Scene
2016
WAS THE BEST YEAR IN THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO DINING
From chef-driven chefs to the profusion of global flavors, Chicago was a great place to eat this year
WHAT’LL YOU HAVE… IT IN? HOW CHICAGO BARS FIND GREAT GLASSWARE
Presentation is half the cocktail. Chicago mixologists tell how great glassware and the right accessories make the show
WANT TO HEAR A STORY? THREE YEARS OF BETWEEN BITES
Why Chicago food figures reveal themselves in front of a live audience at this quarterly “live lit” series
LOOKING BACK AT ALMA LACH, CHICAGO’S JULIA CHILD
An exhibit at the University of Chicago captures the world of a pioneering woman food writer, editor and early TV star. Plus: Rich Melman on Alma Lach
INTRODUCING CHICAGO’S FIRST FESTIVAL OF STRANGE FOODS
November 6, sample the diversity of Chicago’s international street foods—at Strange Foods Chicago Festival
WHAT CAUSED THE END OF CANTINA 1910?
Ambitious, multifaceted, and finally toast—we look at what doomed Andersonville’s huge modern Mexican spot Cantina 1910
THE LAST ARTICLE ABOUT WOMEN IN WINE, EVER
Women in wine aren’t a novelty any more, they’re normal. A look at how women are helping women find their place in that world
WE GOT THE TRONC, GOTTA HAVE SOME TRONC
As Tribune Media becomes the Tronc of the future, Fooditor asks, anybody still interested in writing something to read?
MY DINNER AT ALINEA 2.0, ON OPENING NIGHT
The author has been to Alinea many times—most recently last Friday, for the first night of the acclaimed restaurant’s reinvention
JUDGE, JURY AND PORKSECUTIONER AT BACONFEST
Behind the scenes at the event that makes Chicago the happiest, porkiest place on Earth
