Saturday was the third and final day of the Family Farmed EXPO, and we went for the whole hog with top Chicago restaurateurs Paul Kahan (Blackbird, Avec, Publican) and Rob Levitt (Mado) who joined Ehran Ostrreicher from E & P Meats and Greg Gunthorp of Gunthorp Farms on a panel about the importance of eating and/or using an [...]
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It’s Not Easy Being Green
Kermit had it right. It’s not easy being green. And that’s not a reference to navigating the St. Paddy’s Day Parade madness about to ensue in Chicago today. Rather, it’s a good recap of yesterday’s discussions at day two of the Family Farmed EXPO.
We learned all about bringing the organic green to the restaurant scene. [...]
Ever Think About Where Your Food Comes From?
Do know a local farmer? Or a restaurant Entrepreneur? We got to know some a bit better yesterday at the Family Farmed EXPO, where we attended a series of panel discussions and speakers touching on everything from ways to access fresh food and finance sustainable food businesses, to how to scale a local food business.
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Family Farmed Expo
If you’re interested in food policy, organic food, or the slow food movement, consider attending the Family Farmed EXPO March 11-13 at the UIC Forum, 725 West Roosevelt Road. Here are a few highlights we’re looking forward to:
We’re going to the Localicious Party. City Provisions, Province, and Lula Cafe will be there, so we [...]
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Restaurant Week
Our Restaurant Week adventures continued with Blackbird, Paul Kahan’s gem in the West Loop. Blackbird is normally on the pricey side of fine dining so this seemed like a perfect opportunity to sample the $32 prixe fixe menu.
Restaurant Week items were marked with a red dot on the regular menu, probably to lure diners [...]
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