Chef's Night Out: Malört Shots, Duck Frites, and Quesadillas (Fat Rice)

If you do a Chef's Night Out in Chicago and don't take a shot of Malört, were you even in Chicago? We head out for an epic evening with the duo behind Logan Square's Fat Rice, Abe Conlon and Adrienne Lo. The night begins at a Logan Square classic, Lula Cafe. After three courses of Chef Jason Hammel's delicious farm-to-table food, the crew visits Café Marie-Jeanne for porron waterfalls and duck fat frites.
Then it's off to Rose's Lounge, the ultimate Chicago dive-bar, for Old-Style in frosted mugs and shots of Malört and Slivovitz. The night ends back at Fat Rice with pork chop sandwiches, oyster "omelettes,” "poor man's sushi”... and more shots of Malört.
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[@Ilao30]

This chef is legit. I was lucky enough to work under him in one of his summer programs during high school. All this hate in the comments saying "hipster" chef as if it demeans his work. Go taste his food, bet it blows your mind.

[@thomasrainbow]

People are calling this guy a "hipster"? lol! It's funny everyone's definition of a hipster is different depending on your perspective! Come to Portland. I'll show you some fucking hipsters.

[@BassssicBasssssssss]

'hipster' just means anyone who doesn't make burgers or pizza or any other basic fast food shit, and incorporates other cultures into their cooking.

[@vance9090]

James Green except everyone calls anyone from The Pizza Show a hipster 😂

[@user-xr3ry9wu4y]

lol wtf?

[@jorgeenchilada]

@@BassssicBasssssssss i feel like the problem is these type of people who are of this ilk always complain about cultural appropriation then are the biggest offenders of it. It's always these super hipster type guys who make Japanese and Chinese and Vietnamese and any other Asian type food and have maybe been to the countries a month total. Like at least live there a year then you aren't a hipster for cooking the food. you don't know shit about it if you stay there a month. But dw, they will complain about "cultural appropriation" of other shit

[@Simplefng]

Man of mystery. Dude straight up stole your guys drink and dipped out.

[@DarwinsBeerReviews]

That's PK! He works for Off Color. Used to do some dope craft beer chug vids!

[@dezeman8062]

I loved this one, makes me wanna go to Chicago and spend a lot of money I dont have on food

[@MyogaReyao]

Lmao it’s wild to see how much has changed since this video for these dudes, apparently the head chef dude in this video Abe was super racist and bullied a bunch of his employees. Some wild times man

[@co8539]

No way lol

[@chrisclouds4182]

Its true

[@wongjefx980]

Adrienne is one hot chef. Asian man of mystery knocking back the fountain of booze is a hero. Wish I could eat and drink like these guys on Chef's Night Out... but I would be tapping out after the first place.

[@airwilliam24]

He sounds like Anthony Bourdain.

[@OriginalEric]

Dead?

[@airwilliam24]

Eric Yes he has passed away unfortunately. :(

[@OriginalEric]

Really? That got real pretty fast...

[@ertkat28]

I was about to say it too.. miss the guy!

[@airwilliam24]

Ert Kat I miss him too 😢.

[@huntkali1007]

This is one of my favorite ones and ive watched about 40 of them

[@chagg1994]

My friends and I take bottles of malort to any city we go to

[@bunnyrabbitshavehats]

I appreciate this episode so much. My ex was a chef. We used to have some really great times. But it’s true what they say chefs don’t have groceries at home. Lmao.

[@sarahneplevrednav]

those duck frites daaaammnnn

[@MoxieBeast]

Fffffff everything looks so good. Havent gotten to spend much time in chicago, hope to eat my way through soon!!

[@hegzia]

Amazing thing about dining is that you can have two vastly different mind-blowing experiences I remember tasting the Dover Sole amongst other dishes at 11 Madison as part of set menu one of the most expensive meals I've ever ate that blew my mind and I also remember eating tacos Al Pastor in Mexico City for tacos for 20 pesos and I still dream about those tacos. I must have ate about 20 of them.

[@Jet_Enriquez21]

This is definitely one of the more underrated episodes.

[@nostradamusus]

Dude sounds like Vin Diesel

[@newenglandbassassiassin8364]

I drove Abe too high school he has always been a great person im so happy for his success

[@TrishnFamily]

Bars in Chicago - Do you have any Merlot? No, but we've got Malort.

[@Alaskan-Armadillo]

You're kidding right? :(

[@mikemurphy8412]

@@Alaskan-Armadillo Depends on the bar.

[@blabla1221]

I thought this was one of the best episode. Good vibes, putting the spotlight on other joints. Looked it up online after and saw this article from Eater Chicago. I don't know the guy so I can't speak about some of the stuff in there, but complaining about him not saying Black Lives Matter and accusation of cultural appropriation? I had never seen a Macau-focused restaurant before. People are delusional.

[@bozosaurus666]

His voice is eerily similar to Bourdain's

[@Log1cTech]

take any normal food, add some fresh vegetable, give it a foreign sophisticated name and charge people ridiculous amounts for it..

