Sancocho in Panama City (PRI’s The World)
Sancocho at El Trapiche, Panama City Click below to hear my report on the national dish of Panama: sancocho.
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Exclusive Access To Vancouver Food Scene
Vancouver’s Granville Market, where we’ll get to explore with a local chef Its been a few weeks since I announced my Food Tour to Vancouver, and I just realized that the deadline for us to confirm the tour is June 6 – next Friday. We still need to fill a few more seats, so wanted … Continued
Simple Math: All Beard Awards Should Move to Chicago
Much has been made of the fact Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois Restaurant Association and the city of Chicago have lured the 2015 James Beard Foundation Awards to the Civic Opera House next year. Sponsors have been committed, venues reserved. When I posed the obvious questions in my post that broke the news, I wondered aloud … Continued
Get Your Falafill
Ana Sortun’s chickpea falafel wrap, to be featured on the menu in June. It looks like it’s a wrap for Mediterranean restaurant Falafill. Starting this month, the establishment will be offering special, limited-time-only wraps as part of a “Guest Chef Series” to benefit Alzheimer’s disease research. Collaborating chefs like Chef Farid Zadi (of Los Angeles) and … Continued
La Brea Bakery Celebrates 25 Years With Free Bread
Free bread from La Brea will be in abundance.Photo courtesy Dave Estep This year, La Brea Bakery will celebrate 25 years of business by – what else? – inviting patrons to break bread with them. On Thursday, May 29th, the bakery – originally founded by recent James Beard Outstanding Chef Award winner Nancy Silverton – will kick … Continued
Beer of the Week: Class of ’88
Beer brewers love to collaborate. Sometimes it’s with chefs, working on a recipe that will go with a specific style of food, other times, they will get together with other breweries, to come up with something really special. That’s the case this week, as The Hopleaf’s Michael Roper looks to the Class of ’88 – … Continued
James Beard Awards Coming to Chicago
My Kind of Town… Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel isn’t one to hide his emotions. So when he takes the stage at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park this morning, don’t be surprised if you see him kvelling like a mother who’s just learned her son, the lawyer, is going to Harvard. That’s because there, flanked … Continued
Terroir, Tamago and Tijuana Tacos
Nathan Thornburgh presenting at Terroir. Just a couple of thoughts from the past week: I attended the annual Terroir Symposium in Toronto last week, and was once again blown away with the quality of talent there, from several corners of the world. True, there was a significant contingent from Scandinavia – not to mention … Continued
The Smoke Daddy Celebrates 20 Years of BBQ
Slow-roasted ribs will be the star of the birthday celebration. A Wicker Park barbecue joint is celebrating two decades of bringing Southern flavors to Chicago the way it knows best – by combining good food with good company. From May 15th to May 17th, The Smoke Daddy (1804 W. Division St.) will host a 20th birthday party … Continued
Edible, Elegant Fundraiser at Grace Restaurant for American Food Conference
A dish by Jessica Largey, Chef de Cuisine at Manresa in Los Gatos, CA, and one of the featured chefs for the fundraiser. (Photo courtesy Ashley Sears) American food conferences don’t come cheap, and if you want to try to avoid having a corporate logo on every table, menu and fork, sometimes you have to … Continued
Chicago Picks Up Pair of James Beard Awards
The Purple Pig’s Jimmy Bannos Jr. tied for Rising Star Chef in the U.S. Last night’s James Beard Awards in New York City honored the accomplishments of some of the greatest female chefs in the country. Outstanding Chef in the U.S. (Nancy Silverton), NYC (April Bloomfield) and Restaurateur (Barbara Lynch) were among the highlights. But … Continued