News Wed Sep 03 2008
Mmm, Midweek Links
• The Local Beet has a guide to fall/winter CSAs.
• Michael Ruhlman has some early shots of the new Alinea cookbook.
• Michael Nagrant interviews Brian Huston, chef of the opening soon Publican.
• Clandestino's Efrain Cuevas goes up against Philadelphia Chef Saul Schwartz in an Iron Chef battle -- secret ingredient: shrimp.
• Mike Gebert took issue with the thought of Serious Eats' Ed Levine doing a "serious city guide" to Chicago, since he doesn't like our pizza. (SE's Chicago guide is only hypothetical at this time.) He posts his own version of a guide, and responds to MenuPages' attempt to turn it into a feud, and Serious Eats' own gracious response.
• New York is still reeling from a sushi fraud scandal uncovered by a couple high school students. Apparently New Yorkers didn't read the Sun-Times' award-winning exposé last year -- although maybe the students did. [via]
• Urban Daddy pimps The Counter.
• Chicagoist's Anthony Todd sat down with La Madia mixologist Jennifer Contraveos.
• As noted in Merge, sports radio host Mike North will be broadcasting from Lettuce Entertain You's Wildfire starting Monday. The Stew and Phil Rosenthal have further thoughts.
• The Food Chain pairs a taco de guevera with Blenheim's ginger ale.
• Chef Shawn McClain is headed to Vegas.
• Chicago Gluttons eats Terragusto.
• The L2O blog offers a preview of the fall menu.
• The Skinny Gourmet lists upcoming cooking classes.
- Andrew Huff
