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  • 1 week ago | thehunger.substack.com | Michael Nagrant

    In whispers and direct messages, former Chicago Tribune Dining Critic Phil Vettel was often derisively referred to as “Three Star Phil”, a signifier of his cheerleading nature and regular overvaluation of Chicago restaurants.

  • 2 weeks ago | thehunger.substack.com | Michael Nagrant

    I have a few blind spots when it comes to fine dining. Some people might say blind spots are all I have. The ones I’m keenly aware of are a desire for iconoclastic small operators pursuing innovation at all turns even if it comes at the expense of margins or their ultimate survival. Excitement and novelty however don’t always pay the tolls. If they did, Moto and the late chef Homaro Cantu would still be around.

  • 1 month ago | thehunger.substack.com | Michael Nagrant

    I expect a guy like Andrew Tate (or choose your favorite social media arbiter of hyper-masculinity) to refer to me as a punk ass bitch for liking sweet libations, but I certainly didn’t expect to be profiled in the same way by a 2025 James Beard-finalist-nominated restaurant in Chicago.

  • 1 month ago | thehunger.substack.com | Michael Nagrant

    What if I told you there was a musical about the Cold War told through the game of chess written by the dudes from ABBA and the guy responsible for the lyrics of The Lion King and Jesus Christ Superstar?

  • 1 month ago | thehunger.substack.com | Michael Nagrant

    Harvey Wallbanger is the perfect porn name. And as far as I can tell, no one has every availed themselves of it in the industry. I love how I write “industry” as though I somehow have a casual but deep knowledge of the filmic sex trade- I do not. To be fair, I didn’t try to verify this very hard. I value by Macbook Pro and its virus-free operation very much, so I just did a few simple Google searches.

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