Quick Bites

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Sep 11, 2008 3:47PM

Leading off with some localvore challenge items while taking inventory of the fridge and pantry for what we need to buy:

• Michael Morowitz at the Local Beet opines that he "bristle(s) a bit at these short-term 'events' where people try to endure the pain of changing their habits for a short period of time. Changing your shopping and dietary habits is a difficult process and not something that can be taken on in a cold turkey mode." [The Local Beet]
• Meanwhile, Rob "Vital Information" Gardner has 10 tips on how to eat local and where to find local meat and booze. [Vital Information]
• Other challenge participants on the Green City Market Localvore Challenge are posting updates on a blog set up by the market. [GCM Localvore Challenge Blog]
• Bridget and Tammy of Chicago Bites recently had dinner with the Local Tourist at Chicagoist fave West Town Tavern. The service? It wasn't that good. [Chicago Bites]
• The Reader's Whole Hog Project has still not reached its academic conclusion, with me being served a heaping slice of Dee Dee. [Food Chain]
• Fruit Slinger: "Woefully behind" on his pie making. [Fruit Slinger]
• Graham Elliot 2.0 [MenuPages Chicago]
• The Bristol opens one week from today. Kahan's Publican? Still waiting. [312 Dining Diva]