Since 2005, Julia Langbein has affectionately poked fun at restaurant critic Frank Bruni through her blog, The Bruni Digest. After eight years of eating, writing, and performing stand-up and sketch comedy in New York City, she is a recent transplant to Chicago, where she is pursuing graduate studies in art history. She is that girl you saw conspicuously washing down a ham hock with a bottle of port in the quietest reading room of the Chicago public library.
Julia Langbein
Photograph by Andrea Fazzari
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food + cooking
Juicing For All the Right Reasons
Give this woman the favorite tool of health-conscious eaters, and she’ll figure out how to subvert its purpose.
08.19.09
- Keywords
- cocktails,
- chicago,
- beverages,
- culinary culture,
- julia langbein
travel + culture
A Midsummer Night’s Sandwich
Maybe it’s the midnight sun, but something has caused the residents of Helsinki to develop a curious fascination with very strange sandwiches. Cannibal, anyone?
07.17.09
- Keywords
- finland,
- scandinavia,
- helsinki,
- sandwiches,
- julia langbein
food + cooking
Fueling the Beast Within
Does it really take 1,000 mg of glucuronolactone to get through the challenges of an ordinary Tuesday on campus?
06.25.09
- Keywords
- beverages,
- culinary culture,
- julia langbein
food + cooking
SpongeBob SquareButt?
The latest national Burger King ad has riled at least one parents’ group—and scared at least one correspondent.
05.08.09
- Keywords
- tv,
- burgers,
- kids,
- culinary culture,
- julia langbein
food + cooking
The Flames of Love
What could be more compelling than smelling like a burger?
04.23.09
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- burgers,
- meat,
- julia langbein
chefs + restaurants
Weeknights at The Wieners Circle
Chicago’s notoriously raucous, heckler-friendly hot dog joint is surprisingly tame place to grab a bite Monday through Friday.
03.09.09
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- culinary culture,
- meat
chefs + restaurants
Inside the Bocuse d’Or
At this competition known as the “Olympics of cooking,” chefs risk it all to win top honors.
02.02.09
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- chefs,
- culinary culture,
- france,
- paul bocuse
wine + spirits + beer
Infused Ice
The hottest thing to hit alcoholic drinks is ice—steeped with a shot of herbs, spices, or fruit flavor.
10.17.08
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- cocktail,
- mixology,
- spirits,
- paris
wine + spirits + beer
Alcohol-Free Cocktails?
The French have a surprising respect for virgin drinks.
08.27.08
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- cocktail,
- mixology,
- spirits,
- paris
travel + culture
We’ll Always Have Cocktails
This love letter to the bars of some of Paris’s most luxurious hotels doesn’t mean that I prefer to lap my gin from Baccarat crystal.
07.29.08
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- paris,
- city guide,
- hotels,
- bars
