Beautiful Winter Market from California of course I’m in California this week visiting markets. Today I was at the Ferry Plaza market in San Francisco. We’re in a weird season – winter is winding down, but the bulk of the spring stuff hasn’t come in yet. Tierra Vegetables has their dried beans in now –… Read more »
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OhlalaFood recommends the Feast Exhibit. Really worth the trip to the southside neighborhood of Ch
OhlalaFood recommends the Feast Exhibit. Really worth the trip to the southside neighborhood of Chicago. The Feast Exhibit reminds us that Food, besides bringing gustatory pleasures, can also be a framework for: political debate, peace treaty, humanity, and a catalyst for the respect of diversity. http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/
Listen to charly trotter on NPR Now.
Listen to charly trotter on NPR Now.
Sleek Cooking!
Angustora Fizz and Sazerac cocktails for the Oscars night.
If your not a professional, go on Saturday March 171/to meet with midwestern slow-food growers and artisans.2/ go to workshops, such as how to grow your own, pickling and preserving, or home cheesemaking!Sounds delish!
This is all about the Local, March 15-17, UIC forum
Next Restaurant raised $339,000 for cancer research, with their event Fight Cancer and pay between $4,000 to $5,000 for a table for two during the El Bulli Menu. Kudos!
When Charity Meets Gastronomy, Fight Cancer!
Third Annual SWSW Street Food Fest! SAturday March 10.Great Music and Street Food, it cannot be a bad combination.
Austin Street Food at the SWSW
Chicago celebrates BACON, April 14th, 2012 at the UIC FORUM. The manifesto of the baconfest organizer makes you salivating. Their goal is enjoying bacon under many forms. Go and Try! Ohlalafood certainly will!
Bacon Celebration in Chicago, Save the date!
Interesting Fact!bitesizedbiology:Have you ever cut open a bell pepper only to find a strange little surprise waiting for you inside? The first time this happened to me, it seriously freaked me out. I mean, just look at it! What on earth could that possibly be?! A pepper baby? A parasitic twin? An alien pod?It turns out that…
Bite-Sized Biology: the peculiar case of the puny pepper
Foodies say what?
Very funny video about “Shit foodies say” Ah so true . Yes, WE ARE LIKE THIS AND WE ASSUME http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i86E-a0YKnI
When “bad” food can almost kill you! Literally! In Las Vegas, the Heart Attack Grill g
When “bad” food can almost kill you! Literally! In Las Vegas, the Heart Attack Grill glorifies meals which could be more than 8000 calories. But last week a man suffered a heart attack while eating at the restaurant. How wrong is this? Advice from Ohlalafood: “Moderation Please”
“Sapore di Napoli” WHERE DID YOU GO?
Sapore di Napoli restaurant was a great pizza joint in Chicago. They closed down unexpectedly last December. Where are you guys? Please Come back! We Miss you! http://www.yelp.com/biz/sapore-di-napoli-pizzeria-and-gelateria-chicago?sort_by=date_desc
Food Trucks bash! On February 22nd! Sounds cool! Dont miss it!
Chicago Food Trucks event
“Since the 1930s, numerous artists have used the simple act of sharing food and drink to advance aesthetic goals and to foster critical engagement with the culture of their moment. These artist-orchestrated meals can offer a radical form of hospitality that punctures everyday experience, using the meal as a means to shift perceptions and spark encounters that aren’t always possible in a fast-moving and segmented society.”
Food is Art = SMART, Museum of Art, University of Chicago
Through February 26th, you can find lots of good deals throughout Chicago. Check out the participating restaurants. There are more than 200, among, Boka, Bistro Campagne, Café Atwood, Café Spiaggia, Frontera Grill, the Gage, and so forth. Enjoy the deals and the Passion!
Chicago Restaurant Week Starts on Friday Feb 17th
Kumquat sparkling. Sounds refreshing.
Love at First Taste at the Aviary!
Love at First Taste at the Aviary!
My new Tumblr page!
Sorry guys I had to delete the other Ohlalafood Tumblr page! I have to start back from scratch!
Next Season Tickets Sell Out Quick; Over 6,660 Queue Up
INSANE is the correct word, don’t you think http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2012/02/13/next-season-tickets-sell-quickly.php