The French Market is now officially open, and TimeOut Chicago has some great photos. Hope to get there soon!
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Which painted feast would you eat?
Since we are now firmly sandwiched in between all of the most gluttonous holidays I thought it would be appropriate to share this photo gallery of some delicious food paintings from the Art Institute in Chicago. Personally, I think I’d go for the Strawberries by Peale.
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Malawi: Mustard Greens and Peanut Sauce
We got a lovely e-mail from fellow food blogger Lena Nozizwe telling us to check out one of her mother’s recipes. We checked out her blog and were impressed by all of the beautiful food photography, so do go check it out. The recipe Lena shared with us was for Mustard Greens and Peanut sauce. M is basically obsessed with Peanut sauce – so this recipe is pretty much perfect. Moreover, we have never made any Malawian food and are really looking forward to trying it. Thanks, Lena!
The Obamas: ETW Fans?
We read today, with much interest, that the Obamas chose Marcus Samuelsson to be guest chef at their first state dinner. We found this surprising, because from our vantage point he didn’t seem like the obvious choice. Samuelsson was drubbed by Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America (27-15 in the taste category – ouch) back in 2008; and we noted in October that the line at Chicago Gourmet for an autographed copy of his new book consisted only of ETW representative L, while Rick Bayless’ line stretched for blocks. The Obamas had said previously that Bayless’ Topolobampo is their favorite Chicago restaurant – so why the switch to Samuelsson? There can only be one explanation: they read our endorsement of Samuelsson’s book and work. The Obamas must be ETW fans.
Thanks, first family!
Is the French Market finally happening?
It seems that the ‘French Market’ space in the Ogilvie Transportation Center has been ‘in the works’ for years, but it finally seems like something is going to happen. I’ve been hearing buzz about new vendors being signed up for the French Market in the past few month, and the list of the vendors sounds really good including Pastoral Cheese and Vanille Patisserie. We are also intrigued by the French fry cart from the Netherlands. Check it for yourself at Chicago French Market.
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A recipe for Argentine Empanadas, direct from Tokyo
An unlikely recipe from a blog called Tokyo Terrace – a recipe for Argentine empanadas. Expat foodie Racheal shares here experiences cooking in Tokyo on her blog and shares some pretty great recipes. We were definitely intrigued by this simple-sounding beef empanadas, alongside with Racheal’s great stories and photos.
Picturing Spices
A beautiful post on the Flickr Blog has an assortment of pictures of spices from around the world. It’s worth a view. I am particularly impressed by these spice displays – they look too perfect to be real.
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More to Mongolian Food
When I think of Mongolian food, I immediately tink “BBQ” probably because that is how it is branded in the US. However, Mongolians have a rich food culture that is surprisingly (to me, at least) dairy-centric. An interesting piece in the Atlantic describes Mongolian staples like fermented mare’s milk, airag. M would be right at home there.
Food as Flags
[Via Vidafine] I was intrigued by this interesting marketing for the Sydney International Food Festival, where food representative of a country’s cuisine was arranged like the flag of the country itself. Check out the Vietnamese flag done in starfuit and lychees, and the French flag made out of cheeses and grapes. How clever. You can find flags from Greece, India, and more, here at PSFK.
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Michael Pollan’s Curated Food Rules
The New York Times has a clever slideshow from influential food intellectual Michael Pollan. Pollan has compiled a set of food rules culled from thousands of submissions sent from readers around the world.
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Cheese Map of the UK and Ireland
Did you ever wonder EXACTLY where you British cheese come from? OK, so maybe I’m the only one – but I guess I must not be since there is apparently a World Cheese Book chockablock with cheese maps. Here’s Ireland from the World Cheese Book, You can find the UK Map at the BBC, where it was chosen as Mark Easton’s Map of the week in honor of the just-ended British Cheese Week.
