The Greatest Food-Related Gifts of All-Time
It's like Oprah's Favorite Things, but only if she was a white middle-aged food-obsessed writer
I like to criticize and make fun of food lists, round-ups, rankings, and summaries. I’m also a hypocrite, because I’m about to drop one of those on you now. But, it’s December and people want to know what they should be buying for the special food-loving human in their lives.
Because I like to do things differently, I deliver the usual smart-assery and pop cultural asides in this amazing gift guide. I’m also only recommending stuff I actually love, and when possible, things local to Chicago. Hopefully this helps you wow people with your thoughtfulness and incredible taste. If it doesn’t, feel free to sell me out and place the blame on The Hunger.
—Michael Nagrant
Greatest Chicago Chefs T-Shirts
I made these shirts last year, but they’re timeless. I asked over 50 Chicago food writers, creators, and cooks to name their all-time “Mt. Rushmore” of Chicago chefs.
Trotter/Achatz/Bayless/Kahan were the overall winners, but you can also get a shirt for the best lady chefs as well as the best OG French chefs too (see below).
Locally Made Knives
