Chris Turner, sous chef at Mado, makes art out of animal skulls.
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One bite: Phillip Foss’ Asian Carp in a Crispy Potato Shell
Phillip Foss All that talk about eating Asian carp to slow its portended incursion into the Great Lakes got Carl Galvan thinking. Galvan, is the energetic, peripatetic chef-turned-fishmonger who handles sustainable and environmental fishery issues for Supreme Lobster. His Twitter feed is a virtual online fish market attended daily by many of the best chefs […]
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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.
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Annals of lost soups: Slovak mushroom-sauerkraut
A recipe for a mushroom-sauerkraut soup inspired by a Polish grandmother’s.
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The Beards Anoint Calumet Fisheries
The south-side fish house Calumet Fisheries gets recognized by the Beard Awards.
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Video: chefs vs carp
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/asian-carp-discussion-moves-to-washington.html All that talk about eating Asian carp to slow its portended incursion into the Great Lakes got Carl Galvan thinking. Galvan, is the energetic, peripatetic chef-turned-fishmonger who handles sustainable and environmental fishery issues for Supreme Lobster. His Twitter feed is a virtual online fish auction attended daily by many of the best (and social […]
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One Bite: Saucisse de Toulouse
Saucisse de Toulouse, pork sausages traditionally featured in cassoulet, is now available in Chicago at Provenance Food and Wine.
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Just Opened: Rockin’ Taco
Rockin’ Taco opened in Wrigleyville this week, promising food “not as bland as the Mexican food in this area.” Say what?
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The Return of La Bombonera
Ramon Delgado closed his long-standing Cuban restaurant when Logan Square gentrified. Now he’s back.
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Don Diablo “remodeling;” fire at Costa’s
No sooner did I work my way through the nine tacos at Don Diablo—the former Fonda del Mar, repurposed into a simple taqueria—did they stop answering the phone. l had some terrific tomatillo-based salsa de arbol there, and I was told if I called it in I could put in a bulk order. That’s when […]
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“Ssssmell the squassshhhh waaaafting through the air”
Yoga for Foodies is coming to Chicago.
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Video: Lokal’s Chicken Marinated in Bison Grass Vodka
Lokal chef Gabriel Miranda makes his chicken marinated in Polish Bison Grass Vodka, plated on sauerkraut, and topped with beet ponzu.
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One Bite: Flying Elephant Instant Spring Rolls
Flying Elephant Instant Spring Rolls: you can’t eat just one.