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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 Things: Giant Lima Beans at PapaSpiros

by David Hammond January 10, 2011January 29, 2021
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Do Good: Soup & Bread Nights at Hideout

by David Hammond December 13, 2010
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Chicken and Waffles

by David Hammond December 13, 2010
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Sumac, Sourness, Strangeness at Grape Leaves

by David Hammond December 8, 2010
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Jimmy’s Place

by David Hammond December 7, 2010
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European Double Salt Licorice

by David Hammond December 4, 2010
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Out of Eggs? Glad to Hear It!

by David Hammond December 2, 2010January 29, 2021
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The World’s Greatest Cookie Walk

by David Hammond November 29, 2010January 29, 2021
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Rush Creek Reserve — A Remarkable Cheese

by David Hammond November 24, 2010January 29, 2021
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Cheap Eats in Oak Park: The Golden Lamb

by David Hammond November 24, 2010January 29, 2021

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