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Drink Fri Aug 01 2008

Friday Happy Hour: Beer Here

• As Gemma noted, Bell's is back. Get some at Sheffield's tonight.

• Coincidentally, beer is once again America's favorite alcoholic beverage.

• The AP takes a look at the return of the Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous.

• Another week, another new area brewery: Flossmoor Station announced the creation of the Lucky Bucket Brewing Company yesterday.

• Get to the Pint plays six degrees of Pierre Celis.

• Chuck Sudo names Sprecher's Hefe Weiss Chicagoist's beer of the week.

The Chicago Spirits Examiner samples some gin, and teases us with corn whiskeys that aren't available here.

Binny's is getting a special single barrel bottling of Four Roses bourbon.

 
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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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