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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jan 15, 2013
Waiting for culinary nirvana at Grace

Curtis Duffy's food weakens the knees, but his long-awaited restaurant isn't all the way there yet.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Curtis Duffy, prix fixe menus, Grace, ingredients, chefs, egos, fine dining, Vanity Fair, Corby Kummer, Avenues, Alinea, Elizabeth, expensive restaurants, Grant Achatz, Trio, autographed menus, open kitchens, presentation, flora menu, fauna menu, Michael Muser, French wines, Loire Valley wines

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jul 25, 2012
Chef worship at Graham Elliot Bistro

The rock-and-roll church at the celebrichef's Randolph Row restaurant doesnÃ¢â¬â¢t diminish the solid, straightforward food
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Graham Elliot, Jacob Saben, cooking craft, cooking technique, Andrew Brochu, Avenues, modernist food, minimalist food, Ghostface Killa

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 16, 2011
Key Ingredient turns 50 (episodes)

Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food, Key Ingredient, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, gjetost, Michael Gebert, James Beard award, Grant Achatz, Alinea, John des Rosiers, Inovasi, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, Grace, geraniums, Mindy Segal, Hot Chocolate, Mark Steuer, the Bedford, bananas, Michael Carlson, Schwa, Shawn McClain, Green Zebra, blood, Malort, Greg Biggers, Cafe des Architectes, azuki bean paste, Jared van Camp, Old Town Social, Nellcote, Stephanie Izard, Girl and the Goat, confectioner's sugar, Erling Wu Bower, the Publican, Asian carp, Bryce Caron, Blackbird, Cary Taylor, the Southern, fish eyeballs, Doug Sohn, Hot Doug's, chicken feet, fresh blood, Shawn McClain, Green Zebra, rabbit lungs, Jeffrey Hedin, Leopold, duck Tongues, Jason Vincent, Nightwood, bamboo woms, Luke Creagan, Pops for Champagne, cod milt, Duncan Biddulph, Rootstock, bull's testicles, David Posey, Blackbird, natto, Brian Enyart, Topolobampo, balut, Kristine Subido, Wave, John Anderes, Telegraph, ash, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, lamb fat

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Jul 28, 2011
NoMI goes casual

The Michelin-starred restaurant gets a redo that plays it safe but expertly executes
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, NoMI Kitchen, NoMI, Christophe David, Ryan LaRouche, fine dining, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, Park Hyatt, Pritzkers, Chihulys, Meg Galus, Benton's ham

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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 15, 2010
The Michelin Betting Pool

Mike Sula's in on the Michelin Guide bet organized by Chicago mag dining critic Jeff Ruby.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Jeff Ruby, Michelin Guide, Chicago Magazine, Alinea, Avenues, Les Nomades, Blackbird, Charlie Trotter's, Everest, L2O, Moto, NoMI, Ria, Sixteen, Spiaggia, Vie, Yelp

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Blogs, Bleader, Aug 12, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Farm dinners, fish dinner, wine dinners, and more.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Taste of the Nation, Share Our Strength, childhood hunger, fundraiser, Mindy Segal, Rick Bayless, street food, Stella Artois, Goose Island, Aragon Ballroom, Sunday Dinner, Josh Kulp, Christine Cikowski, farm dinner, Angelic Organics, Green Grocer, Death's Door Spirits, The Real Jane Martin, Spiaggia, Nichols Farm and Orchard, bocce, bus ride, croquet, wine dinner, Maverick Wine Company, Ras Dashen, Quickfire Challenge, Top Chef Masters, Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Boot Camp, Spertus Institute, Spertus Kosher Catering, Laura Frankel, Jewish Cooking for All Seasons, Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes, Carnivale, caipirinhas, Caipirinhas 101, Carnivale University, Mike Sheerin, Blackbird, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, Philip Foss, Lockwood, Todd Stein, Cibo Matto, Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, Brian Enyart, Topolobampo, wild arctic char, Cherry Creek Winery, North Shore Distillery

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Blogs, Bleader, Aug 5, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

Farm tours, cooking competitions, garden parties, and more.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Country Chef Challenge, Daley Plaza Farmers Market, Piccolo Sogno, Tony Priolo, Blackbird, Avec, Patrick Fahy, Shanghai Terrace, Ivan Yuen, Chicago French Market, Frietkoten, beer, frites, Prohibition, Speakeasy Throwback, fundraiser, Shawn Koch, Death's Door Spirits, Koval Distillery, Stephanie Izard, Girl & the Goat, Mike Sheerin, Blackbird, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, Empire Room, Palmer House Hilton, Peterson Garden Project, victory gardens, WW II, Vinejoy, urban gardening, community gardens, Kathy Skutecki, Chris Stoye, Celeste Dolan, Alison O'Konis, One SixtyBlue, farm tour, farm dinner, Dietzler Farms, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Veggie Fest, Gluten-free Vegetarian, Indian Delights, Vegetarian Power Burgers, Sant Rajinder Singh, Spiritual Well Being and the Vegetarian Diet, Science of Spirituality, Naperville, Introduction to Permaculture, Uncommon Ground on Devon, Midwest Permaculture, Bill Wilson, Transitioning Into a More Permanent-Culture, Hum Botanical Spirit, Spirited Dinner, Mercat a la Planxa, Michael Fiorello, Adam Seger, The New Urban Farmer, Downtown Farmstand, Mark Schneider, Dave Snyder, culinary conversations, organic farming

