November 2010
12 posts
Food Preferences: Measuring Amylase In Saliva
You order your favorite creamy clam chowder at dinner while your dining companion looks on in disgust. Your friend may not like the taste of the dish but it is very likely the creamy texture of the chowder drives their repulsion.
Our preferences for certain foods are understood to be largely a combination of taste and texture. While the science behind how taste buds function is...
Food/Environmental Pyramids
Eating your veggies will benefit not only your own health but also the environment. This sentiment, increasingly echoed by the mainstream is bolstered by the Italy-based think tank The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition in their recently released “double pyramid”. The double pyramid takes the familiar imagery of the food pyramid and pairs it with an inverted environmental pyramid...
Congratulations Michelin Rated Restaurants
Congratulations to the winners of Chicago’s inaugural Michelin ratings:
*** Alinea L2O **
Avenues Charlie Trotters Ria * Blackbird Boka Bonsoiree Crofton on Wells Everest Graham Elliot Longman & Eagle NAHA NoMI Schwa Seasons Sepia Sixteen Spaiggia Takashi Topolobampo Tru Vie The 2011 guide makes Chicago one of just three U.S. cities included in the yearly guide, alongside New York...
Foodie Windows At Barney’s New York
It’s a great time to be a Foodie! Luxury retailer Barney’s New York unveiled their Chicago holiday windows on Tuesday, and this year’s theme? Food. The window merrily implores passersby to “Have a Foodie Holiday” with the larger-than-life mugs of two of Chicago’s favorite celebrity chefs, Rick Bayless and Grant Achatz.
Barney’s flagship stores across the country are all participating in a...
Food & Wine’s 12th Annual Entertaining Showcase
On Tuesday, November 15th the Museum of Contemporary Art hosted Food & Wine’s 12th Annual Entertaining Showcase that featured cuisine from many of Chicago’s most revered restaurants paired with fine wines and spirits from around the world. The charitable event included many of the Chicago Michelin mania chefs and restaurants.
Restaurants set up tables throughout the museum offering...
The Rise Of The Power Vegans
What do Bill Clinton, Alec Baldwin, Steve Wynn, and Mike Tyson all have in common? Aside from wealth and fame these power players have all gone vegan. Tyson’s case is particularly extreme. From human cannibal, once gnawing on the ear of an opponent, to meat-and-dairy-shunning health devotee. The list goes on: Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Russell Simmons, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford,...
Michelin Bib Gourmand Rating Announced
The Bib Gourmand rating goes to restaurants the Michelin guide believes “offers good cuisine at a reasonable value.” Diners can get two courses and either a glass of wine or dessert for $40, tax and gratuity not included. Congratulations to all that made the list.
Next week, look for Chicago’s first Michelin Restaurant Guide with some spots crossing-fingers for the coveted two to three...
Witch Pilgrim
Marisa Muñoz is Witch Pilgrim, a one-woman catering operation working out of Pilsen. Muñoz has recently received a flurry of interest for her seasonally-minded “esoteric digestibles”.
At a recent Pilsen event Muñoz’s menu delighted guests with beet-pickled deviled eggs, squash and goat’s milk feta muffins, chocolate coconut nests with smoked Malden salt, and hazelnut and cacao-nib madeline....
Foodie Welcomes Elate!
Elate is the newest restaurant to join Foodie. Located at the Hotel Felix in the River North neighborhood, Elate offers a casual yet sophisticated spot that serves modern American Market cuisine. Chef Randal Jacobs’ seasonal food is complemented by boutique wines and creative cocktails crafted by Peter Vestinos.
Look for exciting offers from them in the coming weeks!
Avec Reopens
Downtown hotspot, Avec, reopened Friday, October 29th, after a grease fire in early August brought dinner service to a grinding halt. For months Chicago foodies have been clueless as to where to bring out-of-towners skeptical of Chicago’s gourmet reputation.
The revamped menu gave chef Koren Grieveson an opportunity to further cement Avec’s reputation for seasonally-minded, simply prepared...
Across The Table Comes To Foodie
Foodie is excited to feature the Across The Table dinner series! Across the Table bridges gaps between our diverse communities by uniting Chicagoans for thought‐provoking conversations and delicious meals. The topic‐focused and facilitator‐led meals take place in various locations throughout Chicago and consistently attract individuals from diverse ages, ethnicities, communities, religions, and...
Girl and the Goat: Friends of James Beard...
On Tuesday, November 2nd at 6:30pm the very talented chef behind Girl and the Goat, Stephanie Izard, is opening up her kitchen to host a Mangalista pig and beer dinner with some of the region’s best chefs - and only through Foodie can you attend for $150.
The Friends of James Beard Dinner will feature Mangalista Pigs raised by Madison Club (Madison, WI) chef Daniel Fox. The entire...
