Tribute for Trotter: A star-studded group of chefs will cook at the Charlie Trotter Tribute Dinner at Chicago Gourmet this fall, reports Phil Vettel. Among chefs and sommeliers taking part: Rick Bayless, Graham Elliot, Matthias Merges, Thomas Lents, Masaharu Morimoto and Alpana Singh. Tickets for the Sept. 27 event are $500, with proceeds going towards Charlie Trotter’s Culinary Education Foundation.
Alert: Might want to check your credit card statements if you’ve dined at P.F. Chang’s recently. The restaurant chain is investigating claims of a credit card breach.
From the pages of the Tribune: Phil Vettel’s 2-star review of West Town’s Two. Bill Daley with a guide to choosing the right cut of steak, just in time for Father’s Day.
Clickbaity item: Model Kate Upton celebrated her 22nd birthday Tuesday night with her boyfriend, Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, at Chicago Cut Steakhouse.
Aporkcalypse: Speaking of Father’s Day, Charlotte Observer food editor Kathleen Purvis tests out the Bacon Bowl, the as-seen-on-TV gizmo that allows you to create, that’s right, bowls out of latticed strips of bacon. Said Purvis: “My experience was far from perfect.”
Today in dumb food holiday sites: Here’s a website that determines which dumb holiday the food industry bestowed on your birthday. If today is your birthday, first off, happy birthday, and second, it’s National German Chocolate Cake Day.
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