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Blackbird announces new pastry chef
Tribune restaurant criticBlackbird (619 W. Randolph St., 312-715-0708) has announced that Bryce Caron, executive pastry chef at Custom House restaurant, has been brought aboard as Blackbird's head pastry chef. It's less of a job change and more of a homecoming for Caron, who was... -
Curtis Duffy to leave Avenues, open own restaurant in West Loop
Tribune reporter“I want to have the best restaurant in the country. I want to obtain that third Michelin star.” If it isn’t clear chef Curtis Duffy wants to be uttered in the same breath as Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, and his former boss Grant...Tags: Alinea, Chicago Hotels, Human Interest, Michelin Group, Columbus
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Restaurant review: The Strand House in Manhattan Beach
Los Angeles Times Restaurant CriticThe Strand House in Manhattan Beach commands an enviable position at the edge of the ocean-side town overlooking the pier. No accident, since owner Michael Zislis is already a big presence here with his Shade Hotel and a number of casual restaurants,...Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Manhattan (New York City), Beet Tops, Steaks, Tomatoes
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Franks ‘N’ Dawgs to offer charcuterie program
Lincoln ParkTribune food writer Kevin Pang has the scoop on a new project from Franks ‘N' Dawgs: Our friends at Franks ‘N' Dawgs have informed us of a rather exciting development: The Lincoln Park spot will be the first hot-dog stand in Chicago to start a... -
Red tape tangles chefs wanting to improve school lunch
When top Chicago chefs visited a Northwest Side lunchroom this fall and found bags of Tostitos with ground meat as the main course, their first instinct was to roll up their sleeves and start cooking.
Within a month, the group of chefs — who call...Tags: Students, Charlie Trotter's, Vie, Chicago Public Schools, Lula Cafe
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A lot to soak up in Fulton River District
Special to the TribuneFor Chris Kurinsky, living in Chicago means access to the lakefront in a neighborhood that provides nightlife options beyond plastic beer cups. Five years ago, he found all that and more when he moved into his one-bedroom condo loft in the Fulton River...Tags: Jewel-Osco, Human Interest, Theft, Lifestyle and Leisure, Michelle Obama
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Chicago chefs nominees aplenty at James Beard 2011
Mindy Segal and Bruce Sherman are hoping five’s a charm.
Rich Melman is hoping it’s seven.
All three have been nominated — again — for James Beard Foundation Awards, which annually recognize the best chefs, restaurants and...Tags: Politics, Vie, Mass Media, Lifestyle and Leisure, North Pond
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A new Chicago guide for food lovers
![<a href="http://web.mac.com/olverajennifer/Site/JENNIFER_OLVERA.html">Jennifer Olvera</a> serves up the skinny on all things edible, sippable and growable in her new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Lovers-Guide-Chicago-Specialties/dp/0762770155/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308346346&sr=8-1">“Food Lovers’ Guide to Chicago”</a> (Globe Pequot, $15.95).](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62506232-17150650.jpg "<a href="http://web.mac.com/olverajennifer/Site/JENNIFER_OLVERA.html\">Jennifer Olvera</a> serves up the skinny on all things edible, sippable and growable in her new book, <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Food-Lovers-Guide-Chicago-Specialties/dp/0762770155/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308346346&sr=8-1\">“Food Lovers’ Guide to Chicago”</a> (Globe Pequot, $15.95).")
Tribune NewspapersJennifer Olvera serves up the skinny on all things edible, sippable and growable in her new book, “Food Lovers’ Guide to Chicago” (Globe Pequot, $15.95). The book contains pithy restaurant reviews, a food festival calendar, tippling...Tags: Maxwell Street, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Hot Dogs, Foods and Beverages
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Pastry chef Patrick Fahy heading to The Sofitel
Tribune reporterPastry chef Patrick Fahy announced last week that he would be leaving Blackbird and Avec after two years on the job. Now we know where he’ll be heading next: The Sofitel. Fahy will be joining the Gold Coast hotel in early July as executive pastry...Tags: Rogers Park, Gold Coast, James Beard
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How RJ Grunts (and other Chicago restaurants) got its name
Tribune reporterWhat’s in a name? For recent James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Rich Melman, it began 40 years ago with an involuntary emission of sound, which led to his restaurant empire. Here's the story of how RJ Grunts and other notable restaurants...Tags: Documentary (genre), Alinea, California, Chicago Restaurants, Music
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James Beard Award-nominated pastry chef Patrick Fahy leaving Blackbird
Tribune reporterPatrick Fahy, the James Beard Award-nominated pastry chef at Blackbird and Avec, will be leaving his post next month. Fahy wasn’t ready to divulge his plans. But he said he hopes to stay in Chicago and in restaurants or hotels. Fahy said he hopes...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Mindy Segal, Chicago Restaurants, New York, Mindy's HotChocolate
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