[@AnythingAmazingAlex]

I know this episode was focused mainly on Abe but I felt that this video should've captured more of the relationship and chemistry between both Abe and Adrienne specifically since they ended up working together but also ended up building this business "Fat Rice". Of course I know it was Abe's motivation to start this gig but to acknowledge Adrienne's interest to join along his journey and to hear from it would've been more admirable and enjoyable.

[@BenRangel]

6:30 - “N-Dive” or "On-Deeve". In my opinion this is legit a word you SHOULD pronounce in the french way ("on-deeve"). Unlike for instance city names. If you say Paris in the french way ("Pahree", with a silent S), you sound like a dumb snob. But saying "N-Dive" just sounds wrong. In most of Europe we say "On-Deeve" but we still have local pronounciations of Paris.

[@devans00]

I like how carelessly international this episode is. Fat Rice folks are the future.

[@staylucky4727]

God I hope not 😂😂😂😂

[@brocolli17]

Ahh yes. Logan Square where you can find all the vegetarian hipsters

[@reversthm9600]

this was nice

[@keywolf23]

Malorts tastes like liquid pencil shavings.

[@100nitrog2]

I wish. Malort is a cruel joke that people in Chicago play on people who don't know any better.

[@williamward2472]

when you describe it like that, I need to try it. All the flavor without the lead poisoning.

[@wrotelord9479]

Love munchies chef night out episodes. They give some damn good insight of where good food is in their cities.

[@BenRangel]

9:28 - HAM AND BUTTER. Wtf, never would I have imagined such a dish existed. Sounds kinda like a perfect drunk snack though, especially with a pickle in the middle.

[@BaierGrills]

BenRangel its absolutely delicious

[@Petro-Productions]

Was that guy Portuguese??

[@tonyk7ng1803]

This chef’s voice is just like the late Anthony Bourdain

[@Morbad007]

Hipsters Night Out. Much more appropriate name.

[@Tokioka]

Where's the Pizza Show gone?

[@LouTheLoo]

#MUNCHIES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! BRING BACK THE PIZZA SHOW! BRING BACK FRANK! BRING BACK FRANK! BRING BACK FRANK! WE HAVE TO CHEAR ON WITH EVERYONE!

[@Thehubb1]

Lula Cafe is one of my favorite spots in the city. Highly recommended

[@alligatormonday6365]

My dude was flexing on everyone with that omelette.

[@jojolikescocoa1]

Ha, used to love going to Rose's when I was in Chicago, highly underrated, which I think is what kept it cool, miss that pool table

[@carlosl5125]

More of these! I miss them

[@LeviCorbett]

I wish you guys would get up to Boston for some episodes

[@ohnaur23]

these shows are awesome, keep it up munchies

[@stephenvroutsis9464]

Well I'm Greek and I've never heard of that pasta dish from the first restaurant. People are out here marketing pasta with cinnamon and feta as a greek cuisine staple . Meanwhile only the type of pasta they used for the dish is frequently encountered here. Do your reasearch

[@Stampey2]

I've had pastitsio and a Greek friend made a version of makaronia me kima for me. It's definitely a thing. Maybe you're not Greek enough.

[@MrLM002]

Holy hell, I definitely need to go to Chicago.

[@alexmiller7505]

Anyone else getting a Bourdain vibe from this guy? Give us more of this guy.

[@idventure6036]

Wow Malört snaps! Did not think it would get outside of Sweden.

[@100nitrog2]

That's because a Swedish dude founded Jeppson's. Frankly, I don't get it. Malort is to akvavit as diarrhea is to hot chocolate.

[@xenohuh7]

so many of the Korean American chefs at the end lol coincidence they were all hanging out?

[@lazabeam14]

This dude Abe has a vibes! Get him hosting a show

[@BassssicBasssssssss]

Any time Munchies uploads a video that doesn't have Matty or Bronson in it: *REEEEEEEEEEE I FUCKING HATE HIPSTER FOOD REEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!*

[@BustaFattyCap]

adrienne could get it fo sho

[@Krispyyeah]

Brett Carroll fr

[@officialcatchthefadewhavik803]

Haha for real homes

[@albertchang1612]

She can get that fsho!

[@topcat01]

Bang tidy

[@hallokity123]

PIG

[@Sklang32]

Sounds like someone went to Macau and won big! I mean Fuck Vegas right?!?!?!?!?!!!!!Lawlz!

[@It_Puts_The_Lotion_On_Its_Skin]

She fine AF

[@BenRangel]

Why the hell have I never seen a Macao-style restaurant before? The combo of Portugese quisine (some of the best shellfish dishes ever imo) and Chinese quisine seems like it would appeal to a lot of people.

[@heavy_yawns]

This guy reminds me a bit of Bourdain.

[@alexbordelon14]

That dude was drunk as hell and just kept bar hoppin and cooking great food all night.

[@sethvargas7331]

As a Portuguese American man, I love seeing any version of our cuisine being highlighted because in the states unless your in San Jose, CA or the various places in Mass you just dont see it often. I got way to stoked off of the Sardines at the end.

[@y0uthinasia]

only liked for the man of mystery.

