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News Fri Sep 12 2008

Friday Happy Hour

• Charles Cowdery ponders whether micro distilleries are really craft distilleries in a three-part post on Chicago Spirits Examiner.

Case by Case schools us on sherry.

• Thinking of Drinking runs down the local bars on Esquire's list of the country's best.

• It might be tough finding Chicagoist's beer of the week, but rewarding.

Who has the best retail beer selection in Chicagoland?

• Learn how to make Vong's Thai Kitchen's 10 Mangoes at home.
• Iggy's3 is now Redline, and no one cares.

The Decider provides a fall beer preview.

• You can now follow the Reader's Chicago Drinks correspondent, Bianca James, on Twitter, although if you're interested in drinks it won't be worth it.

• Much more interesting is Mike Sula's tale of the spider in his rye.

• If you're up for a road trip, Geneva's Festival of the Vine is this weekend.

 
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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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