Chuck Cowdery, Chicago’s resident whiskey expert and all around interesting dude tells you where to shop for and drink Bourbon in Chicago. I’d add Lush as a nice spot to pick up some brown spirits in Chicago. While they don’t have the selection of Sam’s or Binny’s, every once in a while they have a nice surprise like black label Maker’s Mark hanging around. Mitch Einhorn, who is also the Twisted Spoke owner, is behind Lush.

Look’s like it’s not up on the website yet, but this month’s Chicago magazine which features plenty of Grant Achatz coverage, also has a great scoop article on the Paul Kahan Fulton Market beer and pork project by Cassie Walker, and nice article on Greg Gunthorp. Pick it up.

Rick Tramonto has a blog over at R and I magazine.

The funny Hub51 recruitment video from the Melman boys.

Thomas Keller’s Sous Vide book drops this fall (Thanks Bill)

Word is you can score the famous Mar-A-Lago Turkey Burger, as trumpeted on Oprah, at the Trump Chicago Hotel and Towers this summer for a very Trump over-rated price of $26 with garden salad and fries. Of course you could make it yourself.