International Weekend Foodie Finds
Butterfly Floats at the 2004 Carifete Parade by Goatling
As always there are more than a few delicious food events going on this weekend and next in Chicago:
- Croatian Fest (Velika Gospa) 2009 is this weekend – For some more info on Velika Gospa check out this page – apparently it’s like St. Patrick’s Day for Croatians
- See the Chicago Turkish World Festival in Streeterville
- Armenian Fest comes to the Northwest Side
- Carifete, a huge Caribbean cultural festival arrives in Hyde Park this weekend
- Notice for Vikings big and small about the Swedish American Museum’s Viking Breakfast on the 15th
- In Madison, get some African nosh and music at AfricaFest
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Friday Foodie Links: International Weekend Nosh
As always there are more than a few delicious food events going on this weekend in Chicago:
- For a taste of Japan in Old town, come visit the 54th annual Ginza Festival
- Visit Little Italy for Taylor Street’s Festa Italiana
- The West Loop plays host to the 6th annual Carribbean Festival
- Get your Kalbi on at the Chicago Korean Festival
And of course we did not forget activities in Wisconsin, too:
- Head up to Milwaukee this weekend for Arab Fest
- If you’re in Madison on Monday the 10th, be sure to check out Slow Food UW’s Paella Dinner
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UAE: Camel Milk Chocolates?
We recently found a news story about a firm in the United Arab Emirates that makes Camel’s milk chocolates, and they are hoping to expand worldwide- the possible venues being Harrod’s department stores and a San Francisco-chain of chocolate shops. Apparently camel’s milk has more Vitamin C and less fat than cow’s milk, but we can only speculate as to how it tastes… though we’re guessing it’s probably not bad.
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Friday Foodie Link: What do you eat alone?
Apparently, eating alone and in crowds means very different things – even to famous chefs. NPR had an interesting interview from author Deborah Madison and illustrator Patrick McFarlin of the new book, What We Eat When We Eat Alone. Madison found, through a variety of interviews, that when eating alone, culinary rules go out the window and comfort rules. Unsurprisingly, pasta and eggs are a popular choice. The NPR story page includes a tasy sounding recipe for Johnny-cakes. But there’s some pretty weird stuff too, including an entire chapter devoted to sardines. I guess when you’re eating by yourself you have no one to impress. Nothing wrong with that! You can listen to the interview here.
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Friday Link: Ulterior Epicure’s Food Photography
We were recently alerted to Ulterior Epicure’s fabulous food photography, which is found on their extensive Flickr account. The amazing photos come from American fine-dining restaurants like NYC’s Le Bernadin, Chicago’s Alinea and SF’s Chez Panisse along with more local spots like Philly’s Reading Terminal Market and Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor. There are also a slew of gorgeous photos from food trips around the world, including Turkey, Spain and Luxembourg. There is definitely an art to taking food photos, and AE has certainly mastered it. They even went to Carniceria Guanajuato, as we have, and made the simple tacos look like fine art. We’re jealous (and hungry)!
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Friday Foodie Link: Paper Food Trucks
We here at ETW are huge fans of mobile food. Whether it’s a taco stands or ice cream trucks. So we were excited to see this new Flickr set of printable models that you fold into food trucks of all varieties. Seems like a fun Summer project.
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Friday Foodie Links: Food at Art Basel
Art Basel is one of the premier contemporary art events in the world, so we were excited to see a show featuring food there. Street food to be exact. Mike Meiré’s Project called “Global street food” features photo, video and most importantly, an amazing range of vendor carts and kitchens. There are pieces from all over: from a lollipop vendor in Argentina to a fruit stand in Namibia. Below is a floating market from Vietnam.
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Friday Foodie Link: French Milk
So we usually don’t review books around here. Probably because we’re so busy reading books for school that the concept of leisure reading falls to the wayside. In any case, Lucy Knisley’s French Milk seems like a book worth reading this summer. It is a graphic novel about a trip Lucy and her mother took to France several years ago. The attention to detail is amazing, and as with all good books about France, food plays a prominent role. The book is available on Amazon.
Friday Foodie Links: Links Smorgasbord
There’s no theme this week. Just some interesting links and tidbits:
- Everyone in the Chicago food blogosphere is buzzing about the opening of Nightwood, a new restaurant in Pilsen by the owners of Lula Cafe.
- Cakespy unveils the greatest dessert creation in recent history – the cookie cake pie (with recipe)
- Burnt Lumpia takes us on a comprehensive tour of vinegars from the Philippines (sukas).
- In New York City, the master of the Korean dish bibimbap is… Honduran?
- Since we obviously enjoy food obsessiveness, we have to admire the folks at A Bread a day and Cheese a day for their focus!
Eating The World 