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Author Archives: David Hammond

David Hammond, a corporate communications consultant and food journalist living in Oak Park, Illinois, is a founder and moderator of LTHForum.com, the 8,500 member Chicago-based culinary chat site. David is a regular contributor of restaurant reviews and food-related articles for Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, TimeOut Chicago, Local Beet, and Chicago Reader, which published his seven-part guide to regional Mexican food in the city. He has also contributed food writing to blogs such as the Local Beet and Grubstreet Chicago. With his friend Michael Gebert (creator of Sky Full of Bacon video podcasts), he hosted a cable documentary on Hispanic chow at Chicago's Maxwell Street Market,and has just completed working on a video about Taste of Melrose Park. A returning guest on WLS and WGN AM radio, David produces the "Soundbites" series on the James Beard-nominated Eight Forty-Eight (Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ, 91.5FM); these radio pieces examine how Chicago chefs use sound in their kitchens; listen here: http://tiny.cc/QpCTA. David was featured on "Good Morning, America," "Chicago, Tonight," and Nippon TV when he developed recipes for preparing seasonal cicadas, which invaded Chicagoland during the spring of 2007. More information, including writing samples and bug-cooking videos, can be found at www.dchammond.com.

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Best Bite: Cheeseburger at Maya del Sol

by David Hammond March 15, 2011January 29, 2021
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The Scrumptious Pantry Revives the Old Ways

by David Hammond March 14, 2011
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Worth the Drive, Sun Wah Bar-B-Que

by David Hammond March 9, 2011
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What’s an Oak Park Vegetarian to Eat?

by David Hammond March 8, 2011January 29, 2021
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Rediscovering Pot Pie

by David Hammond March 7, 2011January 29, 2021
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Searching for Real Stilton

by David Hammond March 2, 2011
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Hammond’s Rules of Ordering: Never Ask for Salad Dressing on the Side

by David Hammond March 1, 2011
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Hammond’s Rules of Ordering: Never Ask for Salad Dressing on the Side

by David Hammond March 1, 2011
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Potbelly or Subway?

by David Hammond February 28, 2011
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Food Mavens in our Midst: Jim Slama

by David Hammond February 23, 2011

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