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Chicago has a restaurant culture, a particularly fantastic one (in my opinion the best in the U.S.), but I don't know if I consider that the same as a food cult

Chicago has a restaurant culture, a particularly fantastic one (in my opinion the best in the U.S.), but I don't know if I consider that the same as a food culture. While there are some pretty good open markets, it's nothing like you'd get in Rome or Paris, and the idea of taking a three hours for lunch would get you laughed out of the workplace.

tptacek 16y ago
We also have the Green Market and a smattering of farmer's markets, Paulina Meat Market, next week we'll have Rob & Allie's Butcher & Larder for traceably farm-to-table meat, sometime next year we'll have Paul Kahan's butcher project, and we have Fox & Obel for stuff like duck legs and hanger steaks. Lots of great bakeries, too. And that's before you get into the Mexican and Asian groceries. I'm watching Big Night again tonight thanks to you. Thanks!
- michaelchisari 16y ago
  I mean, I don't mean to disparage Chicago, I love this city (and hell yeah to Paulina Meat Market, that place is one of my favorites). I just don't think generally that Chicago has the kind of culinary culture that European cities do, and most of it comes from it's recent immigrants, although it's streets ahead of anywhere in the U.S., no doubt. BTW, I've been trying to find an actual Timpano recipe for years, but as far as I can tell, it's either a creation for the movie, or it's such an obscure regional food that it's hard to find any authentic recipes, although there are plenty of really good approximations.
  - tptacek 16y ago
    "Streets ahead"? :) Try: Google [timpano casserole -"big night"]; first result is a credible book reference with a recipe. We need to figure out a way to do some kind of startup supper club in Chicago.
    - michaelchisari 16y ago
      We need to figure out a way to do some kind of startup supper club in Chicago. I'm down.
- jules 16y ago
  Have you seen Babette's Feast?

tptacek 16y ago

We also have the Green Market and a smattering of farmer's markets, Paulina Meat Market, next week we'll have Rob & Allie's Butcher & Larder for traceably farm-to-table meat, sometime next year we'll have Paul Kahan's butcher project, and we have Fox & Obel for stuff like duck legs and hanger steaks. Lots of great bakeries, too. And that's before you get into the Mexican and Asian groceries. I'm watching Big Night again tonight thanks to you. Thanks!

michaelchisari 16y ago
I mean, I don't mean to disparage Chicago, I love this city (and hell yeah to Paulina Meat Market, that place is one of my favorites). I just don't think generally that Chicago has the kind of culinary culture that European cities do, and most of it comes from it's recent immigrants, although it's streets ahead of anywhere in the U.S., no doubt. BTW, I've been trying to find an actual Timpano recipe for years, but as far as I can tell, it's either a creation for the movie, or it's such an obscure regional food that it's hard to find any authentic recipes, although there are plenty of really good approximations.
- tptacek 16y ago
  "Streets ahead"? :) Try: Google [timpano casserole -"big night"]; first result is a credible book reference with a recipe. We need to figure out a way to do some kind of startup supper club in Chicago.
  - michaelchisari 16y ago
    We need to figure out a way to do some kind of startup supper club in Chicago. I'm down.
jules 16y ago
Have you seen Babette's Feast?