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June 18th, 2010
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June 16th, 2010
KATHY HUTSON: Plenty of reasons not to miss Chicago
Published: Saturday, June 12, 2010
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By Kathy Hutson
I was driving a colleague back to her hotel after dinner last Wednesday night. I had the top down on my little smart car. The temperature was in the low 70s, the sun was still shining, and there was a very gentle breeze. My colleague, like me, grew up in Chicago.
“Don’t you ever miss Chicago?” she asked.
“Sometimes I miss the vitality of downtown Chicago,” I said. “I miss the choice of theaters and the museums. I miss the hustle and bustle. I miss the pizza at Ed & Joes in Tinley Park, and I miss honest-to-goodness Italian beef and Italian sausage sandwiches.”
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June 16th, 2010
G’s Chicken coming to Freeport
The Harn family had always wanted to open up their own restaurant in Northwest Illinois. Within the next month, their dream will come to fruition.
G’s Chicken will open on West Galena Avenue — directly across from Aquin High School — this summer, offering a new carry-out option to Freeport residents and a new challenge to the Harns. The restaurant will offer a wide range of food items, including fried chicken, fish, and Italian beef.
Gavin Harn said Tuesday the carry-out business has been on his father’s mind for a long time.
“It is something Dad (Al Harn) has always wanted to do, open up a little restaurant, and we decided it was the time to do it,” Gavin Harn said.
In a variety of ways, the operation of the restaurant will reflect the family ties that led to its creation. Gavin will operate the restaurant along with his two brothers, Grandon and Gunnar, and his mother, Rowan.
via G’s Chicken coming to Freeport – Freeport, IL – The Journal-Standard.
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June 16th, 2010
Celio's in Keller dishes out Chicago-style pies with fresh toppings
Celio's Chicago Style Pizza
104 Navajo Drive
Keller
817-431-6400; www.celioschicagopizza.com
Hours: 4-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 4-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday
Signature dish: Deep-dish pizza
Entree cost: $8-$20
Essentials: Full bar; major credit cards; smoke-free; wheelchair-accessible
Good to know: Kids menu; garlic strips appetizer is like a lightly-topped pizza.
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By TERESA GUBBINS
Special to the Star-Telegram
Certain food groups stir an intense devotion among diners, and Chicago-style deep-dish pizza is definitely one. Baked in a flat pan with a high rim, deep-dish pizza feels as much like a casserole as it does a pizza, with its comforting, thick layers of crust, topped with tomato sauce and other goodies.
Downtown Fort Worth has an able representative of the genre in Uno Chicago Grill, but natives of Chicago and fans of its food are always on the lookout for new places to try.
via Celio’s in Keller dishes out Chicago-style pies with fresh toppings | Entertainment | Dallas-….
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June 16th, 2010
Chicagoans On Italian Beef Vs. Philly Cheesesteak
We all know who's superior when it comes to the hockey teams in Chicago and Philadelphia. That's a no-brainer. But when it comes to each town's favorite sandwich, the Philly Cheesesteak or Chicago's Italian Beef, CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman found out the decision is a little tougher.
via Chicagoans On Italian Beef Vs. Philly Cheesesteak – cbs2chicago.com.
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June 16th, 2010
Is Al's Beef in North Scottsdale Windy City-Worthy?By Laura Hahnefeld, Thursday, Jun. 3 2010 @ 9:57AMComments 1Categories: Fry GirlShare 0diggsdiggalsitalianbeefsand.jpgThe original Al's Beef on Taylor Street in Chicago started serving up authentic Italian beef sandwiches 70 years ago. In addition to being named one of the best sandwiches in America by Esquire magazine, Al's Beef has recently been featured on Travel Channel's Food Wars losing out to Windy City rival Mr. Beef and Man vs. Food.The Italian beef sandwich is to Chicago what the cheesesteak is to Philadelphia. What's Italian beef? Think of it as a dripping deviation of the French Dip. Why dripping? A must-do practice and customary in Chicago is to order your Italian Beef “wet,” in which the sandwich is dunked in gravy, or “juice,” before it's served. Hefty, messy, and crazy-delicious, Italian Beef sandwiches are two-handed treats of slow-roasted lean beef soaked in seasoned juice, sautéed green peppers and giardiniera piled on Italian bread.
via Is Al’s Beef in North Scottsdale Windy City-Worthy? – Phoenix Restaurants and Dining – Chow Bella.
