Louisa Chu

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Cantu unveils Scorsese-themed menu at iNG

Sep. 19, 2012
The chef best known for molecular gastronomy premiered a playful Martin Scorsese-themed menu, with Italian influenced food and drinks. 

Eat this, drink that!

Sep. 14, 2012
Monday, September 17Miss this year's Green City Market Locavore Challenge? Yeah, me too. But it's not over yet at the Locavore Seasonal Potluck Celebration featuring Terra Brockman at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum.

Bang Bang: Pie with a side of community

Sep. 13, 2012
At Logan Square's Bang Bang Pie Shop, it's not just co-owner Megan Miller's seasonal fruit, chocolate and cream pies that keep Louisa Chu coming back for more. 

At an early age, learning to taste

Sep. 12, 2012
Louisa Chu experienced one of her earliest food memories at the behest of a thoughtful teacher. In the midst of Chicago's teachers strike, she wonders what food memories today's students will make. 

Eat this, drink that!

Sep. 7, 2012
Try Turkish coffee in Daley Plaza, soup at the Garfield Park Conservatory or one of the Whistlers' signature drinks at Vocalo's MusicVox Live.

New gatherer cuisine

Sep. 5, 2012
Louisa Chu wonders, is there a relationship between the difficulty and danger of foraged foods and their desirability?

Corn in the U.S.A.

Sep. 4, 2012
Sure you can take corn to new culinary heights; but are these efforts worth it? Louisa Chu says when it comes to corn, it's best to keep it simple. 

And now, the end is here: Charlie Trotter Way

Aug. 31, 2012
Thursday, chef Charlie Trotter stood under the newly unveiled street sign bearing his name, a few steps west of Charlie Trotter's the restaurant, closing tonight after 25 years of international acclaim.

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