Mhays wrote:What tickled me, though, however, was seeing C2 on the phones directly behind Geoffrey Baer during the breaks!

Well-deserved congratulations to everyone who participated and to WTTW!

Michelle,

I got a kick out of seeing C2 as well, she was shown quite prominently. Far as the show, I've only had a chance to watch about a 1/2-hour so far, but what I've seen so far has been both enjoyable and informative.

As an aside, anyone else notice David ""The Food Dude" Lissner answering phones?

Enjoy,
Gary

Cathy,

The show looked great in HD, and one of the highlites was seeing your face pop up over Geoffery Baer's shoulder every once in a while.

On December 11th, the Milt Rosenberg show will be devoted to restaurants and culinary work. (WGN, 9:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.). Guests will be GAF (Gary Alan Fine, discussing Kitchens: The Culture of Restaurant Work), Bruce Sherman of North Pond Restaurant, and perhaps an additional guest as well.

GAF wrote:On December 11th, the Milt Rosenberg show will be devoted to restaurants and culinary work. (WGN, 9:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.). Guests will be GAF (Gary Alan Fine, discussing Kitchens: The Culture of Restaurant Work), Bruce Sherman of North Pond Restaurant, and perhaps an additional guest as well.

Ask Uncle Milt if he will post your program in his archives. They seem to selectively archive shows on their website.

(Also post this on Events, too.)

Regards,

Colleen Rush, aka Crrush, author of The Mere Mortal's Guide To Fine Dining is quoted today in none other than the New York Times.

Is the Entree Heading for Extinction?

Go crush - but the article seems to be saying that the egg came first, whereas I would argue that the chicken did. The (exaggerated) death of the entree is not so much because people prefer not to eat entrees, but because chefs most often do better and more interesting things with the little plates. I would be happy with a regular entree, but there are so many places where the appetizers make a much better meal.

Two examples come to mind immediately - Osteria di Tramonto in Wheeling and Fonda del Mar. In repeated visits I have always found the starters to be preferable, and those are just the two that come to mind at the moment.

Plus you do get more variety while not eating or spending quite so much, as the article does say.

Good article.

Hey, thanks!

The (exaggerated) death of the entree is not so much because people prefer not to eat entrees, but because chefs most often do better and more interesting things with the little plates.

I agree completely, and if you could see a transcript of the interview, I mentioned this--the context of my quote was that people want the adventure without the commitment (although not nearly as cleverly worded as "dating food before marrying it")--people are more likely to go for a snibble of sweetbreads as opposed to a whole plate full of it. And, also that chefs tend to have more fun with the little bites, but are more risk-averse with the bigger-portioned entrees.

I'm bummed she didn't include one or two of Chicago restaurants I mentioned.

Category: Total Media Humiliation

I received an email asking if I would be interested to be a guest on the Rachel Ray Show. So I called back and said sure. Then the productionette asked me if I could send her my "tape" (i.e., the tape of my appearances). Well, I don't have a tape of TV appearances. Apparently - at least as far as the Rachel Ray show goes - you can't be on TV unless you have already been on TV. (Milt Rosenberg doesn't count - actually I have been on CBS, Fox News, local television - but don't have a tape). My fifteen minutes of fame has been postponed: no pancake makeup for me. Ms. Ray will just have to learn how to make brownies without my help!

(Actually they were interested in a segment on gossip - a topic on which I have done some writing).

Hi,

You should really contact the television stations you once were interviewed. They may have it archived and accessible. You'd be surprised if you got into notable trouble, how fast those archives would be accessed and edited into segment. It is also potentially possible they are already on the net as streaming video.

Regards,

I always get in trouble, but so far I haven't shot up a McDonalds.

But I will contact Fox TV tomorrow.

GAF wrote:Milt Rosenberg doesn't count...

We've heard you on Dr. Milt twice now in a few weeks. I think he's grooming you to be his successor!

GeorgeR, the man with the Italian beef plan(s), get's a nice profile in today's Trib At Play Section for his more serious hobby, maps. (Link, reg. required).

Vital Information wrote:GeorgeR, the man with the Italian beef plan(s), get's a nice profile in today's Trib At Play Section for his more serious hobby, maps. (Link, reg. required).

Terrific article with nice picture of George and Mary R in the Tribune print edition.

Gary Wiviott's Got the Answers in the Sun Times

Some day the media will figure out that LTHForum is a community, not the food equivalent of Ebert's Answer Man column. (Oh, and that it had more than one founder, too.)

Around the same time Sula's mulefoots fly, no doubt.

Acolyte

1. One who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites.
2. A devoted follower or attendant.

Even if you tried to lead LTH, it is like corraling kittens.

Regards,

Just among us'ns...what was the high-end top-tier restaurant with the outrageous sommelier?

