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Liar liar, officepants on fire
That's a good point! (No it isn't.) I'd be happy to join the team! (I'd rather be eaten by wart hogs.) Your cake is delicious! (Thanks for the food poisoning, Julia Child.) These are but a few examples of the lies we tell at work. Most aren't...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Rex Huppke, Julia Child
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Tasteful eye candy
![Things are certainly heating up, foodwise, in the neighborhood dubbed Lakeshore East, the easternmost spit of land between the Chicago River and Randolph Street. The stylish, upscale steakhouse III Forks opened there late last year; Aria restaurant is getting new attention thanks to Beverly Kim's appearances on "Top Chef"; and now we have Filini, which opened in November in the architectural gem known as Aqua Tower.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-02/67804165-02091949.jpg "Things are certainly heating up, foodwise, in the neighborhood dubbed Lakeshore East, the easternmost spit of land between the Chicago River and Randolph Street. The stylish, upscale steakhouse III Forks opened there late last year; Aria restaurant is getting new attention thanks to Beverly Kim's appearances on "Top Chef\"; and now we have Filini, which opened in November in the architectural gem known as Aqua Tower.")
Things are certainly heating up, foodwise, in the neighborhood dubbed Lakeshore East, the easternmost spit of land between the Chicago River and Randolph Street. The stylish, upscale steakhouse III Forks opened there late last year; Aria restaurant is...Tags: Phil Vettel, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Pasta, Breads
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It's all relative
It would be easy to overlook Fogon, an 8-week-old Mexican restaurant in River West, especially as the space has been home to two or three forgettable restaurants in the last few years.
The restaurant's pedigree suggests that would be an error. Fogon is...Tags: Phil Vettel, Mangos, Tomatoes, Restaurants, Foods and Beverages
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Guy and the goose
I'm not awarding four stars to Goosefoot, the splendid new restaurant by former Les Nomades chef Chris Nugent. But I suspect it's just a matter of time — and not a lot of time — before I do.
Goosefoot opened in mid-December with the plug-and-...Tags: CLTV, Phil Vettel, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Goosefoot
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More doughnuts, and other 2013 office resolutions
The good news is, the Mayans were wrong, and we get to start a brand new year. The bad news is, we will have to spend most of that year working. (Thanks for nothing, Mayans.) To keep you from feeling too bummed out about the lack of an apocalypse, I'm...
Tags: Rex Huppke
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Phil Vettel: Three stars for mk
Not that my memory is slipping or anything, but I was surprised, bordering on astonished, to realize that mk restaurant is in its 15th year. Though it won't arrive until late November, the impending anniversary has the restaurant in a celebratory mood...
Tags: Phil Vettel, Strawberries, Asparagus, Tomatoes, Bacon
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Mixed messages
Some day, I hope chef Jared Van Camp finds a suitably food-focused stage for his cooking, but that doesn't seem likely to happen any time soon.
Van Camp, executive chef at 2-month-old Nellcote, creates thoughtful, approachable and affordable Provence-...Tags: CLTV, Phil Vettel, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Nellcote
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Four stars for Next's Vegan menu
Chicago has seen vegetarian restaurants before, and vegetable menus before, but nothing, not even the vegetable tasting menus that Charlie Trotter offered during his long career, compares to the Vegan menu currently featured at Next. In more than 20...
Tags: Phil Vettel, Asparagus, Alinea, Chicago Restaurants, Restaurants
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Fine dining stakes claim in Berwyn
To corrupt an old saying, the good Lord never closes a condo without opening a bungalow.
Berwyn is on the rise. The financial crisis has turned the near west suburb into a hot spot of affordable housing, and young couples and families are crowding in....Tags: Phil Vettel, Autre Monde, Spiaggia, Tony Mantuano, Restaurants
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Tourondel menu has complex surprises
Funny how a simple gesture, a little grace note, can render a dining experience memorable. For instance, I would send people to BLT American Brasserie just for the popovers.
Maybe it's because bread at restaurant tables these days is often missing, or...Tags: CLTV, Phil Vettel, Sandwiches, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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No need to fish for compliments
Eventually, the restaurant team of Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz will open a restaurant that fails to live up to expectations. Mostly because expectations for this everything-touched-turns-golden duo keep rising.
How can they not? From Boka to Girl & the Goat...Tags: Perennial Virant, Phil Vettel, Lemons, Strawberries, Restaurants
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MJ scores with new steakhouse
![I'm old enough to remember the day the <a href="http://chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> drafted Michael Jordan, and to remember that it was not a universally praised draft choice. The belief among some was that the Bulls already had guards; why did they need another?](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-10/65220931-13081838.jpg "I'm old enough to remember the day the <a href="http://chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls\">Chicago Bulls</a> drafted Michael Jordan, and to remember that it was not a universally praised draft choice. The belief among some was that the Bulls already had guards; why did they need another?")
I'm old enough to remember the day the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan, and to remember that it was not a universally praised draft choice. The belief among some was that the Bulls already had guards; why did they need another?
In the same way,...Tags: Phil Vettel, Steaks, Michael Jordan, Restaurants, Michigan Avenue
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