🥷🏻 Behind the scenes of my review at Maplewood Brewery & Distillery in Chicago and beyond

🇵🇱 Chef Joanna Janczurewicz makes her takes on modern Polish American comfort food in the city and suburbs — from lazy dumplings (kluski leniwe) and pork butter (smalec) to mushroom baguette pizza with ketchup (zapiekanka)

🙏 Photos by John J. Kim. Edited by Kayla Samoy. Photo edited by Steven Rosenberg. Copy edited by Nancy Stuermer. Print design by Alyson Morris.

📰 Full review at Chicago Tribune Food at link in my profile @louisachu1

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chicagotribune.com/2026/09/01/restaurant-review-maplewood-brewery-chicago/?share=sgeaw1606oeroi6traws

1 & 2) mushroom baguette pizza with ketchup aka zapiekanka at Maplewood Lounge in Logan Square
3 & 4) pork butter aka lard aka smalec
5 & 6) potato babka aka babka ziemniaczana
7 & 8) Polish meatballs aka klopsiki
9 & 10) strawberry rhubarb parfait
11 & 12) Pink is Punk spiritfree drink at the new Maplewood Public House in Glen Ellyn
13 & 14) kielbasa plate
15 & 16) chicken Kyiv aka devolaj
17 & 18) Fat Pug brownie sundae
19) My dog Kōl after dinner on the covered patio at the Public House
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