Tag Archives: Chicago
Salut! Gets BadHappy
The most brilliant idea in the world often starts out as a scribble on a cocktail napkin. Such is the case with BadHappy’s iconic logo. Long before Chef Tom Kern’s gourmet poutine shop opened its doors in … Continue reading
The Vegan – A Baconfest Poem
I ran across this old poem in my email archives, and I realized that, unlike much of my writing, it still makes me proud. Enjoy… The Vegan – A Baconfest Poem … Continue reading
Chicago Celebri-Chefs Dishing Up Inspiration
Chicago foodies love to dine out for a good cause, and swanky dinners benefitting every charity imaginable draw the city’s movers and shakers every night of the week. But every once in … Continue reading
Chicago’s Sizzling Summer Food Fests 2012
Street food on the stroll. Beer. People watching. Music from all-but-forgotten 80′s hair bands (you mean those guys are still alive??) Nothing beats a neighborhood food fest for easy weekend fun, … Continue reading
Feeding Gretchen Spitsfire
I’ve never actually met Gretchen Spitsfire. I have no idea how old she is or what she looks like, whether she’s married or has any kids. She doesn’t live anywhere near … Continue reading
Spilling the Beans at the Greater Chicago Food Depository
Salut! A Culinary Adventure Club is always looking for ways to give back to our community. As a social group of foodies lucky enough to savor the best our world has to offer, … Continue reading
On a Rampage at Baconfest!
I really thought I was ready for Baconfest. I’d been dreaming of it, drooling, for months. I knew that on April 14th, that Holiest of Nights, about fifteen hundred of my fellow Baconites and I … Continue reading
Coming Home to The Roost
I had just finished picking all the good stuff out of my salad when my office mate burst through the door. “Quick!” she panted. “The Roost Food Truck is right down … Continue reading
Fleeing the Griddle in the Middle of Nowhere
It was still dark when we pulled off the interstate, but the Waffle House was already doing a fair smattering of business under its monstrous yellow sign. We parked next to … Continue reading
Chicago Reps Hard in James Beard Awards
“A gourmet who counts calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.” That’s my favorite quote from James Beard, larger-than-life culinarian, writer, and the Father of American Cuisine. I … Continue reading
