Food Blog

It’s blog day so I give you a few new food blogs.Brotherhood of the Bean “Coffee Cultists of the World Unite!” “Pursuing the best coffee & coffee related products since 2006. Unbiased opinions & reviews from people that love coffee…” Aurora Il. The Brotherhood points us to things like the Java-Log, a fireplace log made […]

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GreaseFreak.com Images of Chicago-style food, edible and not.
How to throw a large room party at a science fiction convention While all the advice won’t apply to most parties, there’s some great hints for entertaining here. “Very small insecure paper plates will enable your guests to load up a handful of cookies or veggie bits and […]

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It’s now several months since I’ve highlighted any new food blogs here. I got behind and the big pile-up of blogs got out-of-hand. I may have to declare “request bankruptcy” and start from scratch. (That concept comes from Lawrence Lessig and his ‘email bankruptcy‘). For now I’m just going to work backwards, since the latest […]

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Chicago foodie board LTH Forum has announced it’s latest round of Great Neighborhood Restaurant Awards.
Sadly, I’ve only been to two of them (Hopleaf and Volo). I personaly feel that Hopleaf deserves the award, but shouldn’t get it. It’s well known, listed in all the guide books so even the tourists know about it, and it’s […]

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A mayonnaise with attitude Financial Times article on aoli. Sorry, but that title can only go to bacon fat mayo. Skilletdoux’s bacon mayo and Pragmatic Chef’s Bacon-flavored mayo.
FT.com also has an article on Living with the food fascists ” I don’t really mind the food fascists as long as they keep their lectures short, […]

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Did you know that the man who created the Weinermobile also created the Miller Brewing logo and the wide mouth peanut butter jar? (among lots of other things). “There’s nothing more aerodynamic than a wiener”A good pan is Hard to Find Cheesecake and design. “The whole question of how one experiences food and eating doesn’t […]

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Some random food porn.

This is what happens when you let an artichoke bloom. Chicago Botanic Garden.

A bug on a Quince. Chicago Botanic Garden.

Oysters at Davis St. Fishmarket. Reviews have been mixed about the upscale remodeling but they still serve excellent oysters, and half-price during after-work happy hours.

Baba’s Famous Steak and Lemonade - Super Philly Steak […]

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