is a chicago-based food writer for time out chicago & other magazines; contact at juliaweinbergkramer [at] gmail.com.Tumblr (3.0; @juliakramer)http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a52475a9364f84b9fa68b513a42f2b06/tumblr_mfc46zSYqn1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eater National’s “<a href="http://eater.com/archives/2012/12/18/2012-the-years-most-scathing-restaurant-reviews.php">Most Scathing Restaurant Reviews of 2012</a>” includes my review of City Winery.</p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384313386http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384313386Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:56:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52fc2f139598105457eaab5a531cc7fa/tumblr_mfc3bszDcJ1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/15938281/found-restaurant-review">Three-star review of Found restaurant in Time Out Chicago magazine.</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38383493779http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38383493779Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600restaurant review<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/151cbec4f27caa4fc682f2fd0c4b8b07/tumblr_mfc4c8IflW1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eater National’s “<a href="http://eater.com/archives/2012/12/07/11-chefs-who-famously-bit-back-at-restaurant-critics-1.php">11 Chefs Who Famously Bit Back At Critics</a>” mentions the spat between the Black Sheep and me.</p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384451579http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384451579Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee30fcd9e41b97a876d385fc83904dae/tumblr_mfc3ygKfek1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/15910241/lao-sze-chuan-restaurant-review">Four-star review of Lao Sze Chuan Uptown in Time Out Chicago magazine</a>.</p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384082695http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384082695Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600restaurant reviewglowing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b531c6d678601b5bd60d371b4b179fe6/tumblr_mfc4ldYUww1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our annual <a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/15894446/100-best-things-we-ate-and-drank-in-2012">100 Best Things We Ate</a> issue, this time <a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/15894421/artist-renditions-100-best-things-we-ate-and-drank-in-2012">with a spin</a>.</p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384711517http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384711517Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/90937b2dd0f9234f25ae0cddc30ceb22/tumblr_mfc4qgIB881qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/15873771/baume-brix-restaurant-review">1-star review of Baume & Brix in Time Out Chicago magazine</a>.</p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384848798http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/38384848798Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600restaurant reviewcritical<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdngnsEYgk1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://soundcloud.com/wbez/what-did-michelin-miss">Ragging on Michelin on NPR Chicago with host Tony Sarabia.</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35932978982http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35932978982Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600radio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdngtgGis41qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/ext720/wgnam-x720-chicago-food-scene-20121113,0,5015176.mp3file">Do not bring up Mao if you’re ever talking to Milt Rosenberg.</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35933202947http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35933202947Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600radio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdng4vas651qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>First We Feast names “<a href="http://firstwefeast.com/eat/the-20-most-ferocious-restaurant-review-smackdowns-of-all-time/s/julia-kramer-sasses-graham-elliots-sandwiches/">The 20 Most Ferocious Restaurant Reviews of All Time</a>,” placing my Grahamwich piece #9.</p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35932211755http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35932211755Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdngxbSqhY1qaym5do1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/15827956/best-falafel-sandwich-in-the-loop">Exhaustive falafel research in Time Out Chicago.</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35933358578http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35933358578Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdnh05qO6v1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/15827916/carriage-house-restaurant-review">Four-star review of Carriage House in Time Out Chicago magazine.</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35933467956http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/35933467956Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500reviewglowing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm8c9i30j1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/15798551/next-kyoto-behind-the-menu">Chef Dave Beran had a vision for Next’s kaiseki menu. All he needed was 650 hand-picked, edible maple leaves—per week. Behind the scenes at Next in Time Out Chicago.</a> [<a href="http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/what-were-reading-552/">Picked up by the NYT’s Diner’s Journal blog</a>]</p> <p><span> </span></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34500757804http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34500757804Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm87elBbG1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/15776406/masaki-restaurant-review">Four-star review of Masaki in Time Out Chicago</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34500544783http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34500544783Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500restaurant review<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm81qjv8I1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/15754451/south-side-food-tour">Foodways of the South Side tour with Eric May in Time Out Chicago</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34500300737http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34500300737Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm7td5dn31qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/restaurants/15738951/bellyq-restaurant-review">4-star BellyQ review in Time Out Chicago</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34499938995http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34499938995Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500restaurant review<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm7pcJpXN1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/15738926/six-sommeliers-you-should-know?package=15739376">Time Out Chicago wine issue: Six sommeliers you should know</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34499767751http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34499767751Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm7yhWxRv1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/15738936/women-bartenders-shaping-chicago%E2%80%99s-cocktail-scene">Women bartenders shaping Chicago’s cocktail scene in Time Out Chicago</a></p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34500159800http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34500159800Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm8tfU8OY1qaym5do1_r2_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Contributed nominations from the Midwest for the <a href="http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/essential-ingredients/best-local-artisanal-foods-2012-00412000077659/page31.html">2012 Cooking Light Taste Test Awards: Artisanal Category</a>; North Shore Distillery Sol, Achatz pies and Red Lake Nation wild chokeberry jam were among the winners.</p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34501508446http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34501508446Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500non-time out<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcm7kmuxwK1qaym5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>City Winery’s full-page ad ran in Time Out Chicago the following week…</p>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34499567552http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34499567552Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500““Ouch.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://chicago.grubstreet.com/2012/09/other-critics-time-out-chicago-city-winery.html">Grub Street Chicago</a></em>http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34502444408http://juliakramer.tumblr.com/post/34502444408Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500