Also, 30 percent of local Michelin-starred restaurants have closed.
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Dixie’s peculiar fantasy of ‘evolutionary’ southern cuisine
Lillie’s Q boss Charlie McKenna envisions the food of the antebellum south through the lens of fine dining.
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Waiting for culinary nirvana at Grace
Grace’s food weakens the knees, but Curtis Duffy’s long-awaited restaurant isn’t all the way there yet.
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Chef worship at Graham Elliot Bistro
The rock-and-roll church at Graham Elliot Bistro doesn’t diminish the solid, straightforward food.
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Key Ingredient turns 50 (episodes)
Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient
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NoMI goes casual
Michelin-starred NoMi gets a more casual redo that plays it safe but executes expertly.
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Key Ingredient Grabs a Beard Nom
Julia Thiel, Mike Gebert, and a host of Chicago chefs, restaurateurs, and restaurants picked up nominations today for the annual James Beard awards, aka the “Oscars of the food world.”
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This Week in Food & Drink: Best New Restaurants, Key Ingredient: Geraniums, Saigon Sisters, and more
Best new restaurants of 2010, Key Ingredient chef’s challenge: geraniums, Saigon Sisters, and more
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Key Ingredient: Chinese black beans
Avenues’ Curtis Duffy comes up with a sweet solution for their “haunting” funk.
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The Michelin Betting Pool
Mike Sula’s in on the Michelin Guide bet organized by Chicago mag dining critic Jeff Ruby.
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
Farm tours, cooking competitions, garden parties, and more.
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2010 Beard Semifinalists Announced
Semifinalists for the James Beard Awards have been announced, and just like in spring, some perennials pop up.