While the bacon lovers hit the UIC Forum for BaconFest, pinot fans will be descending upon Navy Pier once again this weekend, for the 6th Annual Pinot Days Chicago. The event – which features more than 100 pinots from 55 producers – runs from 12 – 5 p.m. this Saturday, the 20th. Consumers will be able … Continued
This week discover 5 Rabbit Brewery where the focus is on Latin-influenced, food-friendly beer; then it’s over to the Aviary for cocktails crafted from purely local spirits. We also checked out Edgewater’s Sauce & Bread from the same people behind Co-Op hot sauce and Crumb Bakery, then finish things off with a look at skagen … Continued
TORONTO – It hasn’t exactly risen to the level of a “Real Housewives” cat fight, but it’s not often when one food critic goes to the trouble of seriously questioning another critic’s judgement. Case in point: at the end of November, The Globe & Mail’s Chris Nuttall-Smith wrote a glowing review of Momofuku Shōtō, David Chang’s high-end, … Continued
We caught up with Rene Redzepi, chef and owner of Copenhagen’s Noma, in the Green Room at the Terroir Symposium in Toronto. He discusses his Keynote speech, getting his dishwasher to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards later this month and his favorite eats in Toronto. Incidentally, the restaurant he’s struggling to remember from Toronto, … Continued
An alleyway bakery in Lincoln Park makes breakfast and lunch from scratch while an inconspicuous restaurant by the Irving Park Brown Line whips up Turkish delights. See these videos as well as why lamb features prominently on one springtime menu and the anatomy of a sandwich, specifically, a brisket on brioche.
If you’ve always wanted your food to taste as good as it looks or vice versa, an extraordinary line up of events which began last night and goes through the weekend will satisfy your aesthetic cravings. Fete Chicago is a pop-up night market hosting some of the city’s best and most beautiful food and conversations with chefs, … Continued
Congratulations to Brian Lambrecht, who is going to this year’s BaconFest on April 20th at the UIC Forum. His original video, “Can You Smell The Fryer?” was truly inspired; a bacon-y ode to that magnificent belly. Kudos to all who entered, but seriously, with the amount of effort and love that went into this brief … Continued
I know it’s impossible to come up with just five experiences, considering I just spent 10 days devouring more ramen, sushi and kimchi than most people do in a year, but such are the limitations of this space, and the ridiculous Top 5 corner I’ve backed myself into. As the images swirl in my head, … Continued
TOKYO – Screw Wheaties. What passes for breakfast in the U.S. – a bowl of cereal, two scrambled eggs, maybe a strip of bacon – looks positively caveman compared to what the Japanese consider a proper way to start the day. Channeling a bit of Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson at the Park Hyatt here … Continued
SEOUL – As I type this post from the Seoul airport, where the WiFi speed makes U.S. carriers look like dial-up circa 1998, I have dozens of images and flavors locked into my permanent taste memories. The fatty toro from Matsu, served at the counter inside a charming two-story home in Kyoto; the cacophony surrounding … Continued
Culinary adventures are springing up all over the city: we recently tested the new kiosks at the Chicago French Market, an additional Russian restaurant hidden within the Red Square bath house; the fusion of Portuguese and Chinese roots at a new Logan Square restaurant featuring the food of Macau, and the charming, undiscovered Indonesian street … Continued