Email Author Alice Laussade

Awards

• 2012 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  Cheap Bastard

• 2011 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published September 16, 2010

  "OK, Who Put Food in My Beer?"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published March 18, 2010

  "Moms Gone Wired"

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2010 Stories by Alice Laussade

• Pollo Fiesta: It's Like a Chicken Party in Your Mouth

  published February 18, 2010

  I discovered Pollo Fiesta while taking a Spring Valley detour to avoid the usual 20-car pile up on the High Five. (By the way, high five... More >>

• Big Al's Smokehouse is a Little Cheesy

  published February 11, 2010

  I wanted a light lunch the other day, so I went in search of barbecue. Felt like a two-meat kind of day, ya know? I heard Big Al's... More >>

• Hall's Chicken Shack is a Trip to the Moon on Barbecue Wings

  published February 4, 2010

  Lesson I should've learned a long time ago: Check your order before leaving the drive-through. I never check—feels rude, like I am... More >>

• Tony's Pizza & Pasta is a Go-To Italian Restaurant When Looking For Seriously Good Food at Seriously Cheap Prices

  published January 28, 2010

  I was all hyped up to eat lunch at ChaCha's—which surprisingly (and disappointingly) is not a gentleman's club, but instead was a... More >>

• Chicago Hot Dog

  published January 21, 2010

  I heard about Chicago Hot Dog from a friend who knows food, so I was pretty eager to eat lunch there the other day—so eager that I showed... More >>