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News Thu Jun 26 2008
Mmm, Midweek Links
• The Chicago Reporter, um, reports on 10 lawsuits to be filed against Taste of Chicago vendors by people who got salmonella poisoning last year. [via]
• Dish dishes on a shake-up at Powerhouse, and asks Chef Michael Taus some questions about the upcoming Duchamp.
• Michael Nagrant picked up my lazy ice cream journalism call-out and ran with it at Serious Eats, rounding it out with a list of "best ice cream" contenders in a variety of categories.
• Nagrant also checks out the Bookbinder soup at the Drake.
• Chicagoist gets the scoop on NoMi's new pastry chef, and reviews Crisp.
• Time Out hits the road for some local delicacies.
• Alinea nabs #1 honors in this year's Chicago Zagat Guide, and MenuPages wonders what's behind the odd permalink URL on The Stew's post about it.
• The Stew gets the first look at Hub 51, but 312 Dining Diva heads to the basement to check out Sub 51, along with a couple other new and coming spots.
• The New York Times tried 25 root beers, and Sprecher's was number one. (Gale Gand's came in 8th.)
• Kids are on the minds of both Gand and her business partner, Rick Tramonto.
• Slice has had some extra Chicago pizza coverage lately, including Lou Malnati's deep dish and thin crust at Vito & Nick's.
• Chicago chefs weigh in on NYC chef David Chang's decision to ban photos at his exclusive Momofuku Ko.
• Nothing better for a hangover than biscuits and gravy.
• Edgewater Produce gets some love from Metroblogging.
• Chicago Bites visits Noon-O-Kabab and Swirlz.
• Two Bites in Suburbia continues to find crazy snackfood flavors.
— Andrew Huff / Comments (0)
