In Other Critics: Try The Fish Tacos

• Michael Nagrant adds to the ever-growing pile of positive-with-a-few-hesitations reviews for John Manion’s revamped menu a tGoose Island Brew Pub. Generally speaking, you can’t go wrong with the pork, but if — like Nagrant — you’re getting a little tired of the trendy meat du jour, the fish tacos are revelatory. [NewCity]

• Wondering what to have for dinner? Chef John Bubala of Kendall College shows up at a Sun-Times writer’s home and whips up ham fried rice and some salmon cakes. Sometimes all it takes is a creative eye. [Sun-Times]

• In honor of Mother’s Day, Christopher Borelli pits two moms’ meatloaf recipes against one another. The one thing they have in common is a surprise ingredient: oats. [Tribune]

• Chef Michael Taus of Zealous and Duchampshares his recipe for his grandmother’s cheesy, potatoey gnocchi. [Sun-Times]

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In Other Critics: Try The Fish Tacos