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My understanding is that it’s bad form in stir to ask another inmate how long they’re in for, and I feel we should treat authors the same way. My book is an oral history of Chicago restaurants since the 60s and 70s to the present day. The book is being published by Evanston-based Agate Publishing, publisher of Iliana Regan’s memoirs, Hot Doug’s book, etc., and there are definitely more interesting things I’ve found along the way than how long I’m in for. Here are a few of them.

Tribune, Phil Vettel is leaving. Courtesy of Chicago Tribune/E. Jason Wambsgans After 31 years as the Tribune dining critic, Phil Vettel has announced his last day at the newspaper will be Friday. His decision to accept a buyout means Chicago will no longer have a full-time food critic — a position that brings a certain civic cachet, coupled with cultural significance for the city. It’s a blow inflicted by souring relations with Alden Capital, the paper’s largest investor and a hedge fund with a pattern of gutting newspapers across the country, like the Last week, the Tribune offered...