Gourmet’s Chicago correspondent not only blogs for Choptalk but has also appeared in Diary of a Foodie, Gourmet’s PBS series on cuisines of the world, lending her expertise on the food of France (where she also spends much of her time). A chef and food writer, Louisa has cooked her way through Europe’s Michelin three-starred restaurants, including El Bulli and Alain Ducasse in Paris. She also writes a column for Chow, blogs at Movable Feast, and reports for KCRW’s Good Food, but she is far from done with life as an itinerant chef just yet.
Louisa Chu
Chicago
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chefs + restaurants
Anthony Bourdain: No Hesitations
Anthony Bourdain spilled plenty of beans during a standing-room-only signing for his new book, No Reservations. But the biggest news? He has quit smoking.
12.07.07
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- chefs,
- anthony bourdain,
- books,
- behind the scenes,
- louisa chu
food + cooking
White on White
Marco Pierre White should just have the title of original bad boy/rock star/celebrity granted him by royal decree for as often as he's described as such.
06.27.07
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: TABLE fifty-two
(CHICAGO) - Oprah's former personal chef, Art Smith, opened his long-awaited restaurant TABLE fifty-two in the heart of Chicago's Gold Coast.
10.05.07
- Keywords
- louisa chu,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- art smith
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: The Violet Hour
The Violet Hour, in Chicago’s Wicker Park, invokes Bernard DeVoto and is the newest, hottest, and best classic-cocktail revival bar anywhere.
09.07.07
- Keywords
- louisa chu,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- cocktail
food + cooking
I Think I’m Getting the Bug
They’re calling, from deep within the forest. But they’re not calling me, they’re calling each other .
07.02.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- louisa chu
chefs + restaurants
A Restaurant Closes, and Everyone Asks Why
Perhaps, like the phoenix, the restaurants signature rooster will rise again.
06.27.07
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- restaurant notes,
- louisa chu,
- chicago,
- french
chefs + restaurants
IACP Dishes up Awards
Thousands of food pros swarmed Chicago for the 2007 International Association of Culinary Professionals conference, a four-day confab of seminars, workshops, and culinary tours.
04.17.07
- Keywords
- chefs,
- rick bayless,
- chicago,
- louisa chu
chefs + restaurants
For Some Chefs, It’s All About the Staging
We all know that chefs have become stars, but, in Chicago, they're actually taking to the stage.
04.12.07
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- chefs,
- grant achatz,
- mario batali,
- chicago,
- louisa chu
chefs + restaurants
Do You Like Piña Colada?
It might've been the mescal-spiked devil's food cupcakes talking, but I so wanted to jump into the Lucha Libre ring at Frontera Grill's 20th-anniversary party.
04.05.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- mexican,
- rick bayless,
- chicago,
- louisa chu
chefs + restaurants
Sohn Fine With Foie Gras Fine
Doug Sohn, the first chef in town to be ticketed for serving foie gras,was slapped with a fine of $250, the minimum penalty.
03.30.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- ingredients,
- meat,
- food policy,
- legislation
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