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News Wed Aug 13 2008
Mmm, Midweek Links
• Green City Market founder and Tribune columnist Abby Mandel passed away this morning after a battle with cancer. She will be missed.
• Further Bourdain news: The Stew's Chris Borrelli sat down with Tony -- and Mancow Muller!? How does that man stay relevant? -- at Silver Palm to get more info on the "No Reservations" Chicago shoot.
• Slice checks out Caffe Florian and Spacca Napoli (the latter on my recommendation -- wish it lived up to it).
• Decider lists a few places for thin crust.
• Gelf Magazine ponders culinary copyright and recipe plagiarism, citing Homaro Cantu, Alinea and quoting Phi Vettel.
• Mike Nagrant goes behind the scenes at a taping of "Simply Ming" for the Sun-Times.
• I had high hopes for some good Cajun at YATS, but maybe I should hold off till my next trip to NOLA.
• Details lists some of the country's best street food, including three in Chicago.
• Slow Food Chicago folks met last night to prepare for a trip to Terra Madre in Italy.
• At Hungry Mag, Boston food in Chicago.
• Now is as good a time as ever to remind you to clean out your freezer.
• Misty Tosh checks out the new Afghan Kabob and finds it worthy.
• Chicagoist notes the naming of Jerome Landrieu as head of the new Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy, which opens next month.
• The Stew thinks we should be concerned that Charlie Trotter is eating at Schwa again on Friday. Considering what happened last time, maybe they're right.
• Two Bites in Suburbia is celebrating a week of eating competitions and challenges.
• More good news about Mado.
• Sky Full of Bacon is on the hunt for 50 new (to him) restaurants, and starts with Frank's Karma Cafe in Wauconda.
