• In this week’s Key Ingredient column, Mike Sheerin was challenged to use Guaje seeds. He found that they puffed up like pumpkin seeds, and paired them with smoked whitefish, bamboo rice, beets, and a curry dijon. [Chicago Reader]
• Think cereal is the only breakfast in a bowl? The Tribune scouted out the best options in the city for porridge, “from congee to upma.” [Trib]
• David Hammond visited the annual “Tom McNulty Raccoon Feed” in Delafield, Wisconsin for his Food Detective column. He found the meat to be “enjoyable,” “lightly seasoned with onion and carrot,” and “tender.” [Sun Times]
• Time Out tracked down some cheaper options to many of the city’s best splurges, recommending Sakura’s $120 13-course meal as a nice alternative to L2O’s $225 12-course one. [TOC]
