VI wrote:
Yesterday Rosie could not understand the point of a Tribune taco tasting--like best seafood in St. Louis he demurred.
Has Rosie set foot IN Chicago in the last 10 years? Does he know
how many Mexicans live here? That there's quite a few taco stands around. I could not believe a "reporter" could be so ignorant.
I heard this discussion and couldn't believe it, either. Rosenbloom is supposed to be the "local" anchor of the show, but he sounded like a tourist. For Chicago cuisine, all he could recommend was hot dogs, pizza, and steak. I guess he's not familiar with the famed Polish restaurants and delis of the Milwaukee Ave. corridor; the impressive Indo-Pak offerings of Devon Ave; the solid Middle Eastern joints in Albany Park; the great Thai spots in several areas of the city, but most notably in Lincoln Sq.; the well known Vietnamese spots on Argyle; the awesome, old school Italian food of Taylor St., Harlem Ave., and Oakley; and, oh yeah, that little neighborhood on the South Side called CHINATOWN! And that's just off the top of my head and doesn't begin to consider the upscale or fusion cuisine available in our city. Based on this discussion, I'd say that it's Rosenbloom, not Salisbury, who needs an introduction to Chicago. Stop eating at Northbrook Court all the time, Rosie--maybe you'll actually learn something about the people you scream at for 3 hours everyday.