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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: Olive or Twist in Berwyn

by David Hammond February 22, 2011
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Luther Burger in a Cardiac Ward

by David Hammond February 21, 2011
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Why Can’t Oak Park Be More Like Galena?

by David Hammond February 16, 2011
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What Do You Think of Hospital Food?

by David Hammond February 15, 2011
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Nabuki in Hinsdale – Walking the Line

by David Hammond February 14, 2011
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Dinner at the Hospital Tonight

by David Hammond February 11, 2011
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Best Bites: Neck Bones at Danny’s, Melrose Park

by David Hammond February 9, 2011
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Food Mavens in Our Midst: Rob Gardner

by David Hammond February 8, 2011January 29, 2021
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Dinner with the Dying

by David Hammond February 7, 2011
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Bite into Chicago Culinary History: The Big Baby and Big Mickey

by David Hammond February 2, 2011January 29, 2021

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