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Posted inFilm

Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter

by Leigh Giangreco December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

One doesn’t have to be a restaurant industry insider to enjoy director Rebecca Halpern’s documentary Love, Charlie.

Posted inFood & Drink

Silent senses

by Molly Schemper April 16, 2021August 18, 2021

For some the long-haul COVID-19 loss of taste and smell is more than an inconvenience—it’s a loss of livelihood.

Posted inBlogs

When a reporter sees right through her subject

by Aimee Levitt April 23, 2018August 18, 2021

Sarah Nardi’s 2013 profile of the chef Brandon Baltzley is both sympathetic and sharp.

Posted inBlogs

They couldn’t find any black people in media coverage of the food and beverage industry. So they started their own website.

by Julia Thiel February 12, 2018August 18, 2021

Angela Burke and Alisha Sommer started up Black Food & Beverage, a new website that tells the stories of black chefs, sommeliers, restaurant managers, and other food and drink professionals in Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

Is the fresh curry paste at In-On Thai worth all the effort?

by Mike Sula December 3, 2014August 18, 2021

A Lakeview Thai joint warrants closer inspection

Posted inBlogs

One Bite: The B50 Burger at Chef’s Burger Bistro

by Aimee Levitt July 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Children, this ain’t no Salisbury steak.

Blood Ties
Posted inFilm

Blood Ties and Gambit: Two genre films for the grown-ups

by Ben Sachs July 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Blood Ties and Gambit: two genre films from the “disappearing middle” of American cinema

Chef
Posted inFilm

Jon Favreau serves up a turkey with Chef

by Ben Sachs May 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Jon Favreau tries to go back to his indie roots with Chef, a dumb comedy about a renegade cook.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Chef

by Chicago Reader June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat

Posted inBlogs

Charlie Trotter on The Interview Show

by Mark Bazer June 23, 2010August 19, 2021

Chef Charlie Trotter stopped by “The Interview Show,” hosted by Mark Bazer, to discuss his restaurant, his appreciation for today’s diners and his (very) early days at the Ground Round.

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