Describing LTHers as following one person in their opinions lockstep is, well, pretty much crazy.

Though I know when Gary read Nsxtasy's comments on Carson's and Smoque, he said "Finally, someone who thinks about barbecue just like I do!"

riddlemay wrote:Just among us'ns...what was the high-end top-tier restaurant with the outrageous sommelier?

Hint: The former chef/co owner is now the chef at Old Town Brasserie

Far as LTHForum goes, the thing I love most about LTH is the diversity of opinion. If it was just me, Mike G, Cathy etc it would not be nearly as entertaining or informative.

Happy New Year to all.

But I will contact Fox TV tomorrow.

Most stations will not make a tape for you. When my son and I were interviewed on CLTV a few years back, I was told by the reporter that their systems aren't compatible with home systems. Instead you have to go through a service. Back in August, I was on ABC with Sylvia Perez the day after the giant storm that took out the power on most of the north side (imagine prepping food for tv by candlelight). No power means no tivo and the folks who taped it for me didn't know how to burn a cd from their recorder so I used a company called VMS (Video Monitoring Services). There website is www.vmsinfo.com. It cost about $150.00.

LTHforum is mentioned as one of 171 Best Chicago Web sites, the February 2008 cover story of Chicago magazine, just received in today's mail. It doesn't seem to be on their website yet (if it ever will be). There is a short blurb on page 61. I don't know if it is on newstands yet.

King's Thursday wrote:LTHforum is mentioned as one of 171 Best Chicago Web sites, the February 2008 cover story of Chicago magazine, just received in today's mail. It doesn't seem to be on their website yet (if it ever will be). There is a short blurb on page 61. I don't know if it is on newstands yet.

Thanks!

A little birdie told me we should look for Ron Kaplan aka Ronnie Suburban in a discussion of Chicago food websites.

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:

King's Thursday wrote:LTHforum is mentioned as one of 171 Best Chicago Web sites, the February 2008 cover story of Chicago magazine, just received in today's mail. It doesn't seem to be on their website yet (if it ever will be). There is a short blurb on page 61. I don't know if it is on newstands yet.

Thanks!

A little birdie told me we should look for Ron Kaplan aka Ronnie Suburban in a discussion of Chicago food websites.

Regards,

I probably ended up on the cutting-room floor

=R=

ronnie_suburban wrote:I probably ended up on the cutting-room floor

You did not. There's a full side-bar about you and your favorite websites, including a Wall St. Journal-style line-drawing that somewhat resembles you.

Best,
Michael

Sorry, yes, I realized later that Ronnie Suburban's side bar was just a few pages later (page 64) with LTH getting another blurb and top billing. Congratulations, Ron!

Susan
I'm mentioned on page S-20 as an Illinois SuperLawyer in estate planning and probate, but death has nothing to do with food unless you're the Donner party.

King's Thursday wrote:Congratulations, Ron!

Yes, congratulations Ron, you most certianly did not end up on the cutting room floor! In addition to LTHForum Ronnie_Suburban mentions SkiletDoux.com, Hungrymag.com and Chicagofoodies.com.

Congratulations as well to Fig Catering, mentioned in the Valentines Day roundup, and Illinois SuperLawyer Susan S.

Enjoy,
Gary

Hey, even lawyers have to eat, right? Congratulations to all you individually, and to LTH in general! Yay!

Congrats to Louisa Chu for her Herme and his pastry article, I believe this is the first time she has been in the Chicago Tribune.

OK, so many of us are in this article, that I think we're all being shy about posting here (at least, I was - as you all know, I'm the shy, retiring type ) Dot.com cooking and Where in the Web do they Cookby Bill Daley

Quoted are jpschust, Mhays, Cathy2, Ann Fisher, Jonah, nr706, eatchicago, blucrsr, and kafein (if I missed you, please correct me!) Also a nice blurb for LTH:"Who better to ask for names of favorite recipe Web sites than the folks at LTHForum.com, the popular Chicago food Internet site that sports plenty of recipes and extensive recipe indexes contributed by members?"

Mhays wrote:OK, so many of us are in this article, that I think we're all being shy about posting here (at least, I was - as you all know, I'm the shy, retiring type ) Dot.com cooking and Where in the Web do they Cookby Bill Daley

Quoted are jpschust, Mhays, Cathy2, Ann Fisher, Jonah, nr706, eatchicago, blucrsr, and kafein (if I missed you, please correct me!) Also a nice blurb for LTH:"Who better to ask for names of favorite recipe Web sites than the folks at LTHForum.com, the popular Chicago food Internet site that sports plenty of recipes and extensive recipe indexes contributed by members?"

I'm so glad he included LTH's recipes and LAZ's index. I felt so Chamber of Commerce representative reminding Bill this was terrific resource. It really is plus you actually know the person behind the recipe.

Thanks for such an interesting article.

Regards,