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News Fri Mar 02 2007

Friday News Round-up

• Chicagoist has a great interview with Grant Achatz; he'll be talking with NYTimes food critic Michael Ruhlman this Sunday, Mar. 4 at 3pm at the Steppenwolf Theatre.

Logan Square may get a permanent farmers market, reports the Reader's Food Chain. The Logan Square Farmers Market is going independent this summer, a la Green City Market.

Dietitian Janet Helm wants you to get more essential minerals and vitamins in your diet.

McDonald's is getting into the upscale coffee market, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lattes and mochas are on the menu in some locations already, so expect to see the McCappuccino in your local store soon. (I wonder if that's why I've seen so many McD's "closed for remodeling," or if it's connected to the denied rumors that they're launching all-day breakfast.)

• Speaking of McDonald's breakfasts, a woman in Florida claimed to have found a razor blade in her McMuffin.

 
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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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