By Ivan Yeh Hapless Intern As a college student in Chicago whose parents live in Taiwan, family reunions are few and far between. Logistically speaking, it would involve one party flying 8,000 miles across an ocean and nine time zones to even begin to make things work. But families find a way to … Continued
I realize that anytime you include the words “hot dog” in a sentence about Chicago, there will be disagreement. People have talked until they’re blue in the face about the merits and pleasures of Gene & Jude’s, yet the fact they still use pencil-thin size 10s (10 to a pound) has always annoyed me. To … Continued
This week, The Hopleaf’s Michael Roper is fond of a “table beer” from Belgium. Brasserie Dupont’s Biére de Table is a refreshing sipper for this time of year, when the weather tends to leave you parched. Cheers!
Although the Fourth of July may be over, Independence Day festivities for other countries are still in full swing. This week (July 17-21), Leopold is offering a special menu to commemorate Belgian Independence Day. The Belgian restaurant is featuring a five-course menu with different beer pairings for each day of the celebration. The … Continued
I’ve been to Aspen a number of times for the Food & Wine Magazine event, but every time I go, I think to myself, there has to be more than just the Little Nell and the Jerome. I’ve seen more private jets at the Pitkin Co. Airport than I have farmer’s markets, so I … Continued
HOTCHKISS, CO – Winding along Highway 133, on the way to Paonia, a giant road sign beckons with “apricots, cherries and peaches.” It is Delicious Orchards, a must-stop for fruit savvy tourists here; a beacon for U-Pickers as well as hungry travelers. The cafe inside the tiny market has a compact menu of items that … Continued
Publican Quality Meats will be putting their products to good use this summer by rolling out a series of Sunday barbeques with two large grills in the parking lot of their restaurant/butchery. There will be full table service for a four-dish menu consisting of two meats and two vegetables, as well as a dessert, … Continued
As Chicagoans, most of us do not get many chances to experience the farming lifestyle that built the Midwest. For those wanting to explore firsthand how local foods are cultivated, Chicago Gourmets hosts Paul Grosso and Don Newcomb will lead a luxury bus tour to several Indiana farms on July 14. “A Day … Continued
By Ivan Yeh Hapless Intern Do you like green eggs and ham? On a lark, have you had them on Clark? Or perhaps you’ve made a demand, that you have them on Grand? If you spent your childhood anywhere in the United States, chances are you grew up reading Dr. Seuss’s critically acclaimed … Continued
After Friday’s post, one of the most frequent questions I received over the weekend from readers was, “were you able to finish your lunch anywhere?” As you may recall, I had just shared three small plates with my dining companion (gazpacho, shrimp-avocado, risotto) at g.e.b., and once we were told they would not serve … Continued
I can understand it happening had my blood alcohol level been over 2.7 and I’d been rude to the staff. I can sort of see it happening had I disparaged an entire city, as GQ’s Alan Richman did to New Orleans post-Katrina (although getting a sazerac dumped in my face as retribution – as Richman … Continued