The Weary Epicurean—May 13, 2008

13 May 2008

Robin Peterson of the Chicago Weekly recently commented on the rather cool reception by American college students of the popular food movement commonly known as Slow Food...

The Weary Epicurean—May 6, 2008

06 May 2008

In his fascinating and hilarious kitchen memoir Heat, Bill Buford proposes a useful dichotomy of cooks. Basically, there are “pastry cooks” and “meat cooks.” He ...

The Weary Epicurean—April 29, 2008

29 Apr 2008

We are living in the golden age of television cooking contests...

The Weary Epicurean—April 22, 2008

21 Apr 2008

It is, at last, that time of year when the leaves turn green, the sleeves grow short, and the beer is served with lemon: springtime...

The Weary Epicurean—April 15, 2008

15 Apr 2008

I have a perpetual bone to pick with those who refuse to acknowledge the culinary arts as Art with a capital “A.”...

The Weary Epicurean—April 8, 2008

07 Apr 2008

There is no meal dearer to the heart of the typical college student than Sunday brunch...

The Weary Epicurean—March 11, 2008

11 Mar 2008

I write a lot about “authenticity” in this column, and you know, that gets a little strained at times. I ...

Titus gives love a healthy dose of realism

06 Mar 2008

Christopher Titus, the Emmy-nominated creator of Titus, a Fox situation comedy that ran for two years, is touring a new one-man show about love, hate, and the funny blend of love and hate most pe...

The Weary Epicurean—March 4, 2008

04 Mar 2008

Recently, a friend of mine turned me on to a camp classic called Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart. It’s a made-for-T.V. ...

Peirce scrutinizes soldier behavior in Stop-Loss

29 Feb 2008

Stop-Loss, U of C alumna Kimberly Peirce’s first feature film since her gripping, painful Boys Don’t Cry in 1999, previewed at a special screening at Doc Films Wednesday. Th...

The Weary Epicurean—February 26, 2008

25 Feb 2008

I have always appreciated a good coffee shop...

The Weary Epicurean—February 19, 2008

19 Feb 2008

If you take the Cicero Avenue exit off I-55 and turn left onto Archer Avenue, there’s an outstanding Polish grocery store and deli called Bobak’s Sausage Company. Fr...

The Weary Epicurean—February 12, 2008

11 Feb 2008

A friend of mine mentioned Jamie Oliver, of The Naked Chef fame, at dinner the other night, and I was reminded of the whole issue of food television...

The Weary Epicurean—February 5, 2008

05 Feb 2008

I’ve noticed a minor craze among Midwestern college students for elaborate juicing machines. ...

The Weary Epicurean—January 29, 2008

29 Jan 2008

Michael Pollan would be the last person I’d expect to write a book called In Defense of Food. Up until now, what I’ve read by him has been mostly in what you might call a hostile vein. Hi...

The Weary Epicurean—January 29, 2008

The Weary Epicurean—January 25, 2008

25 Jan 2008

Madison. Sweet home of beef, bread, and beer. Lovely wheels of sharp yellow cheddar cheese, bratwursts boiled in water and vinegar, pint glasses of milk at every meal...

The Weary Epicurean—January 15, 2008

15 Jan 2008

Bar food is almost by definition underwhelming...

The Weary Epicurean—November 27, 2007

27 Nov 2007

As you perhaps might have guessed, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year...

The Weary Epicurean—November 20, 2007

20 Nov 2007

At one point or another, I have heard every sort of establishment, from the local gyro shop to true haute cuisine, described as serving “gourmet comfort food” (GCF). It...

UT actors breathe life into historic play’s difficult roles

16 Nov 2007

The first production of Look Back in Anger on the London stage was considered a revolutionary presentation, both thematically and stylistically...

The Weary Epicurean—November 13, 2007

12 Nov 2007

According to Wikipedia, food politics “are the political aspects of the production, control, regulation, inspection, and distribution of food.”...

The Weary Epicurean—November 6, 2007

05 Nov 2007

Just add water We all begin life as soupeaters, essentially...

Art, supporting acts shine in UT’s Picasso

01 Nov 2007

University Theater’s production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, playing this weekend in the Third Floor Theater of the Reynolds Club, is a spirited comedy well worth seeing. ...

The Weary Epicurean—October 30, 2007

29 Oct 2007

A proper cookbook can make the difference between someone who doesn’t know how to cook and someone who “tries a thing or two every now and then.” I...

Joy Division biopic full of unknown pleasures

26 Oct 2007

Anton Corbijn’s rock biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, Control, strays far from the norm of that genre in both the obviously high level of care devoted to the artwork of the film and the ...

The Weary Epicurean—October 23, 2007

22 Oct 2007

Chicago is renowned for its late-night, greasy fare. It’s amazing how many ways they’ve figured out to encase pork butt and heat it on a flat-top grill. Yo...

The Weary Epicurean—October 16, 2007

15 Oct 2007

Your parents may very well be arriving this Friday. You’re probably obsessing over this. ...

The Weary Epicurean—October 9, 2007

08 Oct 2007

Chicago has a lot more Mexican cuisine to offer than the Bartlett burrito station...

The Weary Epicurean—October 2, 2007

02 Oct 2007

Better Grocery Options Hyde Park grocery options, it is often lamented, are limited...

Pandora creator sounds off on booming website

27 Feb 2007

Tim Westergren, founder and creator of the Music Genome Project, held an open dialogue this past Friday with local Chicago musicians and producers to promote Pandora...

Students gear up to get out vote

03 Nov 2006

With Election Day rapidly approaching on November 7, the UCDems are ratcheting up their support for local candidates, while the College Republicans are busy campaigning—for themselves. ...

NSIT kicks off website redesign campaign

27 Oct 2006

This Monday, NSIT will launch a new homepage development site which will contain detailed wire frames of proposed changes and a Homepage Redesign Blog where students, faculty, and alumni will be ...

Plans for OMSA’s new diversity resource center take shape

27 Oct 2006

Plans are moving forward for what will be the new home of the Amandla Center, Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA), and LGBTQ Resource Center, University officials said at a public meeting i...

Argonne marks 60 years at open house

10 Oct 2006

Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago celebrated 60 years of advanced physics research with a one-day open house Saturday, featuring behind-the-scenes tours into laboratories ...