Julia Thiel

Interests include: food, beer, cocktails, whiskey, and bikes. Writer by trade.

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@chewbaccasbaby And that editor was hired by an owner who had no interest in the paper and just wanted it to go away

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@Anhalt Last year mine went from $34 to $39 (I do vaguely remember seeing that email, now that I think of it). I don’t know why yours would have gone up so quickly.

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@Anhalt Oh wow, that’s crazy. I’ll have to check mine...it’s on auto pay and I may have missed an email about it. Mine was $25 when I started and was $35 last I checked, but that was a while ago.

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@BriannaWellen @chicagosmayor You’re clearly seven years old, Brianna. They’re not going to let you buy wine no matter what time it is.

[Eileen Smith @bearshapedspher]

Roiling emotions of paternal death at 10, carrying loss, finding him everywhere, always running. Panic at turning 40, living to be older than he ever was, keeping in motion. Finding stillness and steady footing thousands of miles from that first lost home. #pitmad #mem #nf #a

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@whet I had that last night and the chicken was so good!

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@Anhalt Not nearly as bad, but I was recently crossing Armitage in a crosswalk and a van stopped to let me go. I waved, but as he passed the guy yelled “You’re welcome!” Like...apparently he needed more effusive praise for following the law. A hand-written thank-you note, perhaps?

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@hopnotes @hopnotes Thanks for a great read!

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

A new study confirms what Chicago food truck owners already knew: the city is one of the most difficult places in the U.S. to operate a food truck. https://t.co/K9EwRAxSv0

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

These two women noticed black people in the food and beverage industry weren't being covered by the media--so they started their own publication to do it. https://t.co/5HFwcH3TqU

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

Through Friday, you can try the hopped-up daiquiri Sam Ruppert made for Cocktail Challenge at @Dryhopchicago https://t.co/BSTVs4l6Hn

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@CullenWay @Chicago_Reader @KalakVodka @momose_julia Both those articles ran over a year ago, but if a reason to write about her again came up next week, I'd be thrilled. She's talented, articulate, and professional, and I think there's a reason she's getting national recognition.

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

@CullenWay @Chicago_Reader @KalakVodka @momose_julia Thanks, but I meet and write about other Chicago bartenders regularly. I've written about Momose once because she was using a spirit I was interested in, and once because she was nominated by another bartender for the Reader's Cocktail Challenge series.

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

Ever had a cocktail made with lobster guts and lobster ice cubes? No? Lucky you. https://t.co/hlac5NzCOG

[Harper's Magazine @Harpers]

Rank of the United States in 2014 among countries in which expats most want to live : 5

In 2017 : 43

https://t.co/Wr1SZNgpdj

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

(Most Chicago-area distilleries haven't even been around for six years)

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

You don't see a lot of locally made rum in Chicago, but @NSDistillery has some it's been aging for six years: https://t.co/mU9Ycc9fJn

[Julia Thiel @juliathiel]

Off Color's new taproom is *not* named Meow Town (even though @jalaffler would have liked it to be) https://t.co/0TRRfvzy6F

[John Laffler🐊 @jalaffler]

Always love @Chicago_Reader. Even with less, their writers actually take the time to understand complexity. Imagine what they'd do with more https://t.co/3mBtSFmxn6