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The Gawker-affiliated travel site Gridskipper took a look at the local dining scene yesterday. Laura pointed out to us - and after reading the post we concur - that the tone of the post strikes the balance between "yeah, that's about right" and "this is why people in New York shouldn't write about Chicago." Seriously, they consider moto to be overrated, when we found it to be the most fun we've had in a restaurant in years. And Violet Hour is so six months ago, according to them.
We find ourselves in agreement in acknowledging the wood-fired pizzeria craze of 2K7, but they say the farm-to-table movement is the next big thing locally. Actually, the localvore movement has had a supportive home among chefs in Chicago for years; it isn't a recent development.
If they want to spend some time here, they'll see what we're seeing. We think the new big trend is in barbecue joints. The recent success of Smoque and Honky Tonk is proving that there's a demand for it in the city, and new places like Risque Café are aiming to fill it.
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I don't know, I agree with her on everything except the localvore thing. I mean Violet Hour IS six months ago, but they still say its a beautiful place to get a drink.
Also, calling out Kuma's Corner? Awesome.
They also don't know where to find a good cupcake in town, when one can sneeze and come across a good bakery that specializes in them.
New Yorkers writing about Chicago are sort of like Dr. Johnson's comparison of female preaching to a dog walking on two legs-- "It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all."
Gridskipper focuses on a lot of city's, but it is new york obsessed. It is also poorly written, has a lack of content, and whatever they say in it is pretty much meaningless.
Soo, yeah. Fuck that site.
I meant "city's restaurants"
You can't have it both ways, matty. Either criticize Gridskipper here, or tickle their balls over there. Doing both brands you a comment whore, and won't earn you a t-shirt.
I dunno, Chuck, don't you think it's a stretch to assume that "mattychicago" is our very own "matty"?
Matty, as a Chicago resident that appears to comment fairly regularly over at Gothamist, you should be mindful of calling anyone "New York obsessed" (you know, pot/kettle and all). But of course I kid -- you get points for contributing extra pageviews to the "-ist" network (although probably not enough for that t-shirt).