Tag: 2010

review: cheeseburger o’clock…

It’s not on the menu, yet it’s the most-coveted item at Holeman & Finch Public House in Atlanta, Georgia. The restaurant only makes twenty-four of them each day, and they’re only offered late at night.* At ten o’clock, the bullhorn sounds: “It’s burger time!” Blissful Glutton had arrived ahead of me to reserve a couple […]

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review: cheeseburger o’clock…

It’s not on the menu, yet it’s the most-coveted item at Holeman & Finch Public House in Atlanta, Georgia. The restaurant only makes twenty-four of them each day, and they’re only offered late at night.* At ten o’clock, the bullhorn sounds: “It’s burger time!” Blissful Glutton had arrived ahead of me to reserve a couple […]

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news: notion…

Earlier this year, I sent out a chef signal in search of Dave Racicot, the former Executive Chef of Lautrec at the Nemacolin Woods Resort in Pennsylvania.  Having fallen off my radar, he was nowhere to be found. Thanks to a reader of this blog, I was reconnected with Racicot by email a few weeks […]

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news: notion…

Earlier this year, I sent out a chef signal in search of Dave Racicot, the former Executive Chef of Lautrec at the Nemacolin Woods Resort in Pennsylvania.  Having fallen off my radar, he was nowhere to be found. Thanks to a reader of this blog, I was reconnected with Racicot by email a few weeks […]

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review: kb6…

Kasparov, Euwe, Capablanca, and Spassky – none of them have occupied a more magnificent “KB6” than I did recently on the seventh floor of the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago. A 2-inch square of black anywhere else in the world, “KB6” at Avenues is a swivel-top throne, last in a row of six (thus, aptly coded […]

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review: kb6…

Kasparov, Euwe, Capablanca, and Spassky – none of them have occupied a more magnificent “KB6” than I did recently on the seventh floor of the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago. A 2-inch square of black anywhere else in the world, “KB6” at Avenues is a swivel-top throne, last in a row of six (thus, aptly coded […]

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travel: a pigsphyxiating bonfire…

Chicago is not only America’s Second City, it’s my second home. Collectively, I’ve lived and worked in Chicago for over four and a half years. And I’ve visited the city countless times – far more than any other city in the United States. My last two trips to Chicago were in 2008, and I’ve been […]

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travel: a pigsphyxiating bonfire…

Chicago is not only America’s Second City, it’s my second home. Collectively, I’ve lived and worked in Chicago for over four and a half years. And I’ve visited the city countless times – far more than any other city in the United States. My last two trips to Chicago were in 2008, and I’ve been […]

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photo of the week 16: the urban edition…

A few days ago, I got a call from Serious Eats headquarters.  The missionary of delicious, Ed Levine, was coming to Kansas City – would I be available for a few meals? Surely. Mr. Levine’s eating itinerary was impressive, if not shocking. Before I met up with him in the late afternoon, he had already […]

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photo of the week 16: the urban edition…

A few days ago, I got a call from Serious Eats headquarters.  The missionary of delicious, Ed Levine, was coming to Kansas City – would I be available for a few meals? Surely. Mr. Levine’s eating itinerary was impressive, if not shocking. Before I met up with him in the late afternoon, he had already […]

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review: syzygy…

It bears noting that, of the more than a half dozen times I’ve visited San Francisco, my last three trips to the Bay Area have shared the same primary purpose: Manresa. Sure, there were other noteworthy restaurants scheduled into those trips that might otherwise warrant a trip of their own: The French Laundry, ubuntu, Chez […]

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review: syzygy…

It bears noting that, of the more than a half dozen times I’ve visited San Francisco, my last three trips to the Bay Area have shared the same primary purpose: Manresa. Sure, there were other noteworthy restaurants scheduled into those trips that might otherwise warrant a trip of their own: The French Laundry, ubuntu, Chez […]

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review: figs on a plate…

After David Chang’s “Fig Gate” incident, it’s hard to order a plate of figs with a straight face. But, I did – in San Francisco, naturally. And, like everything else I had at Zuni Café that day, they were fantastic.  So was the cluster of Zante grapes that accompanied them. Sweet as candy, the pea-sized […]

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review: figs on a plate…

After David Chang’s “Fig Gate” incident, it’s hard to order a plate of figs with a straight face. But, I did – in San Francisco, naturally. And, like everything else I had at Zuni Café that day, they were fantastic.  So was the cluster of Zante grapes that accompanied them. Sweet as candy, the pea-sized […]

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photo of the week 13: a little patch of heaven…

I have some amazing friends. Three of them share the last name Crum. Jim and Deb Crum own and work an awesome farm in Kansas, not far from where I live. Although it’s not certified organic, the Crum’s farm is committed to sustainable agricultural practices and employ organic growing methods. They grow heirloom varietals of […]

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photo of the week 13: a little patch of heaven…

I have some amazing friends. Three of them share the last name Crum. Jim and Deb Crum own and work an awesome farm in Kansas, not far from where I live. Although it’s not certified organic, the Crum’s farm is committed to sustainable agricultural practices and employ organic growing methods. They grow heirloom varietals of […]

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dinner: oui, chef…

“Chef.” That is the title afforded to every member of the staff in a gentleman’s kitchen. I recently had the honor and pleasure of being in the kitchen with four extraordinary gentlemen by the names of Bocuse, Boswell, Boulud, and Keller. Watching them orchestrate the “dinner of the decade” at Stella! was not only a […]

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dinner: oui, chef…

“Chef.” That is the title afforded to every member of the staff in a gentleman’s kitchen. I recently had the honor and pleasure of being in the kitchen with four extraordinary gentlemen by the names of Bocuse, Boswell, Boulud, and Keller. Watching them orchestrate the “dinner of the decade” at Stella! was not only a […]

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review: imitated by many, but never duplicated…

There’s a surly fellow behind the counter at Central Grocery Co., I heard. In fact, I know someone who had such a terrible experience with him that she vowed she’d never go back (and she hasn’t). Well, I didn’t get to the meet the muffuletta Nazi on my latest trip to New Orleans. Given all […]

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review: imitated by many, but never duplicated…

There’s a surly fellow behind the counter at Central Grocery Co., I heard. In fact, I know someone who had such a terrible experience with him that she vowed she’d never go back (and she hasn’t). Well, I didn’t get to the meet the muffuletta Nazi on my latest trip to New Orleans. Given all […]

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