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Mike Nagrant, the last and former Chicago Sun-Times food critic and contributor to the James Beard-Winning Alinea cookbook writes about culture, life, food, cooking, restaurants, and food media.
Data updated 1 month ago
Avg Comments
4.8
Avg Likes
17.3
Engagement Rate
0.44%· ~22 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Food
0.44% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
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| ProblematicI imagine when some of you signed up for the The Hunger, you were like, “Oh, cool a Chicago restaurant and food newsletter!Mar 21, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
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| Radicle CandorThe Chicago restaurant which provides an antidote for these expensive troubling times.Jan 22, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| The Hunger’s 2026 Jean Banchet Food Award PredictionsIf I could be any kind of writer other than a food writer, I’d probably be a sports writer.Jan 20, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| The SliceAn idiosyncratic pizza maker does things his way and produces one of the best pieces of pizza I've hadJan 14, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| How to Survive The Seasonaka what a new Danish McMansion restaurant version of Warlord can teach us about how to handle the new year problem.Jan 7, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
vs 94 newsletters in Food
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Engagement Rate
0.44%
median: 0.00%
Posts per Week
1.0
median: 0.9
Publishing Consistency
72/100
median: 67/100
Subscribers
5K
median: 2K
500 paid
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Consumed
5K subs
bits & bobs
6K subs
Camilla Wynne Missive
4K subs
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Publishing Frequency
Weekly
Last published Apr 7, 2026
1.0 posts/week avg
Food Pricing
$5.5/mo median
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Monetization Readiness
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