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News Sat May 12 2007
Weekend Reading
• Gridskipper doesn't seem to know how to talk about Chicago's culinary scene without trotting out deep-dish pizza and hot dogs; they're in there again in the intro to this round-up of Chicago vegetarian dining. At least there's no mobster reference.
• Hoosier Mama Pies gets its due attention (I so wanted to write "its just desserts" there, but that wouldn't be true) in this week's Reader, and some meta-coverage -- including a current inventory report -- at Chicago MenuPages.
• Hot Doug's isn't alone in the gourmet-ifying of the hot dog, The Wall Street Journal reports. The online version of the story includes a video featuring Hot Doug's and Vienna Beef: