Big black smoker at Fox and Obel

Today, on my way to work, I passed a big black smoker locked to a street sign on Illinois just in front of Fox and Obel. It was billowing white clouds of smoke and spreading that smoky smell across the tony corridors of Streeterville. I'm not sure what this portends--I've had the smoked, pulled pork at Fox and Obel and have not been moved to do so a second time--but this old school smoking in a new school 'hood warmed my heart this morning.

Tonight at the Green City Market event F&O served roasted whole pig (roasted over charcoal, no wood) w/ apple slaw and Il Cielo tequila. I asked and they told me that they were roasting it next to the store earlier today. It was fantastic. They said they're going to be having another pig roast sometime in the next month at or near the store.

Excellent...thanks for the report!

Here's your chance to try the pig at F&O:

Fox & Obel Birthday Party