Quick Bites

By Chuck Sudo in Food on May 29, 2008 2:00PM

Leading off today is this hiring video put together for Lettuce Entertain You property Hub 51 Restaurant and Lounge, an exaggerated parody of Tom Vu infomercials. (via)
Fresh off his appearance on last night's episode of Top Chef Chicago, Rick Tramonto has a blog over at Restaurant & Institutions magazine website. There are only two posts right now, but Tramonto's an in-demand chef and businessman, so only expect him to update when he has the time and/or something to write about. (Again, via).
The Tribune ran a wonderful piece yesterday on how some of Our Town's best chefs would reinvent that all-American staple, the hot dog. Check out Shawn McClain's tofu version with kimchi and sport peppers, Rick Bayless' Chi-Mex hot dog, or Charlie Trotter's Asian tuna dog.
Meanwhile, the Bright One was all about barbeque. Travel writer Lori Rackl wrote about a BBQ contest in Houston. Sandy Thorn Clark led off the food section with a great piece about women grillers. And some hack contributed a trend piece about how places like Smoque, Honky Tonk and Sheffield's are bridging the good BBQ gap between the North, South and West sides.
Not to be outdone, Menupages Chicago posted a list of BBQ and the parks in which to eat it. (via)