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News Sun Aug 10 2008
Mmm, Midweek Weekend Links
• Vital Information tips us off to the launch of The Local Beet, a new site dedicated to local eating. (I wonder how TastyBeat feels about that logo.)
• Speaking of Tasty Beat, this week they share where Violet Hour gets the herbs for its scrumptious cocktails.
• Epicurious' Raphael Kadushin spares us the Bayless and deep dish in his list of favorite Chicago eateries, partly in response to fellow epicurean Michael Y. Park's request for suggestions.
• Chuck Sudo at Chicagoist lists a few beer tasting events you should check out, and picks He'Brew Origin as the beer of the week.
• Michael Nagrant loves a good huarache like they make at Dona Chio.
• Nagrant has also been thinking a lot about breakfast lately over at Hungry Mag, discussing the future of our first meal with several top Chicago chefs and recalling his first eggs benedict.
• While on the subject, Dejamo's Distracted about hashbrowns.
• At The Stew, Monica Eng tries U-Food, while Renee Enna asks when sampling the produce at a supermarket crosses the line into stealing.
&bulll; Dish gets the early word about three restaurants planned for theWit Hotel, opening later this year.
• Mmm, octopus.
• At KIPlog's FOOD, some foodporn from Dengeo's.
• Pat Bruno tips us off to Ballo's meatball recipe contest. Get yours in by Aug. 15.
• Thrillist digs Yats, a cajun-by-way-of-Indianapolis place in the West Loop.
• MenuPages Chicago notes that there are no photos of C-House on flickr (as of Aug. 7), versus more than a hundred for both L.20 and graham elliot.
• And speaking of L.20 and graham elliot, The Ulterior Epicure gives the former an ultimately not quite spectacular review, and declares the latter "critic proof."
• Meanwhile, Phil Vettel only gives graham elliot two stars.
• And over at L.20... what the hell is that thing?
• Heather Shouse lets us know that Chef Martial Noguier is leaving one sixtyblue for Café des Architectes at the Sofitel.
• Chicago Gluttons live up to their name at Japonais.
• Eating the World checks out Miss Asia.
• Sky Full of Bacon notes the opening of Bull-eh-Dias!, a tapas bar on Southport.
• The Chicago Burger Project is still plugging away, this time assessing the burger at The Grafton in Lincoln Square.
• 312 Dining Diva tips us to the Beer Olympics at Mahoney's Pub & Grill August 17. Get your "national" team ready for beer pong, flippy cup, bags, Quarters, Ping Pong, Golden Tee and pool.
