Movable Feasttag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-482872009-03-20T17:36:59-05:00{DIARY OF AN ITINERANT CHEF}TypePadFortress of the Bear, Alaskatag:typepad.com,2003:post-644272032009-03-20T17:36:59-05:002009-10-21T04:50:03-05:00Happy First Day of Spring! Today's the Vernal Equinox, Northern Hemispherically speaking, so naturally I can't stop thinking about this fertile season's symbols: eggs. Bear eggs, that is. Not the eggs of bears, which do sound like an illegal Chinese...Louisa ChuBourdain Food Porn in Chicagotag:typepad.com,2003:post-626081732009-02-09T16:11:08-06:002009-03-07T14:59:33-06:00Geisha boys. An Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain, and Laurent Gras triple-decker beef-daddy sandwich. In the private tatami room at L20. Do Tony and Eric look a little wasted? They are completely. I had to drive back to the hotel. Come...Louisa ChuAnthony Bourdain: No Reservations Chicago - Enhanced Previewtag:typepad.com,2003:post-622738942009-02-02T14:02:42-06:002009-03-07T15:02:24-06:00Tony and I at Calumet Fisheries. (Tony: "I said I was going to wear the sunglasses, black top, and jeans!" - photo courtesy of the fabulous Diane Schutz/Travel Channel) I'm on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations tonight, Monday, February 2, at...Louisa ChuYear of the Oxtag:typepad.com,2003:post-619370302009-01-26T14:57:37-06:002009-01-26T14:57:37-06:00The Year of the Ox has been a lucky one for my family already. Before it even started. The Chinese Lunar New Year starts today, but about two weeks ago we hit it big. WE WON A TRIP TO SHANGHAI!...Louisa ChuAlaska Raptor Center (and Election Day 2008)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-580110022008-11-04T15:08:20-06:002008-11-04T15:08:20-06:00I'm proud to have worked in and called Alaska my home this year. Before I arrived, like most people Down South, I'd never tasted much less cooked moose. Alaskans are just as serious about food as we are in Chicago,...Louisa Chu