The best Good Food news we’ve read this week:
Midwest Good Food
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In Englewood, Whole Foods opens to cheers, high hopes, Chicago Tribune
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Caterer’s goal is to be green and good, Chicago Tribune
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Here’s the problem with sustainable beef (and pork), Chicago Tribune
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The Strange and Beautiful Vegetable Dishes of Thurk – “Vegetable-focused” chef Justin Behlke finds beauty and mystery in the flavors and textures of things growing in their season, Fooditor
National Good Food Conversation
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The Farm-To-Table Movement and Rural Gentrification, The Atlantic’s CityLab
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The Dark Side of Agritainment – A longtime farmer worries that farming is being glorified as a lifestyle choice and source of entertainment, while the real food producers face a financial uphill battle., Civil Eats
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Online grocery’s Achilles heel, New Food Economy
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Digested: Buying the Farm – Organic is big business, and with demand far outstripping supply, big food companies are buying up farmland to keep shelves stocked, a trend which raises questions about the benefits to farmers., Civil Eats
Upcoming Events – Chicago Region
October 7
Feed Your Mind – Pilot Light’s Annual Benefit – Their founding chefs will be joined by over 20 other chefs and mixologists for a night of signature tastings and drinks from some of the best restaurants in Chicago.
October 9
Harvest Dinner & Barn Dance – Join the Heartland Cafe and Rogers Park Food Co-op for a celebration of the harvest. Dinner at the Heartland Café will be followed by Barn Dance at the Red Line Tap.
October 23
Artisan Cup & Fork – A food competition championing local farmers and artisan creations (Champaign, IL)
Feed Your Mind – Pilot Light’s Annual Benefit – Their founding chefs will be joined by over 20 other chefs and mixologists for a night of signature tastings and drinks from some of the best restaurants in Chicago.
October 9
Harvest Dinner & Barn Dance – Join the Heartland Cafe and Rogers Park Food Co-op for a celebration of the harvest. Dinner at the Heartland Café will be followed by Barn Dance at the Red Line Tap.
October 23
Artisan Cup & Fork – A food competition championing local farmers and artisan creations (Champaign, IL)
November 5
Good Food is Good Medicine Symposium – Presented by Northwestern Medicine in collaboration with FamilyFarmed
Good Food is Good Medicine Symposium – Presented by Northwestern Medicine in collaboration with FamilyFarmed