Art Smith Media Saturation Wednesday

He's got a new cookbook to promote, was recently named the 2010 inductee into the Chicago Culinary Museum Chefs Hall of Fame and he's dropped 90 pounds thanks to cutting out sugars and exercising. Both daily newspapers have in-depth profiles on Art Smith today. Chris Borelli's writeup of Smith is a short Q&A where Smith touches base on his cookbook collection, turning 50 and being, in the words of the Smithsonian, "the most well-known openly gay chef in America."

The Sun-Times piece, written by Louisa Chu, is more detailed and touches on the events that led to the change in Smith's diet habits and the rapid weight loss from his 325-pound high last July.