FIG Catering isn’t trying to be the hippest caterer in Chicago. They’re not into molecular gastronomy, they don’t dig Rachel Ray and other Food Network “personalities,” and they are not the ones to call on for a family-style mostacciolli dinner for your next family reunion. Instead, FIG (”For Intimate Gatherings”) aims to provide customized menus [...]
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Chicago Gives a FIG*
Posted in Caterers, Chicago, Recipes, tagged Caramel Pear Torte, Chicago, FIG Catering, Food Network, Frontera Grill, Poag Mahone's, Rachel Ray, Spring World, Top Chef on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What is Vie Vying for?
Posted in Chicago, Reviews, tagged Alice Waters, bernaise, Canada, Chez Panisse, Chicago, chicken, Food & Wine, Gunthrop Farm, Nimma, Paul Virant, Phil Vettel, pommes frites, poutine, rainbow trout, sea bass, shrimp, Top Chef, Vie, Western Springs on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When asked by Food & Wine Magazine about his most memorable meal, Paul Virant, Executive Chef of Vie in Western Springs answered “Recently, my wife and I ate at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. I have to rank it at the top. Everything was so simple, it was all about the ingredients and the technique. [...]





