Media Digest for the week of February 2, 2011

From this week's Chicago Tribune and Food/Good Eating section:

Prep School: It's the layers...in this installment, James P. DeWan provides some tips and recipe suggestions for puff pastry.

Black History Month: A culinary journey...in this special, Donna Pierce checks out High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America, by Jessica Harris. A couple recipes from the book are included.

Uncorked: The shadow knows...in this special, Bill St. John makes some wine recommendations that'll be useful regardless of what the Ground Hog sees this year.

The new braise...with the dead of winter upon us, Beverly Levitt reports on how some chefs have attempted to update this age-old cooking technique. A recipe for Red Wine & Citrus-Braised Duck Legs, from Akasha Richmond is included.

Ease into the New Year...Bill Daley interviews chef Ming Tsai whose new book, Simply Ming One-Pot Meals, is now on the shelves. A couple recipes from the book are included.

Food calendar, Drink events...Elizabeth Schiele previews some of this week's food and beverage events.
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From this week's Chicago Sun Times and Food section:

The food processor at 40...in a piece partially researched here at LTHForum.com, frequent contributor Leah A. Zeldes provides some history and background on the machine that revolutionized home cooking. Quoted in the piece is Paulette Gardner, mother of LTHer Rob Gardner. Ms. Zeldes elaborates on the emotional connection she has to her Cuisinart in My friend, my food processor.

At the Chef’s Table: Game on...in this edition, chef Allen Sternweiler of Duchamp shares his recipe for Sage-Roasted Chicken Breast with Sweet and Sour Smoked Bacon Green Beans.

Lucky soup to start Chinese New Year...in this edition of the Low Mileage Kitchen, Judith Dunbar Hines sings the praises of hot and spicy soup. At the time of this posting, no recipe was included.

Food Detective: Liver’s sweet mates...in this week's installment, LTHer David Hammond sleuths out several dishes that pair liver with sweet ingredients, including chocolate and maple syrup.

Food 411...listings of some upcoming, food-related events around town. Previews for more events can be found in Tastings around town.
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Updates from some Chicago media outlets, which do not 'go to press' before Wednesday mornings, will be added to this thread as they become available.
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