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First Taste: Lavomatic
A rough neighborhood in Cincinnati develops a restaurant scene to rival New York and Chicago.
09.16.08
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- david tamarkin,
- first taste,
- french,
- midwest
chefs + restaurants
Fine Dining at the Farmers Market
Farm-to-table restaurants face stiff competition from the very market where they get their produce.
08.08.08
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- david tamarkin,
- restaurant notes,
- produce,
- chicago,
- farm-to-table
magazine
Shake, Battle, and Pour
Four contestants have made it to the finals of the annual competition sponsored by the United States Bartenders’ Guild. Who will be mix-master?
August 2008
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- david tamarkin,
- mixology,
- cocktail,
- peter vestinos,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: graham elliot
It’s hard to notice anything else when there’s a root beer–glazed pork chop topped with corn nuts and watermelon sitting in front of you.
07.07.08
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- first taste,
- david tamarkin,
- chicago,
- graham elliot bowles
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Mado
In true minimalist fashion, most of the dishes are made with three or fewer ingredients, but they taste sublime.
06.13.08
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- first taste,
- david tamarkin,
- chicago,
- rob levitt,
- allison levitt
chefs + restaurants
The Vegas-ization of Chicago
At the rate non-Chicago chefs are opening satellite restaurants here, pretty soon we’re going to look like Las Vegas.
05.29.08
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- restaurant notes,
- david tamarkin,
- chicago,
- david burke,
- marcus samuelsson
chefs + restaurants
The Check Please Effect
How a local television show is making (and breaking) the restaurant business.
05.08.08
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- restaurant notes,
- david tamarkin,
- chicago,
- culinary culture,
- middle eastern
wine + spirits + beer
A Kinder Cocktail Scene
Chicago’s best drinks are all coming from the mind and hands of one man.
04.21.08
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- david tamarkin,
- spirits,
- chicago,
- cocktail,
- bars
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Sixteen
Sixteen occupies Chicago’s new Trump International Hotel and Tower, and the view is exhilarating. But the food wasn’t meant to be the main attraction.
03.20.08
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- david tamarkin,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- restaurants
travel + culture
Burek to Go in Chicago
A group of unfriendly regulars isn’t about to keep me from these flaky, savory pastries.
02.27.08
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- pastry,
- chicago,
- eastern europe,
- david tamarkin
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