Quick Bites
- Salon's Francis Lam on why you don't have to avoid Gulf seafood, even though BP is filling it with Texas tea. (Not that it's going to matter, anyway, since shrimpers can't work in the slick). [Salon]
- Mike Sula introduces readers to Johnny Casserole. [Reader]
- Gapers Block's cast iron goddess Cinnamon Cooper on her love for fresh chickpeas. [Drive-Thru]
- A federal proposal forbidding mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods in other countries is facing stiff opposition from a lare group of consumer groups, scientists, farming organizations and food processors. [The Stew]
- Jeff Ruby is settling in nicely as Chicago Magazine's new restaurant critic. Check out his reviews of Ria and Balsan in the Elysian Chicago Hotel. [Chicago Mag]
- A nice writeup on edible flowers. [Pioneer Press]
- Chicago Bites' Tammy Green starts a discussion on guacamole for Cinco de Mayo. [Chicago Bites]
- Make your own ricotta cheese. [Chicago Foodies]
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