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chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: Terragusto on Armitage
(CHICAGO) - At this fiercely local, adamantly handmade pasta workshop, there’s only one way to order.
03.20.09
- Keywords
- italian,
- pasta,
- chicago,
- david tamarkin,
- theo gilbert
wine + spirits + beer
Real-Deal Mojitos
If you want to pass for a local in Puerto Rico, here’s a good rule of thumb: Don’t be caught with mint in your cocktail.
03.10.09
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- spirits,
- cocktails,
- travel,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
Restaurants Now: The Bristol
(CHICAGO) - Although inconsistency was the main thing I took away from my first few meals at The Bristol, this joint is way too enjoyable to ignore, missteps be damned.
02.13.09
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- chicago,
- chris pandel,
- restaurants now,
- restaurants
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Tiny Lounge
(CHICAGO) - The newly reopened Tiny Lounge looks contemporary, not classic. But a bar can’t make drinks this good unless it’s got an old soul.
01.29.09
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- bars,
- colleen flaherty
food + cooking
Giving up on Latkes
My relatives would probably be horrified at the idea of eating fried chicken at Hanukkah, but when you live in a wasteland of sorts, you make do.
12.15.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- culinary culture,
- hanukkah,
- poultry,
- chicago
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: The Publican
This restaurant is a place of worship for perfect mollusks, housemade sausages, and, of course, beer. Yet what tops them all is the crisp, juicy chicken.
11.14.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- paul kahan,
- poultry
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: More Cupcakes
I’m going to call a moratorium on writing about cupcakes. Right after I finish writing about a cupcake shop called More.
10.30.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- dessert
magazine
Organic . . . Or Else
That milk your kids are drinking came from a carton that says it’s organic. Mark Kastel wants to make sure that’s true.
October 2008
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- mark kastel,
- organics market,
- dairy,
- farming
food politics
The Gourmet Q + A: Mark Kastel
The co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute talks about the spiritual side of organics, and why he can’t wait for a change in the Oval Office.
10.15.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- farms + fish,
- q + a,
- mark kastel,
- organics market
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Urban Belly
White-tablecloth dining comes down to street-food form, and the stunning results speak for themselves.
09.29.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- asian,
- bill kim