According to biographer Craig Nelson, in the last few weeks of his life, everything Thomas Paine ate triggered episodes of…
Month: June 2009
French Kiss
/ 06.29.09I’m in Café des Architectes, which boasts one of the sharpest dining rooms in Chicago, and the greasy-haired guy in…
Pimm & Not So Proper
/ 06.28.09There may be no better reward for enduring one of Chicago’s hard winters than a boozy alfresco afternoon. Put away…
Grocery Lore
/ 06.28.09Andre Christopher, the punky, fast-talking former executive chef of Pops for Champagne, former chef de cuisine of Japonais and vet…
Cracking the Code
/ 06.24.09If man truly had to live on bread alone, especially bread he’d baked himself, I’d starve to death.Â