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May 27th, 2010
Northpoint CustardPago-style hot dogs, grilled Portobello mushroom burgers and Gardenburgers. Dogs are welcome, too, with Frosty Paws on the menu plus an outdoor water fountain just for them.osted: May 25, 2010 |2 Commentsenlarge photomore photosCloseSummer's not quite here yet, but already the lunch crowds are lining up at Northpoint Custard.Recently opened for its second season, the custard stand overlooking Bradford Beach brings the best of a summer cookout to Milwaukee's lakefront.”Diverse and unpretentious” describes the crowd here. Finger-friendly fare that's perfect for outdoor noshing fills the menu. Lotta Burgers, Yukon Gold crinkle cut fries and cheese curds are among the bestsellers. The bravest go for the Killer Quad: four quarter-pound patties with cheese and nearly two dozen topping options. NorthPoint Sauce, similar to a spicy Thousand Island dressing with hardboiled eggs, is made in-house.Bringing together favorite Milwaukee traditions, the Klement's beer-boiled bratwurst $3.95, includes any toppings is my choice for a bite-size nod to my south side roots.If burgers and brats aren't your thing, they also have salad, fried perch, Italian beef, grilled cheese, Chic
via Northpoint Custard – JSOnline.
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May 23rd, 2010
ealthy competition for Loop lunches
Friday, May 21, 2010
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May 21, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Middle Eastern food has always been elusive in the Loop- but two new options are trying to take falafel and shawarma mainstream.
For years, the Haifa Cafe has been just about the only loop option for falafel and hummus. But there's a shawarma war underway, with each new place offering faster service, fresher ingredients and modern amenities. The people who are benefitting from this healthy competition just happen to work in the Loop.
Tucked way back inside a fast-food court on the Northern edge of The Loop, Olive Mediterranean Grill is attempting to make Middle Eastern food the new office worker lunch option – except a lot healthier.
via Healthy competition for Loop lunches | abc7chicago.com.
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May 23rd, 2010
KFC doubles down on artery-clogging bunless chicken burger
America has spoken, according to the fast food chain KFC. The nation has given a thumbs-up to a controversial, greasy, artery-clogging new “sandwich” called the Double Down – which is just like any other burger except that the bread is replaced by fried chicken.
The fast food chain KFC has scored a hit with the contentious new menu item described by one physicians' group as “a troubling symbol of corporate irresponsibility”. The Double Down consists of two boneless chicken filets enclosing two slices of bacon, a generous quantity of melted cheese and a slathering of sauce.
via KFC doubles down on artery-clogging bunless chicken burger | Business | guardian.co.uk.
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May 23rd, 2010
Street Food Now!
The city says keeping food at 140 degrees is safer than cooking it to order. Plenty of folks disagree.
By David Tamarkin
Illustration: Mike Novak
Like so many other laws before it, the regulations regarding mobile food were put into place to protect the public’s health. Cooking food to order on a mobile-food structure, such as a food truck, was deemed too risky; cooking food in a licensed kitchen, wrapping it in individual containers and keeping it in warmers on the truck, at a minimum internal temperature of 140 degrees—that, the city says, is safe.
The 140 degree requirement is somewhat conservative; the national standard, established by the FDA, sets the “danger zone” for bacterial growth at 41 to 135 degrees. Still, according to Susan Vaughn Grooters of public-heath organization S.T.O.P., “One-hundred-forty degrees isn’t enough to kill all bacteria—it’s enough to keep it from multiplying.… You don’t kill E. coli at 140 degrees. You kill it at 165.”
via How safe are food trucks? | Street Food Now – Time Out Chicago.
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