The Naperville Sun ran my piece entitled "In Honor of our 44th President" on January 21, 2009.

Saw one of the best bartenders I've ever encountered, Gus Tassopulos, mentioned in a WSJ article and wrote this piece: 

Never Trust a Bartender with No Gray Hair. The Sun-Times News Group picked it up here.

Reuters pickup of my article in John Mariani's Virtual Gourmet, Salmon and the Sustainability Zeitgeist. (Click on link, then scroll down, just past those gorgeous Alsatian Turnips)

These are screenshots of my work as it appears in publications such as Reuters, Chicago Sun-Times and more. Blogburst syndication doesn't yet include actual URL linking, tracking or search functions. I'm including links to my original work so that you can see them, access the links in them and see what the buzz is about. Please note: this is not a complete list, but a representative sample.

The Chicago Sun-Times picked up my review of Fish Without a Doubt, Rick Moonen's great new cookbook. See the review here in "Cookbooks Read, Reviewed, Reviled, Recommended."

• I also reviewed it in my gourmet food column here. That was a straight review. My blog article examined what makes a good cookbook, good.

The Chicago Sun-Times also picked up my "Breaking News - More Evidence Salmon is Heart Healthy."

• Photos include one I took of a bin of fresh pink salmon being unloaded at a cannery, my smoked salmon spread, and my home cured lox. Woo Hoo!

Reuters - Liked my piece announcing O Ya Restaurant Winning Top Accolades from New York Times' Frank Bruni - We Won! O Ya Tops Bruni's List

• When Bruni announced he was scouring the country to pick the top 10 places outside of New York City that any serious food lover must try, I was thrilled that our neighborhood favorite was chosen as number 1. This article contains links to my earlier pieces describing Omakase meals in general and some specific dishes we enjoyed at O Ya, as well as my pre-opening preview.

The Cocktail Hour - This was the parent Chicago Sun-Times pickup of my announcement of a new column feature.

• This feature has been very popular and I was to go to the big cocktail event Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. Only severe jet lag and work interfered - next year! I did invent a cocktail to honor my fellow Boston Barflies in attendance. The "Thai One On" a cucumber-lemongrass martini.

Naperville Sun (Chicago Sun-Times) - Eat Cress Gain Wit

• This was a great discovery of a whole new salad green from our farmer's market. Curly Cress. Apparently, the Greeks believed eating it makes one witty. Perhaps I should stock up...

Reuters - Film

• This was a quick hit about the movie Frozen River which Courtney Hunt (a classmate of mine from Northeastern Law School) directed. The original post I wrote about it is here and the post they're running is an update after more accolades followed the prize at Sundance, it is here.

Chefs.com picked up my first post following Slow Food Nation's Come to the Table event in San Francisco. Read the original here, "Hello! My Name is Irony..."