[@candylish9189]

The food look delicious but I couldn't stop looking at those glasses!

[@mrdanthesnowman]

That bearded dude has the most pretentious frames for his glasses I've ever seen

[@stevensteven648]

That’s the real chefs night out kinda stuff !

[@sedrftgyhuiyt]

i heard from multiple inside sources abe is one of those classic angry chefs :( charlie trotter style

[@brdigma6790]

If anthony bourdain and adam driver had a baby it would be that dude

[@ImHankMardookis]

Just get a polish sausage and a beer in Chicago, you're good

[@saintandteestv8159]

This was LEGIT! Loved it!!!!

[@dirtporcelain]

"hipster" is now officially the biggest blanket term on fucking earth

[@gabrielquinn7208]

Wow wrigleyville to Logan Square that’s one cool fucking guy.

[@619tbs]

Wonder if the speculation of it closing due to mistreatment by employees.

[@Dessydd]

These guys seem great as well. Lovely decent chefs and foodies xxx

[@jonsnow3300]

Good episode, shit got real when they got the Smoked Peking duck, foie gras fries platter. Man I would burn cities to the ground for something like that

[@bunnyrabbitshavehats]

I’m convinced to go to Chicago now.

[@majestic.urbanaticde2791]

Its not Endivie its Chicorée or chicory. Flies awayyy

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Just two different names fot the very same thing.

[@peterqu54]

10:46 mate that is not a "little bit" of caviar.

[@tayyy8011]

please do more in Chicago!!!!!!

[@GALAXIE262]

Only been to Lulas once! And I grew up in Logan square! I live about 2 hrs north of there now, but after watching this, I think I need to take a trip back!

[@christinebryant5703]

He kinda sounds like Anthony Bourdain!

[@MetroMong]

Glad that Munchies is doing my hometown!

[@Conkreet]

Why do these videos come out every time i am fking hungry

[@doggieGZ]

Yeah, this was one of the best ones

[@Bilal-rp4mk]

13:19 Golden Years - David Bowie

[@elioth54]

It’s funny how people never wanna say colonization yea all the flavors that Portugal colonized hahaha and then saying Brazil. It’s funny. food looks good tho

[@rokeeffe91]

Holy shit this episode looks good. Portuguese and Chinese huh? How neat

[@petepete9831]

Damn she can get it...

[@YoungBlackTalented31]

Wish my monday's were like this lol

[@daveotuwa5596]

1:04 The Ladies Room at Fat Rice is not exclusively for ladies; people of either sex are permitted to go there. It's not a restroom; it's a lounge where people of both sexes can hang out. Can kids go to the Ladies Room? If not, let them be at least 21.

[@yandusko3588]

Those duck fries, holy FUCK

[@Whatyagot]

Malort.. My Gambler 500 driving buddies drink that. The Malort slogans are funny as hell. If you haven't tried it, buckle up!

[@hamburglar83]

Fat rice is Legit! Food was not pretentious......it is hipster meets pretentious but only because the wasps from the Gold Coast love “venturing out” for good food.

[@aHorseWithNoName88]

"Bugs are the future of food"... lay off the booger sugar nerd.

[@rylandkozlowski]

I lived on Wrightwood and Sawyer and used to go to Lula's all the time (this was 2012~). Glad to see they're still thriving!

[@bushwhackerable]

Yo that's Hao Jian at 15:18! Egg, starchy stuff and oysters stir-fried with lard; super unhealthy but oh so wonderful after a long night out. I thought the dude was a little hipster at first, but it's one of those things that you can only try to cook if you've had it and he does a pretty close rendition from what I see. Nice to see some of my hawker favourites being made halfway across the world.

[@salvadorperez8956]

Mälort is the fucking worst 🤣 I'm heading to lula café soon, I live close af to it!

[@FearAbsence]

For those who aren't swedish, Malört is kinda pronounced like "mahlert". Think the word "alert" but with an M in the beginning.

[@savagedpepe6930]

What the frick is that!?!?!

[@Carmiel08]

Literally only came for the Malort shots. Where the other Hashers at?

[@chiguy7257]

The gentrification of Chicago/Logan Park on display here. Food looks good tho

[@balares]

pasta feta and cinnamon is not greek, the pasta with feta yes, but my "γιαγιά" definitely did not put cinnamon in my pasta

[@jamesallison4875]

The chef is the most genuinely fun guy on any American CNOut. Most are boring sticks in the mud.

[@dionisiojunioroliveira3110]

His portuguese make me cringe. Great episode tho. Chef's night out is my favourite series here

[@tngchinghwa]

i'm from singapore, that oyster omelette doesn't really look like ours but seems like a close enough representative

[@PantsB4Squares]

The fat rice food looks incredible. Looks like that fusion of cultures could be my absolute favorite flavors!

[@KeithFox]

tragic

[@callocjr]

Bring back chefs night out

[@daweilei]

More chicago chefs please

[@cgyj]

What is up with all these munchies episodes they always drink mezcal hipsters lmao

[@Basfoo]

you got me at macedonian. thank you. we also call it rakia, slivo is more serbian pronounce.