• New York based-food blog Grub Street shut down all of its regional satellites including Grub Street Chicago.
• The bourbon shortage is bad, says Buffalo Trace, via Chuck Cowdery.
• Mennonites were the first to produce Chihuahua cheese in northern Mexico, says Eating the World
• Chicagoist features Paul Virant’s recipe for pickled spring onions.
• The Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance is holding an heirloom recipes contest.
• Louisa Chu runs down some of the region’s classic diner specials.