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Doughnut Vault

02.05.2012 food
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You know what I’m happy about? I’m happy that the lines are gone at the Doughnut Vault. I walked up and grabbed a chestnut and coffee a few Thursdays ago at 9:30am and didn’t have to wait. All those foodie posers are gone on the weekdays. You know who I’m talking about, it’s those people [...]

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Billy Goat – Navy Pier

01.17.2012 food
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If you go into Billy Goat uninformed, you could be setting yourself up for some serious disappointment. If you were to take a page out of the classic SNL skit and just say cheezborger, well, you’re going to get mostly bread. The cheese and burger part of the equation will be hardly noticeable, which isn’t [...]

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Hannah’s Bretzel

12.04.2011 food
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The folks at this sandwich shop are the real sandwich artists. I’m serious. Check that thing out. It’s called the Italian Parma Ham and Goat Cheese sandwich and it is 463 calories of amazingness. It’s not cheap. At $9.79, it’s probably only for special occasions like big birthdays (40 and 50) and milestone wedding anniversaries [...]

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Oak Park Farmer’s Market Donuts

10.27.2011 food
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Gail has been talking these up for awhile and I’ve kind of tuned it out. She reads all of the food blogs and is in charge of finding new places, but I figured the chances of us dragging ourselves out of bed on a Saturday morning to hit the Oak Park Farmer’s Market were pretty [...]

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Roots

10.16.2011 food
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I’m inspired by Roots Pizza. In fact, it may be just the spark needed to get me writing about food again. It has rocketed to the top of my pizza list with a bullett. It wasn’t but a few months when I mentioned how much I love Lou Malnati’s pizza. But Roots has, at least [...]

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Last Post in Food

12.27.2010 food

This article about sums up why I quit doing the food blog stuff. Foodie fatigue (12/27/2010 by Christopher Borrelli in Chicago Tribune) I still want to keep the posts around. After all, I did pour my heart into it for about a year, all be it a little misdirected.

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Franks ‘N’ Dawgs

06.15.2010 food

Now that my bro is the hotdog king of Findlay, I feel the urge to eat more dogs. Like this one from Franks ‘n’ Dawgs on Clybourn. Click on it and see my notes on the Flickr picture for more info.

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Coming Off Life Support

06.10.2010 food

Welcome back to Tasty Chicago. I’ve now integrated this blog into my network and added some new technology, so I’m hoping it will be much easier to keep up. I’m planning on doing occasional updates as the urge hits me, but certainly not once a week like I did in 2007.

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On Life Support

01.13.2008 food

I’m reviving things a little, but only for test purposes for now. I notice that I’ve lost all my pics during the move to a new hosting provider and an update of WordPress. Not a big deal, I’m going to find all of them on Flickr anyhow, like I should have done in the first [...]

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Homemade Pizza Party

12.11.2007 food

I grew up working in my dad’s supermarket. I started sorting 16 ounce returnable bottles at age 12 and worked at the store for the next decade. I was there all through my formative years – after school, on weekends, and during summer and holiday breaks. Today, the thought of going into a Jewel or [...]

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The Burrito Bracket

11.17.2007 food

This food blog experience has really opened my eyes to the genius that’s often hiding within regular folks. Take for instance this blog called the Burrito Bracket. It’s done by a resident of Wicker Park who has decided to have a “tournament” pitting 19 top burrito places in the neighborhood against each other. The championship [...]

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Hecky’s Chicago

11.12.2007 food

Hecky’s. You’ve seen it. I’m talking about the one at 1234 N. Halsted. It’s integrated with a gas station on a very fluid stretch of Division Street. I’m sure it’s not as charming as the original Hecky’s in Evanston, but it’s all owned by the same legendary ribmaster, Hecky Powell. What side do you get [...]

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