Food Blog

The Becker-Posner blog discusses rising food prices
The taxman in Iowa is going after jack-o’-lanterns this Halloween. “pumpkins are used primarily for Halloween decorations, not food, and should be taxed”
The Search for the Cure The quest for the superlative American ham
Looking for a good toothpick — for 2 million years “According to anthropologists who have studied […]

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As you might imagine, I get a lot of requests to get on my list, and I’m seriously delinquent in updating it. Eventually I’ll get to it, but here’s a few links I thought worthy of pointing out.
The Burrito Bracket pits Chicago’s (specifically Wicker Park and close by) cheap Mexican restaurants against each other in […]

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Now this is where I want to see my tax money go. Revolution with a foamy head Logan Square brewery to use half million in TIF

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Since I took the summer off, I have some food shots lying around unposted. Here’s some stuff about food that came out of the backyard.Some thick cut pork chops on the grill. I forgot where these are from, either Ditka brand chops or from Paulina Market. You don’t find these things in the case at […]

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It was a big week in food here in Chicago with some of the great chef’s of the world coming just to eat our tacos. Seriously, they were here for Trotter’s big dinner Poke around the Stew for more on where these guys hung out and why a famous French pastry chef has to smuggle […]

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Megnut offer’s advice to Gourmet’s advertisers “My little pile of ads that I so carefully tore out of Gourmet for research purposes is now headed to the recycling bin. I’m moving on to websites that actually provide information about the products I’m interested in.”
Just Hungry’s Free Advice to PR people “Hi there, intrepid PR person […]

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Prairie Moon in Evanston has always been a favorite of mine. Opened 5 years ago by seasoned Evanston restaurant people, I’ve made it a regular destination more for their rotating tap or two of unusual beer.
The food’s always been good, I’ve always loved their ‘painted soup” - roasted tomato, poblano & squash but my […]

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The guys who brought you Volo and Kitsch’n have put together an outstanding beer geek and foodie destination, The Paramount Room on Milwaukee (415 N. Milwaukee Ave) just south of Hubbard and the train viaduct in an old speakeasy. I guess you could define it as a gastropub if that definition is above average pub […]

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I get tons of requests to be added to the list, but it’s been awhile since I’ve been able to look at each one and get them listed, but a quick glance at my request folder shows me there’s some interesting ones out there. Here’s a few recipes.
Ricotta stuffed squash blossoms
Raw chocolate cupcakes […]

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Pumpkins will be dear this year. “Illinois pumpkin-growers like Todd Statzer say a hot, dry summer and late-season torrential rains have made this year’s crop one of the worst in recent memory”

Here’s one of the giant pumpkins at the Botanic Garden.

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