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    Post #1 - September 16th, 2005, 10:25 am
    Post #1 - September 16th, 2005, 10:25 am Post #1 - September 16th, 2005, 10:25 am
    This month's Technology Review has an article about sous vide: http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/10/issue/editor.asp

    So does anyone know of restaurants in Chicago that use it? Also, is 'hypercuisine' an industry term or just journalistic hyperbole? Either way, it's better than xtremecuisine.
  • Post #2 - September 16th, 2005, 10:29 am
    Post #2 - September 16th, 2005, 10:29 am Post #2 - September 16th, 2005, 10:29 am
    I think all of the top-tier haute/etc restaurants use sous vide in some form or another: Alinea, Moto, Trotter's, Avenues. I could be wrong on the last two, but I'm fairly certain I'm right on the first two.
    Ed Fisher
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  • Post #3 - September 16th, 2005, 10:32 am
    Post #3 - September 16th, 2005, 10:32 am Post #3 - September 16th, 2005, 10:32 am
    Trotter's was using sous vide when I was there last September.
    Cathy2

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  • Post #4 - September 16th, 2005, 10:37 am
    Post #4 - September 16th, 2005, 10:37 am Post #4 - September 16th, 2005, 10:37 am
    Moto cooked fish sous vide when I was there.
    Steve Z.

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  • Post #5 - September 16th, 2005, 10:39 am
    Post #5 - September 16th, 2005, 10:39 am Post #5 - September 16th, 2005, 10:39 am
    I think most of the mass feeders, like Aramark and
    Marriott, have been using sous vide techniques since well before it got trendy.
  • Post #6 - September 16th, 2005, 11:42 am
    Post #6 - September 16th, 2005, 11:42 am Post #6 - September 16th, 2005, 11:42 am
    Unless there has been a change in the regulations, sousvide can only be used in Chicago with the approval of the health department. You must have a written HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) in place and this must be approved.

    I know Marriott was using this in the late 80's but again FDA put in new regulations then and I don't know what they decided to do.
    Paulette

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