"New York usually hosts the stars of the culinary industry, but here in Chicago we produce them," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel, with perhaps a bit too much Second City aggressive defensiveness. As was demonstrated by his tribute to Charlie Trotter at yesterday's James Beard Foundation Awards announcement of the 2014 nominees, held at the Publican, Chicago doesn't need to bluster about having an important place in the culinary world.…
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