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Author:   Michael Gebert
Publisher:   Surrey Books,U.S.
Imprint:   Surrey Books,U.S.
ISBN:  

9781572843608

ISBN 10:   1572843608
Pages:   568
Publication Date:   19 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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INTRODUCTION Friday Night, 196- 1. FIRST DATE: THE BAKERY 2. FRENCH LESSONS Jovan Trboyevic The Vatel Club Maxim’s Chez Paul and L’Escargot The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton The Cottage 3. JEAN BANCHET 4. LIVE FROM CHICAGO Gordon Jackie’s Heaven on Seven Printer’s Row 5. LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU The Pump Room Ambria The Everest Room Lettuce Eat Italian Ed Debevic’s 6. STEAK AND VIAGRA Morton’s Rush Street Gibsons 7. CHARLIE TROTTER 8. MAKING HEADLINES Chicago Magazine Chicago Tribune Farmers Markets The Mayor of Restaurant City 9. CHICAGO EATS WORLD The Italian American The Mexican Americans 10. THE WILD WEST LOOP 11. RICK AND GALE AND HENRY AND RICH (AGAIN) Rick and Gale Trio Tru 12. THE RETURN OF THE WEST LOOP One Off Hospitality Blackbird avec The Publican Boka Group Girl & the Goat Beyond the West Loop of the Goats 13. EXILE IN GRUBVILLE Star Top Cafe Wicker Park Logan Square Gastropubs High And Low Renegade Chefs 14. DEMOCRACY IN FOOD MEDIA Bloggers and Freelancers Cheap Eats and Food TV Chicago Reader Chowhound and LTHForum Time Out Chicago 15. SMOKE AND MIREPOIX Alinea Moto 16. COVID CODA Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Chronology of Chicago Restaurants About the Author

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Michael Gebert is the editor of Fooditor and a James Beard Award-winning food writer and video producer. He was also an editor of Grub Street Chicago, a contributor to publications such as Chicago magazine and the Chicago Reader, and a founder of the online culinary chat site LTHForum. He has covered the food scene in Chicago in depth for nearly two decades. He lives in Chicago, IL.

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