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August 2008 - Posts
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One of the most popular spots in Chicago, seafood chain McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant is about to open its sixth location on September 6th in an 8,000-sq.-ft. space with a small patio in Rosemont. Like the other McCormicks, the focus Read More...
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– The "farm-to-school" movement has arrived. [ WSJ ] – Los Angeles taco trucks left court victorious yesterday. [ LAT ] – To save costs, manufacturers have been switching ingredients like cocoa butter with cheaper alternatives Read More...
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Bin 36 Photo: Brian Hall Take time off from paper-bagging it to work and be rewarded. From now until October 31st, Bin 36 is offering a "No-Tax Lunch" – where regardless of the bill's extravagance, tax is on them. Considering that Read More...
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On Saturday, Latin-Indian fusion restaurant Vermilion embraces its background with a Bollywood-themed night. At dinner, trained dancers will perform multiple Bollywood numbers, and new seafood specials such as tandoori pomfret and soft shell chile crab Read More...
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– Successfully opening a restaurant is still a tricky business feat. [ NYT ] – Bringing fortune cookies to China. [ Diner's Journal ] – Tapeworms, or a reason to avoid raw salmon. [ Gourmet ] – Many foods you loved as a child Read More...
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– The first pack of instant ramen was sold 50 years ago. [ NPR ] – Rocco DiSpirito is going to be Dancing With the Stars this year. [ ABC ] – Move over umami , the newest taste is calcium [ Yahoo ] – School lunch prices are looking Read More...
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On September 7th at the Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago, 11 chefs, including John Bubala (ex Timo), Gil Langlois ( Chalkboard ) and Benjamin Browning ( Landmark ), will prepare gourmet versions of classic kids' dishes like chicken nuggets Read More...
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urbanbelly photo: Steven Johnson Offering dishes like lamb-and-brandy dumplings and pork belly with pineapple rice, urbanbelly , a tiny Logan Square BYO located just off the Kennedy, serves contemporary Asian dumplings and noodles courtesy of Bill Kim Read More...
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A place so phony it would make Holden Caulfield's head explode. Read More...
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– Always be nice to your regulars, 'cause one day they might help you open your own restaurant. [ Dish ] – Going inside the kitchen at Alinea . [ Chicagoist ] – That sushi might not be the fish you think it is. [ NYT ] – The Read More...
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Lincoln Square trattoria Erba is calling it quits on September 13th. The owner, Robert Butterfield, cited general economic malaise and a lack of business for the closing, but plans to reopen with an American comfort food spot in late September. Erba’s Read More...
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On September 6th, Martial Noguier, executive chef of one sixtyblue , the swanky Market District restaurant partially owned by Michael Jordan, is leaving after cooking French-tinged New American cuisine there for the past eight years. In October, he’ll Read More...
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As we launch our first-ever Zagat Dating (& Dumping) Survey , we are asking for your candid, witty and enlightening insights into the world of relationships. Let us in on the ups and downs of your dating experiences. For example, when you go to a Read More...
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Cocktail lists are increasingly combining old-school techniques with new-school ingredients , and now you can learn the fundamentals of classic mixology. On Tuesday, August 26th, wine bar In Fine Spirits will welcome Sonja Kassebaum, co-founder of North Read More...
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photo: Tony Miller While the party conventions may be in Denver and Minneapolis, Democrats and Republicans can show their support right here in the Windy City with politically themed menus at Viand Bar & Kitchen from Labor Day through Election Day. Read More...
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Tony and Cathy Mantuano The U.S. Open happens in Flushing, NY, from August 25th to September 7th, and as usual, attendees won't be let down by the event's concessions (which even 10 years ago were " just about as legendary as the tennis "). Read More...
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On Wednesday, August 27th, the American godfather of regional Mexican cuisine, Rick Bayless , will be inducted into the Chicago Culinary Museum 's Chefs Hall of Fame at the Palmer House Hilton . "Chef Bayless has dedicated his life to bringing Read More...
