ManBQue Approved: Coalfire Pizza
It takes guts to run a legit East Coast-style pizza joint in the home of the deep dish bravado. Hell, opening and running it is the easy part, getting good Read More
Wing Warfare: The FAQ
Recently, we announced the theme for May’s ManBQue MEATing: Wing Warfare. A titanic battle of men and fire and chicken. We knew how it was going to happen. We knew Read More
MBQ&A: Chicago Craft Beer Week Edition
We in Chicago are in the midst of Chicago Craft Beer Week – the most glorious week of all for beer lovers. And by week, the organizers mean May 16-26. Read More
R.I.P. Ray Manzarek & my Love/Hate relationship with The Doors
Today was a pretty heavy day to wake up to. All of the media outlets I read in the morning were inundated with news of the Oklahoma Tornado. My Facebook Read More
ManBQue Approved
Starting next Friday, 5/24, ManBQue will be showcasing great restaurants and products that you should know about. ManBQue Approved is our way of recommending our favorite places/products to all of Read More
Chicago Craft Beer Week: Events you MUST attend!
It’s finally here, Chicago Craft Beer Week; that time of the year where I wished I was cloned and had a chauffeur. All the craft beer scenesters in Chicago put Read More
Stop What You’re Doing and Watch Chris Hadfield’s “Space Oddity”
Earlier this week, Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield gave new meaning to the term, “space rock,” with a video rendition of David Bowie’s 1969 hit, “Space Oddity,” recorded and produced Read More
MBQ&A: Picky eaters, teriyaki sauce, and guilty pleasure songs
It’s time once again for ManBQue to take your tenderloins of ignorance, expose them to the purifying fire of our expertise, and return them to you with a side of Read More
Make Wings, Get Published: Announcing Wing Warfare
Every month, the competitors at ManBQue MEATings brawl for food supremacy over the forging heat of the grill fire. Each man is determined to have his personal meat Sistine Chapel Read More
Prime Cuts: May 2013 Album Previews
You may check out these killer new releases this May. (See what we did there?) Mikal Cronin: MCII (Merge Records) San Francisco multi-instrumentalist Mikal Cronin may be best known as Read More
MBQ&A: Wood smoke, jibaritos, and food in movies
Welcome back to MBQ&A, where we answer all the questions of the universe with grilling knowledge. Your vaunted advisors today: JB Mays The Godfather Death Toll Scholl Tomax Ricky Thumbs Read More
ManBQue helps support Mental Health Awareness Month
MAY is Mental Health Awareness Month To help advocate, ManBQue has teamed up with Chicago suicide prevention non-profit Hope for the Day on the MEAT, HOPE and ROCK N’ ROLL t-shirt collaboration. Read More
ManBQue Does Dark Lord
“Dark Lord Day is the only day of the year to buy Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout. DLD is a festival where participants can meet other beer enthusiasts, Read More
A Breakdown of the Craft Brew Industry, in Metal
Music blogger “Metal Chris” of Washington DC / Virginia / Baltimore area site DC Heavy Metal recently published the perfect metal analogy to the craft beer industry. Whether you’re in DC or elsewhere, Read More
First Bite: Queens of the Stone Age Drops New Single
This week Queens of The Stone Age dropped “My God Is The Sun,” the first track from its upcoming studio album, …Like Clockwork (Matador). The record is the band’s first studio Read More