Quick Bites

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jan 21, 2010 6:20PM

A closeup of the gluttonous majesty of Freddie's breaded steak sandwich, a former "One Great Sandwich" winner.

What have Our Town's other culinary watchdogs been up to this week?

Steve Dolinsky visited Freddie's pizza in Bridgeport. He wisely stayed away from the pizza and stuck to the sandwiches. [Dolinsky/Vocalo]
The parent company for Pizzeria Uno files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection [Tribune]
Michael Nagrant likes the redesign of Chinatown's Sweet Station [New City]
More cupcakes is monitoring the twitter feeds of its followers looking to give a box of cupcakes to someone who's been having a bad day. Marcus, this is your lucky day. [Inbox]
Macello reopens, a year after a major fire put it out of business. [The Stew]
El Pollo Loco closes 2 of its 3 area locations [Sun-Times]
Revolution Brewing's online store is up and running. Go buy a shirt or hat. [Rev Brew]
The New York Times Magazine named Paul Kahan to its "Nifty 50' list [NYT Magazine]
Grub Street Chicago, following up on work from 312 Dining Diva, had details on M Burger, the counter-service burger joint going into TRU's pastry kitchen. [GS Chi, 312 DD]
Clandestino's Efrain Cuevas is planting a garden in the suburbs using seeds he smuggled into the country from the UK. [Chefrain twitter]