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Last Update: Thu Jun 5 17:26:15 2008

- Brian's Favorite Chicago Wine Shops - Given the number of neighborhoods, nooks, and crannies in Chicago I qualify this list as not being as comprehensive as ...

- The Seattle Sutton Experiment - Having a desk job by day and being an avid foodie by night really packs on the pounds. I’ve tried Weight Watchers in ...

- Obama on Check Please! - A reader pointed out that Obama was on an episode of Check Please! Here is a link to an audio interview on Chicago ...

- I Wonder Where He Likes to Eat? - I wonder where Obama's favorite eats are in Chicago. It's a real privilege to think that the most impressive ...

- Fine Wine Brokers: Lincoln Square - We stopped into this shop after visiting the adjacent Mayfest on Western and Lincoln and enjoying the Bavarian music ...

- Pass That Roach! - Shellfish is even weirder if you stop and think about it... so don't. Let's relish the weirdness that is eating ...

- The French Fry Diet - Weird food story from the UK's Daily Mail. This 15 year old eats nothing but fries... article says she has ...

- Food in China: What's Taboo for You - Prince Philip of the United Kingdom once said "If it has four legs and is not a chair, has wings and is not an ...

- 2006 Quintas Das Maias Dao - When demand for certain varietals, like Pinot Noir, makes bottles of wine under $20 out of reach, it's nice to know ...

- Expensive Wine and Cheap Food? - I always am surprised at the BYOB folks who crack some insanely good wine with their cheap dinners. Not because good ...

- Graham Elliott – Soft Launch - A soft launch is like a disaster-check: you make sure people don't slip on the floor, the doors can open and swing ...

- Graham Elliott Opens... - After a long wait they are taking reservations at Graham Elliot's aptly-named restaurant. It at 217 W. Huron and ...

- Chicago Gourmet - At the start of fall we can all look forward to Chicago Gourmet. It's going to be a hot ticket. If you've ever ...

- Roy Yamaguchi Cooking at Roy's - Roy's is a chain. There are something like 30 restaurants across the U.S. You can say that Roy Yamaguchi has done ...

- Food Quotes - There are many great food ...

- Lao Sze Chuan: Xiao Long Bao! - One of my pet peeves is messy food. For some reason my reaction is completely out of my control. Why I ordered the plum ...

- Moto's Flamethrower–Baked Alaska - Sure it's over the top. Chef Homaro Cantu's version of baked Alaska would have to be. Especially when you want ...

- La Gondola - La Gondola is tucked away in a small space of a "strip mall" shared by Jewel-Osco on Ashland in Lakeview. Blink, and ...

- ZAP's Zinfandel Grand Tasting - On the 80th floor of what I like to still call the Standard Oil Building, over 30 winery-members will be on hand next ...

- The City Taketh Away, The City Giveth Back - Whether you love foie gras, hate foie gras, never had foie gras, don't even care about foie gras you've likely ...

- Free McDonald's Southern Style Chicken Sandwich on May 15th - McDonald's leveraging the power of word-of-mouth by offering their new Southern Style Chicken Sandwich or Biscuit, ...

- Green City Market Opens - Grab a recycled bag, Green City Market (GCM) opens Wednesday. Local farmers from Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and ...

- Freebasing Chocolate - Slate magazine has an article up on how food is addictive titled, "Is Food Addictive?" It's an interesting piece ...

- Zhan Wang: Cookware Skyline - I always worry that I have too many pots and pans. I hear it all the time,"Where are we going to put that?" and "You ...

- Furama's Dim Sum Menu - Here's the Dim Sum menu from Furama. Click here to see full ...

- StarChefs Rising Stars Revue at Trump - Tonight StarChefs will be hosting a party celebrating Chicago's rising star chefs. You can get tickets at ...

- Gourmet Wine Cellar Benefit – Sold Out - For the past 6 years Gourmet magazine has been hosting this annual event to benefit the American Institute of Wine and ...

- Furama – Dim Sum on the Northside - Just across from Thai Pastry on Broadway in a part of town that's known for Vietnamese and Thai is a nice Chinese ...

- Bob San: Neighborhood Sushi - It used to be when you walked into Bob San on Division the sing-song greeting “irasshaimase” would bounce off the ...

- Wine Enthusiast Toast of the Town Event - The Wine Enthusiast event held Thursday night at the Field Museum appeared to be well attended, completely filling the ...

- Mike Ditka's: River North Comfort Food - Being from Wisconsin and also being loyal to the the state's professional football team, I found it a bit uneasy ...

- 2005 Domaine Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de Turckheim - Can you remember the name of this wine? Branding generally is not common with French and German wines in particular, ...

- Kashi GoLean Crunch - Between Ethiopian food, Indian food and raw fish I've been accused of eating everything. So it wouldn't stand ...

- Wine Enthusiast Tasting at the Field Museum - Events like this are always awesome. Check out the list of invited wine and spirits providers. Wine Enthusiast is ...

- Gastrique is SO Fancy - It's one of those things that are snotty to no end. It's a basic sugar sauce made with reduced vinegar and pick ...

- Dismembering Duck - This is about the third time I've taken apart a duck and this time it was three ducks. I have to say that any time ...

- The Dunkin Donuts Coupon Experience - I confess that I eat at the Drive-Thru. I've actually seen studies that show something like 90% of the people out ...

- West Egg - I had discovered West Egg over St. Patrick’s Day when downtown revealed too many bars and not enough restaurants. It ...

- Comments Are Back Up - Just an update that the comment function is finally functioning again. Thanks to you readers who let me ...

- Veggie Bite: Fast Food Vegan - Sometimes restaurants take a while to open. Blame it on the city, blame it on folks when reserves run dry. Hell, I ...

- Sabai Dee: Chicago's Laotian Restaurant - As far as I know the only Laotian restaurant in Chicago is the recently opened Sabai-Dee on Broadway. I enjoy Thai food ...

- Schlitz: The Beer that Made Milwaukee Famous - It's back..yaaay! Starting Monday Schlitz has it's long-lost gusto back. I'm a tweenie of Schlitz drinkers: ...

- Ras Dashen - I've been to several Ethiopian restaurants and while the sour injera leaves my hand sort of dry and the dining ...

- Clean the Plate Club - Japanese designer Nobuhiko Arikawa has made edible tableware... As seen at de zeen. I think a tortilla and a couple of ...

- Ginza for Udon - Ginza is around the corner from my office and I've mentioned it here before (and here) and I know udon is kind of ...

- Molly's Cupcakes - On a particularly lazy Sunday afternoon, my roommate and I decided to leave our couch and go on a mission to find us ...

- Kitchen Sessions: Trotter's Braised Short Ribs pt.1 - This was an interesting recipe to follow, from Kitchen Sessions by Charlie Trotter. I don't think it was too ...

- Maytag = Sexy? - Wow. That's the sexiest Maytag I ever seen. Obviously it's a concept range, right? Maybe slated for release in ...

- Top Chef Chicago: Ahem, 3 Chicago Contestants? - I'll admit, I am looking forward to it. Until the NHL playoffs start it will be my guilty pleasure. So I am looking ...

- 2004 Spatlese – Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt - I am beginning to find that German, Alsatian (French), and Austrian wines are among my favorite whites: From bone-dry ...

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