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Eater
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
A Chicago Restaurant Aped Chick-fil-A to Raise Funds During Pride Month
Over the weekend, Void, an Italian American restaurant in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, became the latest to enlist the fried chicken sandwich as a symbol of protest for the LGBTQ communities. For its Chick-Feel-Gay pop-up held on Sunday, June 22, the restaurant sold crispy chicken sandwiches and shakes. These were gourmet versions of what fast-food fans would find a Chick-fil-A. But this was no tribute. Though there have been attempts to whitewash its past, Chick-fil-A remains a sensitive topic thanks to its history of opposing LGBTQ causes. Last year, Chicago's Brave Space Alliance bristled when news broke that a location would be moving in underneath the nonprofit that's been advocating for LGBTQ members on Chicago's South Side for 25 years. While responding to comment for that story, a spokesperson of Chick-Fil-A told Eater Chicago that there's been plenty of misunderstanding when it comes to the fast-food company's stance on the queer community. Chef Art Smith didn't buy that explanation, describing the chain as 'the evil Chick-fil-A' at his annual Lunar New Year Party held at his Hyde Park Home. In 2014, Leghorn Chicken was a pioneer for this type of rebellion. The Ukrainian Village chicken sandwich spot, which has since closed, built its brand around being LGBTQ friendly, playing loud hip-hop music, and staying open on Sunday (Chick-fil-A famously closes on Sundays). A Vermont restaurant held a similar event in 2021. Lost Lake, the now-shuttered tiki bar in Logan Square, was the first to host the Chick-Feel-Gay pop-up in 2020. Led by sous chef Dani Kaplan during Pride Month, proceeds benefited the Brave Space Alliance. Kaplan, now a co-owner at Void, decided to bring back Chick-Feel-Gay to her new restaurant for Pride in 2025. Void's event drew a crowd, giving customers a unique way to celebrate. Check out some of the photos below. Void, 2937 N. Milwaukee Avenue See More: Chicago Restaurant News Eater Scenes
South China Morning Post
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
From fried chicken with caviar to Le Burger, chef Angie Mar on making food she believes in
Angie Mar was eight years old when she ate 'the dish that really changed my life'. Advertisement Now in her forties, the Chinese-American chef still vividly remembers the bowl of rognons de veau (veal kidneys) cooked in cognac and cream that she had on her first visit to France. 'It opened me up to this cuisine that I'd never had before,' Mar recalls, crediting her parents for broadening her palate. While she grew up around food, Mar did not initially intend to go into hospitality. But in 2010 she was feeling unfulfilled after working for a decade in corporate real estate in Los Angeles. So she moved to New York and enrolled in the French Culinary Institute. Angie Mar held her Lunar New Year Party 2025 at Delilah at Wynn Las Vegas on February 2. for Wynn Las Vegas Upon graduating a year later she worked under chef April Bloomfield at the Spotted Pig, a gastropub in Manhattan's West Village, where, Mar says, she learned about cooking with structure, precision and consistency – lessons she continues to draw on. Advertisement
