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News Wed Dec 16 2009

Charcuterie Behind Bars

Inspectors from the Illinois Department of Agriculture made an unannounced visit to Frontera Grill today and seized a box of bacon and an eighty-pound headcheese from the restaurant's kitchen, as it hadn't been inspected by state officials. Wisconsin officials had inspected the headcheese, as it came from a supplier to a Milwaukee-area business recently profiled in a Reader cover story for its rogue practices of selling charcuterie outside of government regulations. In a News of the Weird-style maneuver, the inspectors then made their way over to North Pond Cafe, the other restaurant listed in the article as a customer of the illegal charcuterie, to continue their raid; however, North Pond was closed.

P.S.: The Food Chain has been updating the story throughout the day.

 
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Julia Thiel / December 17, 2009 11:21 AM

Frontera's meat did not come from E & P Meats, the underground charcutiers profiled in the Reader a few weeks ago; it came from a supplier that also sells to E & P. More information here: http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2009/12/15/usda-raids-frontera-north-pond-is-next

Kate Schmidt / December 17, 2009 5:20 PM

E & P isn't based in Milwaukee. The underground sausage makers live in a North Shore suburb.

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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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