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Matt Lynch

Matt is a former editor at Thrillist, and is an authority on all things Chicago, where he enjoys making cocktails, having other people make him cocktails, and using whatever Chicago sports team is currently underperforming as an excuse to drink more cocktails. Or beer.

Latest Posts From Matt

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Jul 17, 2024

U.S. States Ranked by How Miserable Their Summers Are

Summer is not all it's cracked up to be in these sweltering states.

The 24 Best Stouts in America to Try This Winter

Dec 22, 2022

The 24 Best Stouts in America to Try This Winter

This is gonna get dark.

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Apr 26, 2022

Everything in the Costco Food Court, Ranked

Can anything really beat a $1.50 hot dog?

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Jan 31, 2022

The Sexiest Dishes You Can Make Someone on Valentine’s Day

Swoon over scallops, bubbly, and a molten lava cake.

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Sep 25, 2020

The Best Beer Bars in Chicago

You could use a drink.

30 Beers That Changed America

Jun 18, 2020

30 Beers That Changed America

From trendsetters to game-changers to shotgun pioneers.

Sep 11, 2019

The 26 Best Beer Gardens in America

Germans probably didn't invent the concept of drinking outside, but the German-style beer garden arguably perfected it.

5 Things You Need to Know About 'InstaChef' Season 2

May 7, 2019

5 Things You Need to Know About 'InstaChef' Season 2

When you experience something delicious, it's only natural to want a second helping. So after 3.2 million YouTube views (and counting!) consumed the inaugural season of Thrillist's InstaChef, it's back for another.

The Simple Secret to a Lifetime of Better Pizza

Mar 29, 2019

The Simple Secret to a Lifetime of Better Pizza

The old trope about pizza and sex is such well-worn territory at this point that I won't even bother repeating it, but I will say this: just because something is generally good, doesn't mean it can't be better.

The 21 Best Irish Pubs in America

Mar 15, 2019

The 21 Best Irish Pubs in America

The Irish pub is one of many of the Emerald Isle's great gifts to drinking culture, and it's no surprise that its stylings are emulated all over the world, though few, if any, countries have embraced them with the fervor that America has.

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Feb 22, 2019

A Complete Oscar Party Menu Based on the Best Picture Nominees

Look, anyone can have a few friends over, crack open a couple of bottles of wine and assemble a half-hearted cheese platter and call it an "Oscar Party".

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Feb 19, 2019

The Country's Best Suburbs for People Who Love Food

People tend to think of suburbs as havens for nondescript chain restaurants and, if Tom Hanks' filmography is to be believed, covertly homicidal neighbors.