Food Blog

Last year I raved about Nobu’s famous Black Cod with Miso. A few weeks ago I saw that Whole foods had this wonderful fish formerly known as sable fish. I followed Nobu’s black cod recipe although I used less sake and used regular miso, not white miso as called for. I also marinated the […]

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Watching Beirut die Anthony Bourdain - “We went to Beirut to film a TV show about the city’s newly vibrant culinary and cultural scene. Then the bombs started falling, and we could only stand on the barricades of our hotel balcony and watch it all disappear — again.”
BBC article on the UK’s Call to label […]

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Miller Park sausage race gets some more flavor
A review of And a Bottle of Rum - A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails “Rum was the gin of the New World. But it was more than a quick ticket to a fast drunk. Rum’s rise marked a rite of passage for the struggling […]

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In the interest of adding some completeness to the last post, here’s all the Chicago Food Blogs I know about. Unlike most of my listings, some of these are quite dormant or officially retired, but the archives are still around.At Our Table Dormant.Bunny PieChicago FoodiesEat ChicagoThe City That EatsFancy ToastFood Blogfuckcorporategroceries explores the independent markets. […]

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Chicago Tribune article on food blog photography. This is a very good article on the subject, with quotes from local chefs Grant Achatz and Gale Gand on photography in their restaurants. The reporter seems to have omitted one other local food blog from the list they offer.
“As the amuse-bouche (a tiny cone filled with […]

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Anthony Bourdain’s post on eGullet about being stranded in Beirut (scroll to the bottom)
The Elements of Food Styling - What’s up with Gourmet’s somber covers?
Frank Gehry designs a food stand.
A review of Chicago Food Critics

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Somebody finally designed a mango slicer.
The Wacky World of Japanese Ice-cream. Mmm, octopus ice cream. Not wacky enough? See the Wackier World of Japanese Ice Cream that starts off with Raw Horseflesh Ice Cream.
Wine at Disney World
Sweet meat plush toys “We use only the finest cuts of fleece on the market and overstuff each selection […]

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I should mention as a disclaimer that the Celtic Knot Pub is a client but I’d be derelict in my duty as a food blogger if I didn’t mention Debbie’s Cupcake of the Month. It’s a jelly doughnut cupcake - baked then deep fried just like a real doughnut, than filled with apricot jam. Truly […]

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We here in Chicago are well aware of the threats against our culinary freedom - (Alderman wants trans-fatty oils off the menu) but the BBC reports on a NYC City Council member trying to restrict the number of fast food restaurants - “It’s a legal restriction that has already worked in several other American cities […]

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Some really good food blogs to check out.Skillet Doux Chicago. He recently did an excellent review of Alinea, with great photography.Speaking of Chicago, I found this Chicago Wine Shop Google map over at Dr. Vino who has a blogEthicurean An eater of tasty things that are also sustainable, organic, local, and/or ethical — S/O/L/E foods, […]

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