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Local farming and fresh, organic ingredients have been buzzworthy for a few years now, and there’s no time like the present to learn about the nitty gritty: cheesemaking, making preserves, finding a good CSA or just watching Rick Bayless cook. [I'm voting for the latter.] The Good Food Festival & Conference is coming to Chicago this Thursday through Saturday [March 14-16] with over 150 local farms, “food artisans,” restaurants and more. But that’s just the expo hall. Frontera Grill’s Rick Bayless is doing a “Chefs at Play” at 10:30am on Saturday, followed by Naha’s Carrie Nahabedian, and Paul Virant of Vie ... Read More »