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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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“2011’s Not-So-Pyramid Food Pyramid” by Kirstin Massmann

June 2, 2011

A year ago I wrote a blog comparing the old 1992 food pyramid with the 2010 ‘ MyPyramid’ and bright and early this morning the USDA released the new “pyramid” that is much different than either of them. This new and improved ‘pyramid’ (seen below) is now the image of a place setting divided into portions [...]

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‘The Glass Ceiling of Competitive Eating’ by Chef Kyleigh Beach

May 19, 2011

It’s no secret that women earn less money than men for doing the same job in virtually every industry and apparently competitive eating is no different. Nathan’s Famous has hosted the July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Contest for 96 years and for the first time this year, men and women will compete separately. I [...]

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“Sangria” by Kirstin Massmann

May 17, 2011

Even though it may not even feel like Spring all the time in Chicago, Summer is quickly approaching and great Summer drinks are a must for fun parties or even just front porch relaxing. Sangria is a great option especially to use up what you have in your fridge or liquor cabinet. The must-haves for [...]

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