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Catching Up With The Muse
The last time I saw Michael Muser in person, I was celebrating my birthday at the now defunct Michelin 3-star restaurant, Grace. I visited the kitchen…
Michael Nagrant
Jul 9, 2020
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Catching Up With The Muse
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These Broken Wings
Like Brian Wilson, Blackbird wasn’t made for these times. If you had said, hey, build me the best possible restaurant layout for transmitting an…
Michael Nagrant
Jun 30, 2020
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These Broken Wings
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If Your Dream is Killing You, It’s Actually a Nightmare (a prayer for the future of restaurants, and people in general)
At the height of the quarantine, I could hop in my car and slip down the Kennedy and into the Loop like a fried egg sliding across a brand-new Teflon…
Michael Nagrant
Jun 22, 2020
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If Your Dream is Killing You, It’s Actually a Nightmare (a prayer for the future of restaurants, and people in general)
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It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Singh
One of the downsides of writing for pay, or for other publications, is you’re always forced to have some angle or reason for coverage, like a chef is…
Michael Nagrant
Jun 19, 2020
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It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Singh
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Pizza-Stuffed Challah and Other Delights: Catching Up with Zach Engel of Galit
Not every restaurant has the structure or spirit to last generations. Some, like pop-ups, are engineered against this very idea. The ones that last are…
Michael Nagrant
Jun 10, 2020
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Pizza-Stuffed Challah and Other Delights: Catching Up with Zach Engel of Galit
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Black Lives Matter, Two Chicagos Converge
Sunday night marked 48 hours of remarkable and heart-lifting peaceful protest. It also marked 48 hours of firecrackers, gunshots, panicked community…
Michael Nagrant
Jun 4, 2020
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Black Lives Matter, Two Chicagos Converge
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"Greek Chef"
A few years ago an editor told me I had to check out this place called Boho, aka Bohemian House, in River North, helmed by a guy who’d come off a six…
Michael Nagrant
May 29, 2020
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THC Sandwiches, Double Wagyu Smash Burgers, Austin-Style Breakfast Tacos, Chilaquiles, and Cooking with Erling Wu-Bower and Rick Bayless.
Hope you all are doing well, keeping safe and busy and healthy out there in pandemic-land. I hauled 8,000 pounds of rock and dirt over the holiday…
Michael Nagrant
May 28, 2020
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How Does a Jewish Kid From the North Shore Became the Face of Italian Food in Chicago?
“It’s now that we try the squid ink pasta, its midnight shade beautifully stark against a pristine white porcelain dish. The tasty tension of tongue…
Michael Nagrant
May 22, 2020
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How Does a Jewish Kid From the North Shore Became the Face of Italian Food in Chicago?
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Fried Chicken Donut Sandwiches, Mole Negro and Unique Barrel Select Bourbon
Your Chicago takeout and delivery guide awaits… Loop, West Loop, Wrigleyville Do-Rite Donuts – who says you can’t eat donuts for a meal? Although the…
Michael Nagrant
May 21, 2020
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Fried Chicken Donut Sandwiches, Mole Negro and Unique Barrel Select Bourbon
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Are You Down With PPP? Yeah, You Know Me! An Interview With Matt Sussman of Table, Donkey and Stick
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about PPP lately. If you’re a casual diner and not a restaurant owner or chef, you might think this sounds like a…
Michael Nagrant
May 20, 2020
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Are You Down With PPP? Yeah, You Know Me! An Interview With Matt Sussman of Table, Donkey and Stick
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Catching Up With The King: Jeff Mauro of Food Network
New Orleans has Emeril. Georgia has Alton Brown. California has Guy Fieri. There’s something about the hometown local chef made good. They feel like…
Michael Nagrant
May 14, 2020
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Catching Up With The King: Jeff Mauro of Food Network
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