Food has been the thread, through hope and grief.
Tag: cooking
Get baked with Bambi Banks-Couleé
The drag superstar is decolonizing weed “from the kitchen to the couch” with her new cooking webseries.
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 50 and 51
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Emanuel urges Trump to increase federal gas tax, stop slamming Chicago, and other Chicago news
Also, Standard & Poor’s calls the Illinois house’s actions a “crucial step” to end budget stalemate.
Key Ingredient: John Hogan creates foam with fermented squid guts
Challenged to create a dish with shiokara, River Roast chef John Hogan makes a foam with the fermented squid guts.
Key Ingredient: Lee Kuebler has balls—goat testicles, that is
Challenged to create a dish with goat testicles, Milwalky Trace chef Lee Kuebler deep-fries them.
Kelis keeps stirring the pot 15 years on
Kelis didn’t become the star she should have 15 years ago, but she’s still one of modern R&B’s most consistently inventive artists.
Key Ingredient: Mike Bagale of Alinea candies Necco Wafers
Challenged to make a dish with Necco Wafers, Mike Bagale of Alinea candies the candy.
Key Ingredient: Jeremy Brutzkus of Longman & Eagle updates a favorite of the sultan’s harem
Pastry chef Jeremy Brutzkus of Longman & Eagle updates a favorite of the Sultan’s harem.
V-Day Issue: Finding love in poli-sci and sci-fi
V-Day Issue: Claire and Rufus Barner intend to leave Chicago a better place than they found it.
V-Day Issue: A power couple like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, but better
V-Day Issue: Lynn Rondeau and Katy Bird are the type of people who’ll parallel park your car for you.
V-Day Issue: A duo that met on the dance floor
V-Day Issue: Aay Preston-Myint and Colin Dickson’s first date “didn’t just have a third wheel, it had 20.”
Key Ingredient: Anna Shovers of the Publican turns chicory root Vietnamese
The Publican’s pastry chef makes a coffee substitute into ice cream inspired by iced coffee.
Key Ingredient: Black cumin
Homestead’s Chris Teixeira survives a “death challenge” to arrive at a cheese course featuring black cumin.
Key Ingredient: Thai Dang of Embeya puts an Asian spin on maguey leaves
Thai Dang of Embeya puts an Asian spin on maguey leaves, aka agave leaves.