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Event Wed Feb 25 2009

Soup Everywhere

We spent all night slaving away for your taste buds! Come to The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia tonight for a bowl of tasty soup cooked by the Drive-Thru staff (along with soups from Columbia film prof Dan Rybicky and dietitian Bettina Tahsin, and fresh-baked bread from Hugh Amano) as part of the bar's weekly Soup and Bread event, which is a fundraiser for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Donations encouraged. Event begins at 5pm.

And if you want to continue the soupiness, Custom House is holding a Soup Off cooking contest this Sunday (500 S. Dearborn). For $15, guests will sample and judge soups made by a bevy of local chefs such as Shawn McClain (of Spring) and Carrie Nahabedian (of Naha). A judge's panel will decide the winner with the audience's help. Event runs 1pm-4pm and is also a benefit for the Food Depository.

 
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Erica Feldkamp / February 25, 2009 12:39 PM

Heading to the HideOut tonight for its soup fundraiser. Heard about it from Soup Master Chuck Sudo and can't wait to try it.

Thanks to the HideOut for being socially conscious.

Cinnamon / February 26, 2009 6:01 PM

In case you arrived too late to try the soups (8.5 gallons of soup disappeared in about an hour and a half!) the recipes for the soups Drive-Thru staff made will be posted soon.

And in case you did come to The Hideout and you ate soup, Thanks! Martha Bayne and The Hideout raised $235 (which buys a lot of a peanut-free food) this week thanks to y'all.

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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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