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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.

Matt’s Recent Articles

Thrillist Winter Misery Index
Travel
Dec 28, 2021

Every State, Ranked by How Miserable Its Winters Are

In the battle of polar vortex vs. snow tornados, there are no winners.

Drink
Dec 1, 2021

The 24 Best Stouts in America to Try This Winter

This is gonna get dark.

cheese fondue
Eat
Feb 8, 2021

The 7 Sexiest Dishes You Can Make Someone on Valentine's Day

Whip up a restaurant-quality meal at home.

Sleeping Village
Drink
Sep 25, 2020

The Best Beer Bars in Chicago

You could use a drink.

Drink
Jun 18, 2020

30 Beers That Changed America

From trendsetters to game-changers to shotgun pioneers.

Radegast
Drink
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.

Eat
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.

Mi Tocaya Antojeria
Eat
May 3, 2019

The 31 Best Mexican Restaurants in America

Settling on the best Mexican restaurants in America is a daunting task to say the least.

Eat
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.

Costco food court
Eat
Mar 21, 2019

Everything in the Costco Food Court, Ranked

The Costco food court is not the most glamorous of eateries, but it has, like many things Costco, attained a certain following.

Drink
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.

bradley cooper jackson maine
Eat
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".