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Yats photo: Steven Johnson Quick-serve Cajun-Creole hits the Market District with Yats , a small-chain outpost offering a daily changing blackboard menu of classics like étouffée, gumbo and jambalaya (plus desserts like gooey peanut butter Read More...
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They’re having siesta while you're trying to fiesta. Read More...
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– Yet another reason to adore the late Julia Child: The lady was a spy. [ Chronicle , NPR ] – Kanye West is going to try to bring the LA chain Fatburger to Chicago. [ Crain's ] – If restaurants want people's business they really Read More...
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Powerhouse 's newly appointed executive chef Jeff Mauro, the opening sous-chef (and a vet of North Pond and Charlie Trotter's ) who replaced John Peters, has debuted revamped menus that might be worth checking out the next time you're looking Read More...
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To honor the man who coined the famous maxim, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are," Tallgrass will host a haute Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin–inspired dinner called "A Gastronomic Blast into the Past" on August Read More...
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Tomorrow, Marigold co-owners Jim Dragatsis and Sandeep Malhotra will host guest chef Aunty Malhotra (Sandeep’s mother) who's coming all the way from India to cook a six-course menu of Parampara (traditional) favorites. Dishes include Gulnaar Read More...
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On Thursday, August 28th, Jerry’s , the inventive Wicker Park sandwich shop, will host a Brewmaster’s Dinner with Great Lakes Brewing's head brewmaster, Patrick Conway. The special six-course beer-paired menu goes way beyond sandwiches Read More...
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ZAGAT.mobi on the iPhone You know the drill: you’re in a 4 PM meeting when you realize you’re supposed to take a top client out for dinner, but you forgot to make a reservation. You have two choices. One, fake a cough, excuse yourself for Read More...
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Tenochtitlán photo: Steven Johnson At Real Tenochtitlán , a spacious Logan Square spot with high tin ceilings and citrus-hued walls, mercurial Mex-meister Geno Bahena seeks to recapture the magic of his first venture, Ixcapuzalco; patrons Read More...
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Pops for Champagne On Mondays, Pops for Champagne chef Andrew Brochu (ex Alinea ) and wine director W. Craig Cooper offer a three-course prix fixe that pairs the acidity of champagnes with various small plates. The menu, which changes roughly every four Read More...
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– The Windy City is the fifth hardest-drinking city in America. [ Chicagoist ] – A cop has been suspended after trying to get free coffee from Starbucks. [ Tribune ] – Reservation scalping sites have come to Chicago. Not that they're Read More...
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Cru 's new chef, Greg Biggers, a vet of Tru and Morimoto in Philly, brings his kitchen chops to the Gold Coast wine bar with a newly launched menu that includes the likes of raw hamachi with a pineapple-miso emulsion, English pea purée and Read More...
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By Deirdre Donovan, ZAGAT.com Staff Editor With new technologies, aquarium outreach programs and a local focus, more chefs are going green. NYC chef Anita Lo serves Australis Barramundi. Diners are riding a wave of awareness regarding threats to oceanlife Read More...
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Duchamp photo: Steven Johnson Michael Taus ( Zealous ) is offering less formal, more affordable New American fare with wide-reaching global influences in the large and small plates at Bucktown's Duchamp, a redo of the former Meritage; the remodeled Read More...
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Piccolo Sogno photo: Steven Johnson At Near West respite Piccolo Sogno , Tony Priolo (ex Coco Pazzo ) presides over an open kitchen issuing seasonal, midpriced Italian cuisine, including fresh pastas and items like pizzas and whole fish cooked in a wood-burning Read More...
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Fresh off the heels of his C-House debut, Marcus Samuelsson takes a path opposite of upscale seafood and opens a burger joint in a food court, Marc Burger. It is, however, at Macy's and features preparations like a black angus burger with smoked paprika, Read More...
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