Once infamous for its excesses, the influential restaurant from mercurial chef Michael Carlson has transformed itself into a fertile proving ground for Chicago’s next generation of young culinary talent. Now that it’s all grown up, has Schwa lost its edge?
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Grant Achatz has a Trio class reunion at Next
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Beard season
Chicago nominees for the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced yesterday.
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In this week’s Food & Drink: Chris Nugent’s new spot, Goosefoot, and other Lincoln Square restaurants
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Key Ingredient turns 50 (episodes)
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Culinary talent that branched out from Alinea, Blackbird, the Violet Hour, Tru, and more
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Food & Drink in this week’s Reader: an off-the-grid brewery in the making, beer guides, Rustic House, Cocktail Challenge, and more
Food & Drink in this week’s Reader: an off-the-grid brewery in the making, beer guides, Rustic House, Cocktail Challenge, and more
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More Michael Carlson
Some outtakes from Michael Carlson’s Key Ingredient shoot at Schwa
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Key Ingredient: Malort
Schwa’s Michael Carlson takes on (and partakes of) the bitter booze