Tag: Chicago
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Alinea – February 10, 2018
Alinea had been at the top of my list for years now. I’m drawn to surprising molecular presentations and Grant has a reputation for deep concepts. It’s always dangerous to have such high expectations which have disappointed me in the past. I had specifically avoided looking at past menus there to keep the surprise at…
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It’s fucking cold in Chicago. But I love it anyway.
Chicago. It’s not Seattle. The streets are not crowded with wafer thin androgynous boys peeled from the shiny covers of fashion magazines. The thick moustache is still popular here. The people want to talk to you. They’re interested. Friendly but not too nice. And by nice I mean fake. Honest, to the point, cutting right…
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Chicago sandwich tour! From the mighty Italian beef to the elusive mother-in-law.
I have the good fortune to be friends with Jim and Mindy Behymer. Mindy is Katy’s cousin and Jim her husband is the author of the notoriously delicious sandwich blog TheSandwichTribunal.com in which Jim is researching and making, often from scratch from the bread up, each sandwich on the Wikipedia list of sandwiches. And has…