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News Wed Nov 26 2008
Mmm, Midweek Links + Pre-Thanksgiving Happy Hour
• Man, Grant Achatz and his cookbook are everywhere, thanks in part to a trio of cooking videos posted by Alinea partner Nick Kokonas; they showed up on The Food Chain, Chicagoist, MenuPages and Serious Eats this week. Oh, and he'll be the guest chef on "Top Chef: New York" tonight.
• What Chicagoist is cooking for Thanksgiving.
• The Stew's Monica Eng quizzes local foodies on their turkey plans.
• Decider interviews Spaggia's Tony Mantuano about doing holiday parties right.
Lockwood's Phillip Voss shares his recipe for a post-Thanksgiving hangover helper.
• In case you still don't have plans for Thanksgiving, here's a list of restaurant specials from TOC last week.
• Chicagoist interviews Epicurious editor-in-chief Tanya Steel.
• Mike Nagrant interviews L2O's Laurent Gras on Hungry Mag.
• Foodmomiac is liveblogging her Thanksgiving.
And enough with the Thanksgiving linkage. Let's move on, shall we?
• Dennis Ray Wheaton ranks Chicagoland's 20 top steakhouses in this month's Chicago magazine, while Sugartoad's Jimmy Sneed gets the Front Burner treatment.
• Chicago Foodies want to know who you think will be Obama's White House chef.
• Savor the South Side with Centerstage. Sibilance.
• Chicago Bites hits Naha briefly.
• Parents, in these leaner times, it might be more economical to make your own baby food. Potentially tastier, too.
OK, now some drink links.
• Next Friday, Dec. 5, is the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Chicago Spirits Examiner examines the Chicago connection to that wonderful date.
• Nice serving suggestion: apple cider in a cored apple.
• I had no idea LaCrosse Lager is brewed with the original Old Style recipe.
• Drink local this Thanksgiving (or, really, anytime.)
• Heh, Malort Face.
