Twenty-two places for burgers
Author Archives: Elizabeth M. Tamny
Posted inNews & Politics
How to Get on TV
The Oprah Winfrey Show Call the audience reservation line (312-591-9222) for tickets or check at oprah.com to see about being a guest. This page also has information about last-minute e-mail reservations. The Jerry Springer Show For tickets call 312-321-5365, fill out the application at jerryspringertv.com or write the show at 454 N. Columbus Dr., Chicago, […]
Posted inFood & Drink
A Chefs’ Family Tree
A handful of fine-dining institutions from the 70s, 80s, and 90s have served as major incubators of culinary talent–in fact many local hotshots have worked at several. More than that, though, these places are a testament to how long fine dining has been part of the fabric of the city. They’ve all won major awards and share a devotion to innovation, detail, and customer service (and they all charge accordingly). What follows is a selective map of influence.
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Let Us Now Praise R.J. Grunts
How Rich Melman and his Lettuce Entertain You empire set the scene for Chicago’s culinary revolution.
Posted inFilm
Familiarity Breeds Another Attempt
The new Keira Knightley vehicle is an OK romance, but it’s no Pride and Prejudice.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Roots of Evil
In his new historical crime novel, Andrew Vachss charts today’s horrors in yesterday’s corruption.
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Brief Reviews
BEWARE OF GOD: STORIES | Shalom Auslander | Simon & Schuster “Do what [God] says and nobody gets hurt,” the rabbi told Bloom. Unfortunately what God decreed was that Bloom must die. He’d tried to kill Bloom before, but air bags and defibrillators kept getting in the way. Now in “Somebody Up There Likes You,” […]
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Little House in Disneyland
Girls of all ages have loved Laura Ingalls Wilder’s stories for more than 70 years. They don’t need to be patronized to relate.
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Ruth Reichl
Ruth Reichl made her name as a restaurant critic, but in her two best-selling memoirs, Tender at the Bone and Comfort Me With Apples, she proved herself a compelling storyteller as well. The latest (and allegedly final) installment in the trilogy, Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Penguin), not only […]
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Our Bodies, Our Hells
The headache that wouldn’t die, an anthropological look at fat, and a diluted natural history of blood.