Quick Bites

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jun 11, 2010 5:20PM

Another week, another chef announces he's leaving a restaurant. Mark Mendez is leaving Carnivale at the end of August to pursue his dream of opening his own restaurant. [Mendez the Chef, Inbox]
While the Gaztro-Wagon's storefront opened to huge fanfare this week, the proposed food truck legislation from Alderman Scott Waugespack was delayed for rewrites. [Reader]
Kim chi tacos [Reader]
Phil Vettel, who tosses four-star reviews around like they were manhole covers, grants one to Courtright's in Willow Springs, only Vettel's seventh in the past ten years. [Tribune]
Glowing reviews of Hot Doug's, from the eyes and lips of grade schoolers. [Chicago 6 Corners, via]
Who did the White House bring in to serve Chicago-style hot dogs for the annual congressional picnic Tuesday? MIke Payne of Byron's. [Sun-Times]
10 tragic moments in food propaganda. [Salon]
A Portland chef confronted Cochon 555 organizer Brady Lowe over the provenance of pork. [Oregon Live]