E ach May, chefs, restaurants and food writers are honored in a variety of categories in a ceremony held in New York. The 2010 nominations won't be announced until March 22, but Chicago already has a winner: Calumet Fisheries, the nondescript fish shack on the Southeast Side, has been named one of five winners of the 2010 America's Classics Award. The honor is given to small, regional, down-home eateries that make an impression on the awards committee. [1]

are the directions to a wonderful family owned fried fish operation that has delighted and nourished Helots from all over the south side and northwest Indiana. This terrific fast fish carry-out joint was the back-drop to one of my fictionalized tales of the south side " "Bubs Murtaugh's Shrimp Snack" - enjoyed by tens of people. Fans know that the carry-out only Calumet, owned since 1948 by the Kotlick and Toll families, serves some of the best seafood in Chicago. [2]