December 2010
8 posts
Where'd You Get That Meat?
The conscientious Chicago omnivore can exult in the news that two new butcher shops offering locally and humanely raised meats are set to open within the year. Rob Levitt, formerly of Mado, is opening Butcher & Larder next week while Paul Kahan of the Publican just signed a lease for a building across the street from the Publican for a butcher shop set to open in 6 to 10 months.
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The New LTH Forum App
LTH Forum has long been a resource of hip Chicago diners looking for intelligent and current commentary on local restaurants. Now with their newly released app, you can bring the collective expertise of Chicago diners with you. The app gives users quick access to LTH’s popular “Great Neighborhood Restaurant Awards” listings. You can search for a “GNR” by cuisine, name, favorites, and by...
What We Should Be Eating
Photo: Martha Williams from TOC
The year’s end is near and so comes the proliferation of summative “Best Of” lists. Time Out Chicago just released their annual “100 Best Things We Ate This Year” while The Stew posted a humorous “What’s In, What’s Out” on national dining trends.
The Time Out year-end listing offers Chicagoans a plan of attack for approaching 2011 dining. The list divides...
Achatz's New Ventures: An Update
With the 3-star Michelin spotlight still shining brightly upon Alinea, the international food community eagerly watches the development of chef Grant Achatz’s revolutionary new restaurant, Next. Bon Appetit even zealously proclaimed Next one of the “top celebration restaurants” in the U.S. in their latest issue but removed it from the online version since it has yet to open (see the correction...
Meez Meals
For the overworked gourmand craving the solace of a freshly cooked dinner, Meez Meals provides both a palate-pleasing and affordable alternative to frozen dinners. Meez Meals was founded with the belief that “You can have a healthy, home-cooked dinner in less time than it takes to get pizza - and still have the pleasure of making dinner yourself.” The name comes from the French culinary...
Takashi To Open New Restaurant
Foodies rejoice - Takashi Yagihashi is set to expand this summer with a second restaurant in River North. Takashi’s namesake Bucktown restaurant recently received Michelin honors. Takashi says the as-yet-unnamed spot on 116 W. Hubbard, “will be more rustic than Takashi, more affordable, and very casual.” Diners can expect high-end sake and beer, cocktails, appetizers such as gyoza and...
Food Safety Modernization Act
There have been many outbreaks of food-related illnesses stemming from contaminated eggs, spinach, and peanut butter that sickened thousands of people and lead to countless food recalls in the recent past causing the government to expedite the recent passage of the F.D.A. Food Safety Modernization Act. The act aims to keep consumers safer by giving the F.D.A. more power to recall tainted foods,...
Sake School
Chicago Sake’s buzz is building and soon yours will be too. If you’re a foodie or a wine connoisseur chances are sake is an area you’ve yet to conquer. Your turbulent relationship with sake probably began with a hot, highly unmemorable drink at a sushi bar and abruptly ended with a bad hangover. But here’s the good news – it’s all been a misunderstanding. Chicago Sake, the city’s first sake...