Chicago Food Snob Gazes Into Crystal Ball For 2012 Dining Predictions
After suffering a full week of annual dining round-ups, we all have a good handle on what restaurants that might have missed the radar this year. So what's in store for 2012?
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The Ice Cream Sandwich Invasion Begins
Three is a trend, so apparently ice cream sandwiches just got hot.
Chicago's Best Flights, From Bacon to Beer to Ice Cream
Not to mention tacos, vodka, pancakes, cupcakes, cheese, guacamole, and of course wine.
Have We Run Out of Food Trends to Hate?
The Tribune's latest list of food trends they hate has us yawning.
Praying for an Empanada Trend; Diet Coke is the New Martini
Plus: what the new healthcare bill means for restaurants, and Dubai bans all cooking alcohol, all in our morning news roundup.
Xoco Launches Mexican Soft-Serve; World Never to Be the Same
Bayless gives his blessing to Mexican vanilla soft serve topped with, among other things, maple-pecan-bacon-streusel.
Chicago's Pastry Renaissance is Happening Right Now
Compared to a decade ago, the artisanal bakery scene in town is booming.
Is Molecular Gastronomy Here to Stay?
With El Bulli about to take a hiatus, chefs reflect on the state of scientific cuisine.
Cassoulet Joins the Firmament of Hot Culinary Trends
Move over poutine and choucroute, cassoulet's making its move.
It's Official: Choucroute Garnie is the New Hotness
One of our predictions for big trends to watch is corroborated by TOC.
Even Upscale Restaurants Can't Resist the Allure of Poutine
A slew of upscale restaurants have added this decidedly downscale dish to their menu.
Warm, Wonderful, Delicious Pie. With a Conscience!
First Slice Pie Cafe joins Chicago's blossoming pie landscape.
Mangalitsa Mania
Chefs from Boka, Vie, Perennial, The Bristol, Blackbird, and The Signature Room are all under the spell of this fuzzy pig.
Big Star and Urban Belly: 'Cool Dad' Restaurants, in Different Ways
One type of cool dad wears beat up boots and used to ride a motorcycle. One tries way too hard and uses outdated slang. Which restaurant is which?
Is L.A. Invading Chicago?
Time Out makes a case that Chicago's being invaded by west coast trends. We put it to the test.
Haute-Low: Finding a Common Thread for Big Star, Kuma's, Xoco, and Great Lake
The new crop of cheap-but-fancy restaurants are lots of things, but they're not "middle ground."
