Two home brewers and staffers at West Lakeview Liquors are off on my kind of sabbatical: a six-week internship at De Struise Brouwers, brewers of fine Belgian beer. In Belgium. They’re documenting the whole thing on the new Buckets to Barrels blog. It may not be Jamaica, but I can think of a lot worse ways … Continued
A few weeks ago I spent two hours wandering around an empty, unheated building with Handlebar owner Josh Deth. Luckily, he brought beer to stave off the chill. My article about his new venture, Revolution Brewing Company is in this week’s Reader.
Mike Gebert’s latest Sky Full of Bacon podcast explores the rising popularity of urban foraging. Check it out to hear chef Art Jackson and artist-gardener extraordinaire Nance Klehm discuss the food to be found beneath your feet–and to remember what the city looked like in September, before that bacon sky turned mud-grey and the streets filled up with … Continued
Behold–herewith one of the “new initiatives” referred to in the previous post. Cross-posting here for the sake of market saturation; in the future all soup-related posts will remain quarantined on the shiny new Soup and Bread blog. Soup and Bread Wednesdays* through April 1 5-8 PM at the Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia Cold? Hungry? Sad and lonely? We … Continued
It has come to our attention here at Martha Bayne, Inc., that our online brand identity may be a little muddy. After all, the name of the blog is not “WashingtonIslandsummer.com.” Nor is it “Links to my restaurant reviews,” “Half-baked thoughts on food politics,” “Chicago media death watch,” or “Funny things drunks say.” It’s “Martha Bayne.” What … Continued
Blogging theory I can get behind. Happy New Year!
Hammered blonde: “It’sh my BIRTHDAY! I’m 24!!! Whooooooooooooo!. We want SHOTS! I want . . . I want . . . . I dunno what I want. What should we get? I want something that’sh, you know … for a 24-year-old! (Aside to friends: Whooooooooo!) Something hard-core. HARD-CORE. Like, a Jager Bomb. No — no Jager … Continued
1. Saffron-celery root soup a la Wilcox, topped with Greek yogurt and parsley. 2. Turkish salad foraged from Stanley’s. Mixed greens, spinach, peppers, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, olives, balsamic. 3. Day-old bread de Logan Square 4. 2007 Domaine Frissant-Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, two bottles 5. Mashed sweet potatoes with molasses, jalapenos, and cumin. Ancient Kendrick family … Continued
TOC’s David Tamarkin picks goat meat as the go-to protein of 2009. I would just like to gently point out that I totally called this a MONTH ago. Jeez . . . <grumble mumble> . . no respect.
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