Edible Chicago - Summer 2008

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First Serving - Summer 2008

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From the pages of Edible Chicago to the fields of Central Illinois.

Meet Leslie Cooperband, her husband, Wes Jarrell and their happy goats. Leslie is Illinois’ only farmstead goat cheese maker and she shares with Edible Chicago the real reason her cheese is so Incredibly Edible.
FIND OUT WHY!

CONTENTS SUMMER 2008

DEPARTMENTS

FEATURES

4	FOOD FOR THOUGHT Welcome from the Editors
8	INCREDIBLY EDIBLE Farmstead cheese By Lisa Futterman Honey from the wild side of the city By Lynn Peemoeller
12	COOKING FRESH Seasonal recipe makeover By Dana Benigno
14	THE LAKE EFFECT Chef Carrie Nahabedian shares a market fresh recipe
16	FROM THE GOOD EARTH A day in the life of farmer Vicki Westerhoff By Terra Brockman
27	MELTING POT A Vietnamese market tour with Dan and Kim Nguyen By Barbara Revsine
34	LIQUID ASSETS Infused organic summer cocktails presented by Mickey Sigler at Chicago’s Encore Liquid Lounge
36	THE LAST BITE Photo by Carole Topalian
37	DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS
38	FARMERS MARKET DIRECTORY

20	FARM AND THE CITY Urban agriculture By Amelia Levin
24	THE MAN BEHIND THE FLAME An interview with Gary Wiviott, Chicago’s own BBQ life coach By Susan Oh
31	PRAIRIE GRASS, FOOD FOR THE SOUL The wisdom of the prairie with Bill Kurtis By RJ Liscum


Front cover:	FARMERS MARKET FRESH tomatoes and wheat grass at Green City Market
Back cover:	A City Farm Welcome
This page:	In the field at Genesis Growers

Photographs by Carole Topalian