- Michael Boyd
- Foss says it’s Asian carp
• “Thirty of 93 fish samples taken from Chicago restaurants, retail chains and sushi bars were mislabeled,” according to the Trib‘s story on fish fraud.
• Titus knows where the fried chicken is: Loncar’s Liquors on the far-southeast side.
• Baconfest 2013 sold out in 41 minutes.
• The James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists (not nominees) for its annual chef/restaurant awards. If I’m not mistaken the Trib posted the Chicago picks first.
• Under public pressure, Maker’s Mark reversed its terrible decision to lower the alcohol content in its bourbon, and Binny’s is now marketing their inventory of the watered-down stuff as a collector’s item.
• Paul Leddy of Chicago Cocktail Chronicles captures Eric Henry of the Whistler making a Shrinebuilder, at Chicagoist.