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News Mon Nov 17 2008

On the Street Where You Live

Marion Konishi, founder of Kamehachi (open since 1967), will be honored today as the "first lady of sushi" in Chicago with an honorary street dedication at 4pm at the corner of Wells and Schiller (Kamehachi's Old Town location). Interested in the background of street dedications in Chicago? GB Book Club Editor Alice Maggio has the scoop.

 
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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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