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• MEDIA DINING AND FOOD COLUMNS •
Carnivale Carnivale
Includes a DJ, stilt walker, Samba dancers, a balloon drop and champagne toast at midnight at 702 W. Fulton St., Chicago. The menu features dishes from Central and South America, The Caribbean, Cuba and Spain. Reservations ...
Back in May, when we pulled together alfresco picks for our Summer Guide, we weren't expecting another month of gray skies, flash floods, and temperatures chilly enough to make you curse the weather guesser. But look—...
Monday, June 17, 2013
A couple of years ago we made a film with Mark Mendez, then chef of Carnivale, about the problems of trying to buy directly from farmers when you're an operation the size of, well, Carnivale. Mendez may have left Carnivale for his own Vera, but th...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
• FOODIES AND FOOD BLOGGERS •
Now that Chicago is in full summer swing, Brandy has found herself inundated with requests for her attendance at several fabulous foodie events across the city. "I haven't been this in demand since I came out as a debutante," Brandy has been...
Friday, June 14, 2013
I am having trouble sleeping. And in a fit, I tumbled out of bed about 10 minutes ago, desperate for a hunk of bread smothered in creamy butter and dolloped with jam. I guzzled it down with soda water and … Continue reading →
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Let me just go ahead and say this: Good job, Curtis Duffy. Three Michelin stars are comin’ your way! Dinner at Grace was spectacular. The room, the vibe, the service and, of course, the...
Yeah... there's way more deliciousness on my s...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Yes, you are what you eat. Lately, I am a whole lot of lettuce, salmon and brown rice. But what are you? HBO in collaboration with the Institute of Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institute of … Continue re...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Lemon Italian ice at MidsommarfestAs you've probably noticed, I haven't been posting much lately, despite my ambitious summer plan to work through all of my half-written drafts and actually finish them. Let's just say that the combination of the t...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
TweetChicago North Shore restaurant, Prairie Grass Cafe (601 Skokie Blvd.; Northbrook, IL.; 847-205-4433) has partnered with Ravinia School students by featuring their hydroponically grown lettuce on the menu. Each week the members of the Green Gr...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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