We’re goin’ to DC. *Actually, I think the bus is sold out at this point. But if you’re headed to DC anyways, this is gonna be one perfect storm of a party. Tickets are going fast; you can get ’em online at the Black Cat site or at the bar (cash only, but, hey, … Continued
Passing this on from a friend: The Howard Area Community Center emergency food pantry is in desperate need of donations. According to the web site, requests for food assistance have tripled this winter, which is on par with reports from all over. And, of course, funding has simultaneously been cut. Any donations are welcome (see … Continued
Picked up some luscious cheese p*rn yesterday in the form of the inaugural issue of “culture: the word on cheese.” And, I swear, I read it for the articles! It’s a glossy, slickly designed quarterly full of big color closeups of cheeses in intimate moments, split open and ready to be ravaged, but (and I’ll … Continued
I’m just gonna say it: I love Alpana Singh’s unrepentant goofiness. When I first got my mitts on her book I confess I groaned at the dippy subtitle. But as someone who routinely eats nachos off a cookie sheet in front of the TV at 2 AM . . . who am I to resist … Continued
V. quickly cos I have to go to work–I finally got around to watching the video component of the Whole Hog Project, produced by Sky Full of Bacon‘s Mike Gebert, and just wanted to plug it here as well. (Sorry Cyndi!) Yes, parts of it are kinda gruesome. (Much more so than the “gruesome” Sarah … Continued
Out today in the Reader‘s food issue, I bravely interview local chefs and find out that . . . they all really, REALLY love Paul Kahan. Stop the presses. A more gripping read, IMHO, is Mike Sula’s fascinating and eloquent account of following his mulefoot pigs to slaughter. And then eating them. Vegetarians across Chicago … Continued
Passed on from the master gardeners’ list-serv. Hey, it worked for Old MacDonald. Dean’s Forum: Urban Farming Solutions Wednesday, November 5th 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. UIC School of Public Health Auditorium A presentation by: Dickson Despommier, PhD Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Local Panelists Rodger Cooley, Heifer International Erika Allen, Growing Power Orrin Williams, Growing Home Dr. Despommier’s … Continued
Has died. As I was reading the Tribune story I got a call from S., who worked with Studs years ago on the Steppenwolf production of Division Street, America. He lives in LA now. He was crying. On the first day of rehearsal, S. said, Studs walked into the room, surveyed the actors, and spread … Continued
OK I just wasted a good hour, at least, plugging through the posts on this blog, trying to ID “the squirrel’s” nameless restaurant. Let’s see: –It’s on the southwest corner of the three-way intersection of a four-lane, east-west artery and smaller two-lane north-south street that dead-ends at the east-west street. –I am pretty sure the … Continued
A brief walk down Fulton Street last night lends anecdotal support to Monica Eng’s story today on the city’s slumping restaurant industry. Scene: Eight-thirty, Thursday, a brisk autumn evening. Fulton Lounge: Dead. Follia: Two tables. Otom: Three tables. Moto: Who the hell knows. The windows are opaque, I guess to protect you from the laser. … Continued