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News Mon May 05 2008

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A lengthy, fascinating profile of Grant Achatz appears in the current New Yorker. NYTimes' Diner's Journal has some further thoughts.

• Speaking of Alinea, if you pre-bought the Alinea book, you'd have access to the members-only section of the book site today.

• Wondering where to get a sweet treat for Mothers Day? Centerstage has some tips.

Or you could send mom some Mexican food.

• The Trib explains just how much of your tip actually goes to your server, and Mike Nagrant elucidates the tension between front of house and back of house over tips.

• Want to hunt morel mushrooms? Omnivorous profiles the author of How to Find Morels; Food Chain offers up a recipe for fresh morel paté.

Dish learns more about Province, the new West Loop spot from ex-Nacional 27 executive chef Randy Zweiban, and interviews Kurt Serpin, chef/partner at Café Orchid.

• Interested in becoming a competitive eater -- or just watching them? EatFeats has a list of local events for you.

• Several Chicago spots on All About Beer's list of the 125 places to have a beer before you die, including Hopleaf, Map Room, Goose Island -- and John Barleycorn?

• The beer guys at Chicagoist had a busy weekend, not enjoying DarkLord Day at Three Floyd's and discovering Oberon (sort of) has returned to the city.

There's a local cook's recipe in Rachel Ray's latest cookbook.

 
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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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