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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.

 
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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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