A Blockbuster Food Science Event

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Summer in Chicago tends to be action-packed (think concerts, festivals, and other special events), and that was especially true this year as locations throughout the downtown area were turned into sets for filming the live-action movie Transformers 3. But for members of the food community, the real action this summer was just south of downtown at Chicago’s …