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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Homemade Meal of the Month 3 of 3
As I said, my wife outsourced dessert to one of our guests, my cousin Amy. What a great call, it’s not often that one of the top pasty chefs on the North Shore decides to whip up a gem like … Continue reading
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Homemade Meal of the Month 2 of 3
So, this is where Gail really shines. Let’s call it the second sitting, which takes place at an actual table. The main dish was a chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese, prosciutto, and roasted red pepper topped with a marsala … Continue reading
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Homemade Meal of the Month 1 of 3
My wife, well, she has a split food personality. In order to explain the multiple cooking personalities that my wife often displays, I’ll need to break out some sports metaphors – auto racing, in fact. I hope she doesn’t think … Continue reading
Pockets
C’mon, let’s take this thing national baby! Are you with me? The whole country should have the benefit of a Pockets Pocket. You have to be a little more than discouraged that we let Potbelly Sandwich Works get out of … Continue reading
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Lunar Brewing
This is a shot of the Total Eclipse beer from Lunar Brewing in Villa Park (54 E. St. Charles). This place is a microbrew center of excellence. It’s like going to a microbrew all-star game. Somewhat akin to sitting in … Continue reading
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Pizza Metro Part 2
This is a slice of sausage pizza from Pizza Metro. I think I paid $2.85 for it. It’s a decent size, but not huge. It followed the pre-meal cappuccino that I talked about a few days ago. And right on … Continue reading
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Pizza Metro Part 1
Why is it that my favorite cappuccino in town is from a pizza joint? I will answer that in a few, but let’s first talk about this so-called pizza joint. It’s called Pizza Metro, and there are actually two of … Continue reading
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BomBon Cafe Part 2
Did you ever have a bad day? Ever start feeling down? Say you hopped on the treadmill and your iPod ran out of juice within the first thirty seconds and you were forced to watch a close-captioned episode of Hogan … Continue reading
Posted in EBC, Pilsen, dessert
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