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Quick Bites

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Nov 19, 2009 7:20PM

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Fried pickles and okra at the just-opened DMK Burger Bar.

  • Who is the chef behind the blog Butcher's Grip? Don't look at us to out him/her, especially since, for followers of snout-to-tail, it's isn't as though the chef is completely anonymous. [via Grub Street Chicago]
  • Late night secret congee menus at Me Dee Café in Ravenswood. [The Food Chain]
  • Delightful Pastries' second location is now open in Old town. [Drive-Thru]
  • Michael Nagrant is becoming ludicrously prolific again. This week he looks at the annual Thanksgiving dinner thrown by MANA's Jill Barron and her husband, Chris Barron of Market. [Sun-Times]
  • The Barrons also offer their recipe for White Castle stuffing. ROCK!! [Sun-Times]
  • Tribune Tower is housing a bootleg kombucha maker in Monica Eng. [The Stew]
  • Another Big Star report. This one from Tankboy; he isn't happy. [Tankboy]