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 18, 2010
2010 Beard Semifinalists Announced

Semifinalists for the James Beard Awards have been announced, and just like in spring, some perennials pop up.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, James Beard Awards, semifinalists, Chicago chefs, Donnie Madia, Rich Melman, Josh Adams, June restaurant, Paul Kahan, Jean Joho, Lettuce Entertain You, Peoria Heights, Blackbird, Avec, the Publican, Big Star, blogsherpa, Everest, Les Nomades, Cibo Matto, Pelago, Mindy Segal, Hot Chocolate, Alinea, NoMi, Brian Duncan, Bin 36, Alpana Singh, Spiaggia, Michael Carson, Schwa, Curtis Duffy, Avenues, Koren Grieveson, Avec, Bill Kim, Urban Belly, Chris Nugent, Arun Sampanthavivat, Arun's, Bruce Sherman, North Pond, Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, Paul Virant, Vie

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Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, Dec 10, 2009
Holiday Restaurant Specials

From a Swedish Julbord to a New Orleans-style reveillon dinner
- by Mike Sula, Laura Levy Shatkin, Martha Bayne, David Hammond, and Heather Kenny
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, A Mano, Feast of the Seven Fishes, Atwood Cafe, Heather Terhune, Avenues, Curtis Duffy, Graham Elliot Bowles, Big Jones, Reveillon dinners, New Orleans, Cafe des Architectes, Martial Noguier, Cyrano's Bistrot & Wine Bar, Didier Durand, Tre Kronor, Venus Greek-Cypriot Cuisine, Zocalo, Los Posadas

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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 11, 2008
First look: Avenues

First look: Avenues, under new chef Curtis Duffy.
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food, Graham Elliot Bowles, Avenues, Trio, Curtis Duffy, Trotter's

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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 5, 2008
Eighteen new reviews

Eighteen new restaurant reviews
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food, Avenues, Park 52, Mado, Veerasway, Mixteco Grill, Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles, Big Jones, Purgatory Pizza, Great Lake, Shochu, Habibi, Chocolate Grape, Couture Crepe Cafe, Shinobu, Skewerz, Trattoria Isabella, Trattoria Pizzeria I Monelli, Curtis Duffy, Zed 451, Jack Rabbit, Paddy O'Splaine's

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 18, 2008
Define "best"

A new restaurant guide mostly ignores Chicago.
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food, Alinea, Avenues, The 100 Best Restaurants of North America and Europe, Steve Plotnicki, Opinionated About Dining, dining guides

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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 21, 2007
This weekend and beyond

This weekend's talks and tastings
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Food, Le Lan, Blackbird, NoMI, May St. CafÃ©, Avenues, Long Grove Strawberry Festival, Pops For Champagne,, Erwin, David Joachim, Andy Schloss, mk, Taste of the Nation

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Curtis Duffy's food weakens the knees, but his long-awaited restaurant isn't all the way there yet.

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The rock-and-roll church at the celebrichef's Randolph Row restaurant doesnÃ¢â¬â¢t diminish the solid, straightforward food

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Thoughts on the first 50 episodes of Key Ingredient

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The Michelin-starred restaurant gets a redo that plays it safe but expertly executes

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Julia Thiel, Mike Gebert, and a host of Chicago chefs, restaurateurs, and restaurants picked up nominations today for the annual James Beard awards, aka the "Oscars of the food world."

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Best new restaurants of 2010, Key Ingredient chef's challenge: geraniums, Saigon Sisters, and more

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What's in this week's expanded Food & Drink section

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Avenues' Curtis Duffy comes up with a sweet solution for their "haunting" funk.

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Restaurants offering Thanksgiving dinner—to stay or to go

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Mike Sula's in on the Michelin Guide bet organized by Chicago mag dining critic Jeff Ruby.

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Farm dinners, fish dinner, wine dinners, and more.

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Farm tours, cooking competitions, garden parties, and more.

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Semifinalists for the James Beard Awards have been announced, and just like in spring, some perennials pop up.

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From a Swedish Julbord to a New Orleans-style reveillon dinner

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First look: Avenues, under new chef Curtis Duffy.

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Eighteen new restaurant reviews

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A new restaurant guide mostly ignores Chicago.

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This weekend's talks and tastings

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The rock-and-roll church at the celebrichef's Randolph Row restaurant doesnÃ¢â¬â¢t diminish the solid, straightforward food