{"id":2153,"date":"2013-12-29T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T22:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2017-06-17T21:01:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T02:01:47","slug":"2013-best-bite-29-fried-chicken-and-sides-honey-butter-fried-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/29\/2013-best-bite-29-fried-chicken-and-sides-honey-butter-fried-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Best Bite #29: Fried chicken and sides, Honey Butter Fried Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Each day in December, I&#8217;m celebrating the rest of the best bites (and sips) that I didn&#8217;t get to blog about in 2013, posted in chronological order. <a title=\"Best Bites\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/category\/best-bites-2\/\">Browse all of this year&#8217;s Best Bites<\/a>, or look back at <a title=\"2012 Best Bites recap\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/31\/recap-30-best-bites-of-2012\/\">2012&#8217;s Best Bites<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2191\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/honeybutterfriedchicken.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/honeybutterfriedchicken.jpg\" alt=\"Honey butter fried chicken with sides\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2191\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/honeybutterfriedchicken.jpg 552w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/honeybutterfriedchicken-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/honeybutterfriedchicken-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4-piece fried chicken with sides of pimento mac &#8216;n&#8217; cheese, whipped sweet potatoes with balsamic marshmallow, and creamed corn with Thai green curry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s another 2013 Best Bite<\/strong>: Honey Butter Fried Chicken was another darling of the Chicago food scene this year, and I finally got to check it out on a recent weeknight. There&#8217;s no question that the signature dish lives up to the hype. You really do slather whipped honey butter all over buttermilk double-battered chicken \u2013 and then immediately wonder why you haven&#8217;t been eating fried chicken this way your whole life. All the sides I tried were exceptional, too: ultra-cheesy pimento mac &#8216;n&#8217; cheese spirals, green curry-scented creamed corn, and sweet potatoes with puffy balsamic marshmallow, plus the adorable honeycomb corn muffins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The details<\/strong>: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.honeybutter.com\/\" title=\"Honey Butter Fried Chicken\">Honey Butter Fried Chicken<\/a>, 3361 N. Elston Ave., Chicago.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each day in December, I&#8217;m celebrating the rest of the best bites (and sips) that I didn&#8217;t get to blog about in 2013, posted in chronological order. Browse all of this year&#8217;s Best Bites, or look back at 2012&#8217;s Best Bites. 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