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3 things about Jûzô Itami’s TAMPOPO

Posted on February 24, 2025 by robchristopher

Tampopo [1985] 1. Passing the yolk back and forth. 2. The pork slices must be 3mm thick. 3. Spaghetti etiquette.

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3 things about Mercedes Kane’s BREAKFAST AT INA’S

Posted on January 31, 2017 by robchristopher

Breakfast at Ina’s [2015] 1. His job was to chop the chocolate. 2. “You’re too stupid to eat here.” 3. No Christmas decorations.

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Slow cooked pork tenderloin carnitas.

Posted on January 31, 2016 by robchristopher

This was tonight’s dinner. I adapted it from a recipe I found. The end result was delicious. It took all of 15 minutes to assemble. SLOW COOKED PORK TENDERLOIN CARNITAS ½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice 1 bottle of beer … Continue reading →

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Apropos of nothing: hungry?

Posted on February 27, 2014 by robchristopher

My old restaurant reviews for the Chicago Reader are online. Bon appetit!

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3 things about Ang Lee’s EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN

Posted on July 13, 2013 by robchristopher

Eat Drink Man Woman [1994] 1. A wall with dozens of knives of all different shapes and sizes. 2. He breaks open the clay figure with a hatchet and unwraps the bundle of food. 3. As she puffs away on … Continue reading →

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3 things about Joel Schumacher’s THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN

Posted on November 13, 2010 by robchristopher

The Incredible Shrinking Woman [1981] 1. Cheese Tease. 2. Sexpot. 3. Galaxy Glue. 3 other things.

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STORIES FROM THE GRID: Chicago/Rush

Posted on September 13, 2010 by robchristopher

Being part of a series involving Chicago and its surroundings. The family was sitting outside around a black metal table. An older gentleman set down a tray of food in front of them. In a deep, rolling cadence he recited, … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Kenner’s FOOD, INC.

Posted on June 14, 2010 by robchristopher

Food, Inc. [2008] 1. “1 of every 3 people born after 2000 will suffer from early onset diabetes. Among minorities, it will be every 1 in 2.” 2. Clarence Thomas was once a lawyer for Monsanto. 3. Michael Pollan uses … Continue reading →

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3 Things about Agnès Varda’s THE GLEANERS AND I

Posted on February 28, 2008 by robchristopher

The Gleaners and I [2000] 1. The basket of heart-shaped potatoes, slowly rotting. Potatoes that are perfectly edible but too big are simply dumped at the side of the road by the farmers. 2. The man eating parsley, explaining that … Continue reading →

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