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News Wed Apr 04 2007

Mid-week Quick Links

• Paul Virant, of Vie in Western Springs, was named one of Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs.

• The Tribune has launched a foodblog of their own: The Stew.

• Moto's Homaro Cantu is interviewed ...by CNet? Well, yeah, since it's about his printed food. [via]

Goose Island is having an "Earth Day Happy Hour" April 19. Details in Slowdown.

Dish confirms that Pasteur, the beloved French-Vietnamese restaurant, will be closing so the owners can concentrate on their newer places, Simply It and Viet Bistro. No closing date was given.

• Also from Dish, Bobtail Ice Cream is having a "Birth of a Flavor" contest. Stop into one of their stores and submit your suggestion for a brand new flavor by April 30th. You can also enter to be one of the judges of the five semi-finalists on May 3. The final winners — one kid flavor, one adult — will debut on Mothers Day, May 13.

• Ever wonder what the "LTH" in LTHForum stands for? Pay close attention in this dim sum round-up on Hungry Mag and you'll see that Michael Nagrant reveals the secret. (I hope that doesn't get him in trouble.)

 
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Kaka / June 18, 2007 11:52 AM

Bobtail Ice Cream has the best ice cream in Chicago! You have to try its Signature Sunset.

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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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