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Archive for May, 2008

Be Curious

Posted by chiclibrary on 2008/05/27

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.

-William Wirt

For more quotes on curiosity, click here.

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How To Make It

Posted by chiclibrary on 2008/05/19

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and talk with Chicago’s StarChefs Rising Star chefs & pastry chefs. 

CHIC will host a Chef Panel tomorrow, Tuesday 5/20, in Chataigne from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Chefs include Kendal Duque (Sepia), Tim Graham (Tru), Bill Kim (Le Lan), Christopher Nugent (Les Nomades), Michael Sheerin (Blackbird), Giuseppe Tentori (Boka), Kristine Subido (Wave), Shawn McClain (Spring, Green Zebra, Custom House), Pastry Chef Elissa Narow (Custom House, Spring) Pastry Chef Tim Dahl (Blackbird, Avec), Sommelier Josh Kaplan (MK), and Mixologist Josh Kinder (MK).

More info on the Chicago chefs here.

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Welcome to CHIC!

Posted by chiclibrary on 2008/05/19

As you get settled into your new routine here at CHIC, be sure to stop in the LRC to say hello.

Our hours are Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

We look forward to meeting you and helping you succeed at school.

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Plus de Champagne

Posted by chiclibrary on 2008/05/14

France is taking steps to expand the Champagne region to include up to 40 additional villages.  Any wine labelled and sold as Champagne must be produced in the Champagne region.  This expansion would be the first since 1927.

France Champagne region set to expand – Avenue Vine

France to expand Champagne region – BBC

Champagne region set to expand – Wine Spectator

 

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A Man of Taste

Posted by chiclibrary on 2008/05/07

Grant Achatz, chef of Chicago’s Alinea restaurant, is currently profiled in The New Yorker.

Achatz, 34, underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment for tongue cancer.  His sense of taste, destroyed by the treatment, is slowly coming back. He relies on his sense of smell and the taste buds of his sous chefs to continue his work in the kitchen.

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Chicago in the Top 10

Posted by chiclibrary on 2008/05/06

Food & Wine magazine has named Chicago the #8 best restaurant city of the world for 2008. 

  1. Tokyo
  2. Paris
  3. New York
  4. London
  5. Barcelona
  6. Sydney
  7. Madrid
  8. Chicago
  9. Stockholm
  10. Vancouver

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