Quick Bites

By L. Stolpman in Food on Apr 22, 2009 6:40PM

Want to know what's (coming) in season now at the Farmers' Market? Check out this Serious Eats article for pictures and a list of what to put in your shopping basket.
If you're making your Mother's Day reservations, Zagat has some specials at nice places you should know about.
Chaos Theory Cakes OUT. Smash Cake IN. Michelle Garcia is still in charge.
Serious Eats examines where we got the term foodie.
Alice Waters will be coming to the Green City Market to sign copies of her new book, The Edible Schoolyard. (Previously)
Don't throw away that leftover, cheap vodka. Lifehacker tipped us off to these other uses for the stuff. Also, check out their article on growing indoor herbs.
Off the Broiler got a sneak peek inside D'artagnan. If you're thinking of cooking a homemade meal for mom on Mother's Day, get yourself some quality meat.
Third Coast Toast tosses its hat in the ring with its own Alinea review.
Want to mix a cool effin' drink at your next party? Get a vortex mixer.
Now, you can inhale your chocolate.
Helen Rosner at Menupages tipped us off to NewCity's list of 100 Essential Chicago Restaurants.