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News Wed Jul 02 2008

Mmm, Midweek Links - July 4th Edition

Centerstage rounds up some Fourth food options.

Behold, the french fry sandwich. Almost as scary as ghetto fries.

Proud Italian Cook suggests some grilling options.

Hungry Mag visits Sun Wah. (I was there recently, too.)

• TastyBeat is fond of Todd & Holland Tea Merchants in Forest Park.

• Chicagoist has a coupon for free red, white and blue toppings at Starfruit July 4-6, but as one commenter noted, it excludes berries, so it's basically free sprinkles and coconut.

• A Fresh Squeeze talks about the green side of Taste of Chicago.

MenuPages rounds up Taste coverage, and ponders chefs' intellectual property rights.

A little more on the Taste at TOC Blog.

• Chicago Burger Project returns with a review of Morton's mini-burgers.

The Cubs are tied for first place — in hot dog quality.

Chicago Bites hits Ay Ay Picante.

 
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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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