider Provisions]( [Food books are falling this month]( Four Chicago books on pies, Palestinian cuisine, veggies, and bread by [Mike Sula]( [Umamicue and Friends smoke out the neighborhood at the next Monday Night Foodball]( Check out this historic barbecue supergroup’s menu at the Reader’s weekly guest chef pop-up at the Kedzie Inn. by [Mike Sula]( June 2019 [A (brief) guide to the food of Kerala]( A selection of the southwestern Indian state’s greatest hits from Glenview’s Kairali Foods by [Mike Sula]( Keep the Reader Free: Become a Member 🗞️ The Reader is embarking on a whole new chapter, with a new nonprofit model that puts readers at the heart of everything. Our revamped membership program lets you pay what you like, starting at $5 a month. And for a limited time, we’re offering annual memberships at a 20 percent discount. [Become a Monthly Member]( [Annual Membership (Save 20%)]( [Issue of September 15 - 28, 2022 Vol. 51, No.]( [Download Issue]( [View this e-mail as a web page]( [@chicago_reader]( [/chicagoreader]( [@chicago_reader]( [Chicago Reader on LinkedIn]( [/chicagoreader]( [chicagoreader.com]( [Forward this e-mail to a friend](. Want to change how you receive these e-mails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © 2022 Chicago Reader, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the receive emails from Chicago Reader Our mailing address is: Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616