Quick Bites

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jan 7, 2010 5:20PM

Let's start off this week's installment of "Quick Bites" by showing off this beautiful napkin from the Publican. These napkins are now available for sale at the restaurant for $4 each. [Inbox]
Nuts 2 You, a Ukrainian candy store in Buffalo Grove, just opened a location in the Ukrainian Village. Makes sense. [Food Chain]
Author Alfa-Betty Olsen rather enjoyed food she bought from IKEA's cafeteria. [Atlantic Monthly Food Blog]
TOC's David Tamarkin, forgetting that it's the guests who review restaurants on Check, Please!, listed five restaurants the show got wrong. On that list was Chaise Lounge, which flabbergasted us. None other than Paul Kahan responded in defense of the Wicker Park restaurant/lounge and chef Cary Taylor. [TOC]
Speaking of Taylor, he now has a blog. [Carytaylor.com]
Taste of Chicago vendor applications are now available. [The Stew]
Ina's is dropping dinner service during the winter months. [The Stew]
Chefs break out the heartier spices in the winter. [Sun-Times]