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All the indispensably important information is here to be savored. --Booklist Offers a thorough, alphabetical overview of the city's food culture, from Chicago-centric dishes and drinks, to products and companies, restaurants, culinary trends, famous figures, and more. --Chicago Tonight, WTTW That Chicago has developed a strong connection to small Midwest farms is perhaps its most undervalued asset. It's this connection we have to the land that has allowed the city's vibrant culinary community to establish itself on the international stage. This authoritative encyclopedia brings us closer to our city's culinary past, present and future. In exhaustive fashion, it offers a story, and I've always said food with a story always tastes better. This is ours. --Rick Bayless The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a treat for anyone who loves Chicago and loves food! --Richard Melman, Founder and Chairman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.

All the indispensably important information is here to be savored. --Booklist Offers a thorough, alphabetical overview of the city's food culture, from Chicago-centric dishes and drinks, to products and companies, restaurants, culinary trends, famous figures, and more. --Chicago Tonight, WTTW This sumptuous volume demonstrates why Chicago is widely regarded as one of the world's major food destinations. . . . An outstanding resource for those traveling to the Windy City or anyone who just relishes food. --Library Journal This handy reference book will not only help you settle many bets, but more importantly, provide a colorful companion to the many existing volumes of Chicago history. . . . The Chicago Food Encyclopedia indeed helps put Chicago's culinary legacy on the national map. --Classic Chicago Magazine A truly balanced look at Chicago's food history. --Chicago Tribune The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a treat for anyone who loves Chicago and loves food! --Richard Melman, Founder and Chairman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.

All the indispensably important information is here to be savored. --Booklist Offers a thorough, alphabetical overview of the city's food culture, from Chicago-centric dishes and drinks, to products and companies, restaurants, culinary trends, famous figures, and more. --Chicago Tonight, WTTW That Chicago has developed a strong connection to small Midwest farms is perhaps its most undervalued asset. It's this connection we have to the land that has allowed the city's vibrant culinary community to establish itself on the international stage. This authoritative encyclopedia brings us closer to our city's culinary past, present and future. In exhaustive fashion, it offers a story, and I've always said food with a story always tastes better. This is ours. --Rick Bayless This handy reference book will not only help you settle many bets, but more importantly, provide a colorful companion to the many existing volumes of Chicago history. . . . The Chicago Food Encyclopedia indeed helps put Chicago's culinary legacy on the national map. --Classic Chicago Magazine A truly balanced look at Chicago's food history. --Chicago Tribune The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a treat for anyone who loves Chicago and loves food! --Richard Melman, Founder and Chairman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.

The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a treat for anyone who loves Chicago and loves food! --Richard Melman, Founder and Chairman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. That Chicago has developed a strong connection to small Midwest farms is perhaps its most undervalued asset. It's this connection we have to the land that has allowed the city's vibrant culinary community to establish itself on the international stage. This authoritative encyclopedia brings us closer to our city's culinary past, present and future. In exhaustive fashion, it offers a story, and I've always said food with a story always tastes better. This is ours. --Rick Bayless

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Carol Mighton Haddix is the former food editor of the Chicago Tribune. She is editor of Ethnic Chicago Cookbook: Ethnic-Inspired Recipes from the Pages of the Chicago Tribune. Bruce Kraig is professor emeritus in history and the humanities at Roosevelt University. He is the author of Hot Dog: A Global History, and coauthor (with Colleen Taylor Sen) of Street Food: Everything You Need to Know about Open-Air Stands, Carts, and Food Trucks across the Globe. Colleen Taylor Sen is a food and travel journalist and food historian and the author of Curry: A Global History and Feasts and Fasts: History of Food in India.

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