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First Taste: Sepia
For every simple, perfectly grilled pork chop, there is a lusciously saline watermelon salad, funky and tart from goat yogurt and beguiling with lime zest.
08.01.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- first taste,
- restaurants,
- chicago
chefs + restaurants
Bugs in the Kitchen?
This week, I ate at Moto, one of Chicago's experimental restaurants that practice what is often referred to as "molecular gastronomy."
07.19.07
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- molecular gastronomy
travel + culture
Trip to the Taste: The Verdict
I went to the Taste of Chicago, looking for vindication and corn dogs. Though I found neither I did manage to get home unscathed.
07.13.07
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- chicago,
- culinary culture
travel + culture
Taste of Chicago: Pre-Game
Is the Taste of Chicago a complete nightmare, or is it Chicago’s signature summer event for good reason?
07.05.07
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- chicago,
- culinary culture
travel + culture
The 96th Floor
When friends come to visit me here in Chicago, I take them to the Signature
Lounge on the 96th floor of the Hancock tower for a cocktail.
06.28.07
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- restaurants,
- chicago,
- cocktail
chefs + restaurants
A Restaurant Closes, and Everyone Asks Why
Perhaps, like the phoenix, the restaurants signature rooster will rise again.
06.27.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- louisa chu,
- chicago,
- french
travel + culture
Edible Beauty
"Don't you have any soap?" "Of course," I said, pointing to what looked like a cow pie on the side of the tub.
06.22.07
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- chicago,
- organics market
chefs + restaurants
All in the Family
Two family-owned and operated restaurants in Chicago have similar profiles, including near-famous family atmospheres.
05.17.07
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- restaurants,
- chicago
food + cooking
Calumet Fisheries
I found the place that allowed me to merge my love of sawdust-on-the-floor bbq joints and gleaming-tile-and-stainless-steel smoked-and-pickled-fish emporiums.
04.23.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- seafood,
- chicago,
- john t. edge
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