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‘TAC Quick – The Secret Menu and a Hidden Gem under the “L”’ by Chef Shane Zimmerman

November 2, 2011

Who would have a thought, some of the best Thai food I’ve ever had was found beneath a Red Line stop? TAQ Quick, a much-featured restaurant in many forums and blogs about the Chicago dining scene, is a definite diamond in the rough that serves some amazingly authentic Thai food. Known for its not-so-“Secret” Menu, [...]

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‘No Soup for You’ by Kirstin Massmann

October 31, 2011

Now that the weather is cooling down and football season is in full force I crave soup daily. Growing up, my mother spoiled me with delicious, homemade soups. When I got to college I had a very brutal awakening when I realized how hard it is to come by tasty soups. Let’s face it, if [...]

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‘Canola Blossoms: The Next Great Micro-Green’ by Chef Shane Zimmerman

October 11, 2011

Being a native of Nebraska, I am very familiar with seeing brilliant green cornfields that go on seemingly forever. But my recent trip to Canada, on yet another Bunge MOE Food Truck expedition, the color has a distinctly different hue. Driving across Southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, there were fields and fields of almost unnaturally bright yellow [...]

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‘MOE’s First Crawfish Boil!’ By Chef Shane Zimmerman

July 25, 2011

For the IFT Annual Conference, the MOE crew (Bunge’s Mobil Oil Experts food truck team) had a special treat for the attendees; a Traditional Crawfish Boil with all the fixin’s. It was, by far, the highlight of show for all who came by the booth the two days it was held. But to give a little [...]

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‘The Best 4th of July Barbecue Ever’ by Chef Kyleigh Beach

July 19, 2011

Last weekend my husband and I went up to Three Lakes, Wisconsin to visit our friends Brad and Kayla. It was wonderfully relaxing to escape from the city for a weekend and unwind in the peace and beauty of northern Wisconsin. Our weekend was full of sun, fishing, boating, and drinking our fill of New [...]

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‘Dixieland Delight’ by Kirstin Massmann

July 12, 2011

Growing up just south of Atlanta there are a few southern indulgences that I hold near and dear to my heart. Coca-Cola is one of them that rules most of the beverage world but absolutely dominates all of Atlanta. I grew up working in restaurants asking people if they wanted a ‘Coke’ and they would [...]

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“Bacon Bourbon at August” by Chef Shane Zimmerman

July 8, 2011

Another one of the highlights for me in New Orleans was NOLA’s own John Besh and his award-winning Restaurant August. A James Beard Award Winner, John Besh has won both critics and diners over with his upscale takes on New Orleans classics, and his best selling cookbook, My New Orleans: The Cookbook. Besides the flat-out [...]

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‘Wegmans!’ by Chef Kyleigh Beach

June 30, 2011

I have been fortunate to live in Chicago for the past seven or so years and have only one complaint. No, I don’t mean the winters or parking meters or the CTA. There is no Wegmans grocery store in Chicago. Anyone who has been fortunate enough to shop at a Wegmans knows what I’m talking [...]

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‘All Good in the Big Easy’ by Chef Shane Zimmerman

June 27, 2011

Growing up surrounded by jazz music, New Orleans has always held a place in my heart. I had always wanted to see where the fathers of Jazz, Sydney Bechet, Kid Ory and Louis Armstrong once played. Now as a young research chef, who still is a big jazz buff, my trip to the annual Institute of [...]

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“Differences between American and Russian Food Preferences” Oksana Kostryuchina

June 7, 2011

Food is a main part of our life. Every day we have to eat. Of course we pay a lot of attention to our meals. Every country has their national foods. When we visit some countries we are very curious about national foods. Currently, I’m the student of the International language school in Chicago. I’m [...]

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