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Wednesday Quick Links

Apartment Therapy: Kitchen profiles First Slice.

Skillet Doux recreates (approximately) Homaro Cantu's winning menu from Iron Chef.

• For those who missed the Grant Achatz/Michael Ruhlman talk at Steppenwolf Sunday, here's a recap on Ruhlman's blog. The upshot: He's not down with "Molecular Gastronomy" — read the article to learn why.

• The Chicago Bites podcast visits Glenn's Diner, the great fish place on Montrose in Ravenswood.

Janet Helm busts some food myths in the Tribune today.

• Crain's reports that local Alpha Baking Co. is buying Natural Ovens of Manitowok, and that people aren't eating enough Kraft cheese.

 
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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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