As food trucks have flourished in other U.S. cities, the mobile food industry in Chicago has been systematically immobilized by legislative opposition, onerous red tape, costly fines, and the pro-restaurant lobby.
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Chicago Gourmet: a look back
The Illinois Restaurant Association’s Chicago Gourmet, over the years
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Chicago’s Culinary Crossroads
Local restaurants to participate in Chicago’s Culinary Crossroads during the G8 and NATO summits.
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What Does the Ilinois Restaurant Association Think About Food Trucks?
The latest in food-truck news: aldermen get briefed, the Illinois Restaurant Association gets cranky, and Evanston startups get hosed.
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This week’s food and drink events
Food and drink events including the Pchum Ben festival, Chicago Gourmet, the Rib-a-Que Smoke-Out, and Delilah’s Oktoberfest and Pumpkin Beer Festival.
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Chicago Gourmet: now with more food!
“As God is our witness, let no one go away hungry again.”
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Southern monopoly
Taste of Chicago for swells, brought to you by the nation’s largest booze distributor.
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I’ll take a turkey leg and a hand in glove
Of money, political relationships, and the Taste of Chicago.
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Restaurant association foie suit slapped down
The Illinois Restaurant Association’s lawsuit challenging the legality of the foie gras ban has been dismissed.
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Freedom of Choice Round 2
Chef Didier Durand is hosting a series of fund-raisers to defray the legal costs of the Campaign to Repeal the Foie Gras Ban.
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More on the Foie Gras Fracas
The latest on the legal battle over foie gras in Chicago.