Monthly Archives: February 2009

African Diaspora in Chicago

February 18, 2009

Today my most recent article, which also happens to be my second feature, appeared on the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times food section. It’s a piece on –surprise, surprise– the food of the Diaspora in Chicago. Of course they published it as the big Black History Month food feature but hey, I’ll take what I...
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Intracontinental Connections…

By Rachel Finn

February 15, 2009

As interested as I am in the food of the African Diaspora, I’d say I’m equally interested in Middle Eastern Food. Of course this is a generalization as the Middle East is a diverse region, but I would also have to say that it’s probably my favorite cuisine. It was all ignited by my...
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Greens and such…

By Rachel Finn

February 12, 2009

I just had a revelation. And, like most revelations it was borne of ideas, facts, concepts that have been swimming around in my head that have obvious connections. I woke up at 5:00 and began thinking about greens, specifically the efo I had recently at a Nigerian restaurant here in Chicago called B &...
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