Chicago Foodies

Free Ice Cream at Oberweiss in Wicker Park!

Oberweiss Ice Cream is giving away free cones at their Wicker Park location...
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Aussie Wine Tasting August 26th

This Saturday, at Provenance Food & Wine, tast Australian wines and meet winemaker Sergio Carlei from Carlei Estates/Turner's Crossing Wines in a casual, open-house fashion.  Talk with Sergio about his winemaking philosophy while tasting some wonderful Australian wines.
This event is free.
Provenance Food & Wine
2528 N. California Avenue

"Out of the Office"

Brief hiatus but as of August 14th you can expect:
• Aria Bar for sushi
• Returing to Sai Cafe
• Arun's
• A brief attempt at video podcasting!
• 3D FOOD!
• What are Orange Meat Balls?

Block 44 - Out of Business.

* Block 44 is out of business.

This was on a recommendation from Josh as somewhere sort of different and off the beaten path (that wasn’t a shady diner).  I think the word “swanky” might have entered my side of the conversation, but you must understand that in my post-graduate world, anyplace that’s not offering a weekly $10 special on buckets of beer is at least well on its way to swank.

A fellow foodie friend of mine was coming into town Friday night and we were in search of tasty, unique food served by nice people who didn’t charge you $30 for a salad just because they shaved a black truffle over it.  We also had a lot of talking to do, so we were hoping for service that respected the time-honored tradition of Girl Talk (not the board game). 

Trans Fat Ban vs. Foie Gras Ban vs. Smoking Ban

It's interesting, the trans fat ban seems to be constantly compared to the foie gras ban but in reality it's more akin to the smoking ban. The foie gras arguement was an animal cruelty issue while the smoking ban and the trans fat are both bad decisions leading to health issues. Just $0.02.