The state of dim sum in Chicago
My earliest food memory involves a lot of old people yelling. The setting was a dim sum restaurant on a Sunday morning, with what seemed like 1,000 people doing their...
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Monday food links: ‘Top Chef,’ Froot Loops, wonuts
Good Monday morning. Please enjoy the temperate weather, because it's going to get stupid cold this week. On with what I'm reading: In case you missed it: The Trenchermen's Rebecca...
Marcus Samuelsson: “Good food is civil rights”
Marcus Samuelsson, the chef and food television personality, saw a problem with how iconic African-American tourist attractions would get visited: "What it was like 10 years ago was, (someone would)...
Review: Chicago’s first Shake Shack
Asking "Does Chicago need another burger chain?" is a flawed way of framing the question. It assumes every hamburger chain is on equal footing, which is not true. Most are...
It’s National Sandwich Day. I like these sandwiches.
Today is supposedly National Sandwich Day, another one of those made-up nonsense holidays conceived by the restaurant industry (Thursday, by the way, is National Nacho Day). But you know what?...
Grand sandwiches at Pret A Manger
We're fans of Pret a Manger, the takeout sandwich chain that was a hit in London before expanding to America in 2000. And we're bigger fans of its social conscience...
Chicago’s first Shake Shack to open Tuesday
Cult burger stand Shake Shack will open its first Chicago location in River North on Nov. 4. What began as a shack with snaking lines in New York's Madison Square...
Meet Dan Pashman, your new food life coach
There's that old axiom about there being two types of people: Those who eat to live, and those who live to eat. If you're the latter, consider New York podcaster...
Wednesday food links: L2O closes, gluten anxiety
What I'm reading today, from the world of dining: Chicago magazine is reporting that L2O, the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant with two Michelin stars, is closing at the end of...
Deconstructing the Dish: Umami Burger
Forget all the connotations of a chain restaurant. Umami Burger serves a legit serious burger, made with the care that a restaurant with 800-thread-count linens might employ. Plus, it's a...