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Lessons from a 'Top Chef'
Around this time last year, Beverly Kim was something of a minor television celebrity on "Top Chef." Several Saturdays ago, we found Kim calling out dinner orders from a cavernous and modern West Town kitchen, a space that would be the envy of every...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Kevin Pang, Beverly Kim, Students
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A potluck kind of year
If only it were so easy to pithily proclaim 2012 as the Year of the (fill-in-the-blank). But there's really no one thread that neatly ties together the Chicago restaurant scene these last 12 months. A restaurant that put Chicago on the culinary map 25...Tags: Human Interest, RPM Italian, Tom Colicchio, Beverly Kim, Frontera Grill
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Let's break out the old crystal ball
Time once again for my annual exercise in humiliation, as I try to predict the star recipients in the 2013 Michelin Chicago Guide, which hits bookstores Wednesday. This is the third year that Michelin has published a Chicago guide, and if there's one...
Tags: Frontera Grill, Sprout, Seasons Restaurant, Schwa, Michelin Group
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'03 lawsuit challenged work conditions
There are so many opportunities here of rare, rich experiences which I need to thank Chef Trotter for. From the housewives, doctors, and others who come to work as guest chefs to famous chefs like Tetsuya, Toque and Alain Ducasse. I've always learned...
Tags: Cook County Government, Justice System, Judges, Travel, Crime, Law and Justice
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Charlie Trotter preaches excellence to the extreme
Graham Elliot was an aspiring young cook in the late '90s carrying steaks to a party of 20 in the Charlie Trotter's Studio Kitchen when the restaurant's brilliant, mercurial owner stopped him in the hallway and grabbed one of the pieces of meat. "He...
Tags: Mushrooms, Steaks, Tomatoes, Key West, Beverly Kim
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City health inspections tough even for toniest of restaurants
Close watchers of Chicago's food scene may have been surprised to learn that Alinea — one of the most highly regarded restaurants in the city and the world — failed its routine health inspection a month ago.
But what may seem like a big...Tags: River North, Michelin Group, Politics, Chicago Restaurants, Media Industry
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Alinea, Ria, Charlie Trotter's among Michelin-starred restaurants in 2012 Chicago guide
Tribune reportersIn Chicago’s dining scene, there is Alinea, and there is everybody else. That’s the message being conveyed in the 2012 Michelin Guide Chicago, whose star ratings were announced Tuesday afternoon. Only Alinea, which also earned three stars...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Kevin Pang, Sprout, Seasons Restaurant, Schwa
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Stargazing: Phil Vettel handicaps Michelin-star winners
As the second Michelin Guide for Chicago prepares to hit bookstores next week, one thing is for sure: There will be change.
There has to be. Among the 23 restaurants that received one or more stars, Sixteen (one star) saw chef Frank Brunacci depart,...Tags: Human Interest, Les Nomades, Sprout, Frontera Grill, Seasons Restaurant
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Top 50 restaurants for foodies? Here's what Diners' Choice Awards says
Tribune reporterWhat list of the top 50 restaurants “fit for foodies,” puts San Francisco in first place, Chicago in second with Boston, Seattle and New York (yes, New York) jockeying for third? The Diners’ Choice Awards, brought to you by the 10...Tags: Stephanie Izard, Dale Levitski, Graham Elliot, Blackbird, Restaurants
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Phil Vettel recommends
So, your kid's going off to college. There's time for one last dinner out before you pack up the minivan.
Where to go?
The main goal should be to ensure the little brat misses you. So treat him to a meal that he won't be able to find near campus.
A...Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Butter, Steaks, Education
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