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Archive: May 12, 2008

Taste 2

Hold on to your gullets! According to a report published on Chicago Tribune's Stew blog, the City of Chicago along with the Illinois Restaurant Association are planning to co-host another Taste of Chicago-like event. According to the Trib's restaurant critic, Phil Vettel, the event will be dubbed "Chicago Gourmet," and is to take place September 26-28 in Millennium Park. " [T]he mayor apparently wants a gourmet version of Taste, one that really will show off Chicago as a world-class culinary destination," Vettel reports. Stay tuned for details.

Update: The Chicago Gourmet Web Site has been discovered! The site provides additional details about the event: "Chicago Gourmet will host various food and wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, classes, lectures, special dining events and a retail shopping area." So, it looks like pickles on stick will probably remain the domain of Taste of Chicago.

Categories: Chris LaMorte Events Food and Drink
May 12, 2008 4:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Rock star parking

Well, it's a publicity stunt, sure. But it's a publicity stunt we can get behind. Or, well, one that we would get behind if we had a car. A Prius, to be exact. Let me explain. Big Bowl, the pan-Asian chain, is on a mission to be greener. Last year, it began incorporating things like sustainable, heirloom pork. Servers began wearing uniforms made from organic cotton. It banned bottled water. And in an effort to treat drivers of hybrid cars like rock stars (or at least Leo DiCaprio)--and get them into their restaurants--it's giving them free valet parking by deducting the cost of the valet ($10 at its city locations) from the cost of the check. And with gas prices being what they are, every little bit helps.
Categories: Chris LaMorte Deals Food and Drink
May 12, 2008 1:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Box office blog: 'Speed' crashes and burns

When Warner Bros. spent more than $100 million on "Speed Racer," do you think they were hoping for a measly $20.2 million opening weekend?

Well, that's what they got, a paltry debut for a supposed summer blockbuster that just barely defeated the unfunny "What Happens in Vegas." (No. 3 with $20 million.) Besting them both was last week's champ, "Iron Man," which took in another $50.5 million to bring its 10-day total to $177.1 million. That's great news for Marvel, the comic book studio that recently approved an "Iron Man" sequel.

How pathetic is it that the big-budget "Speed Racer" almost lost to an Ashton Kutcher movie? Did anyone out there see "Speed Racer"? And will the "Iron Man" sequel be as good as the first?

 

Categories: Matt Pais Movies
May 12, 2008 7:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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