Food
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Chef shares his melting-pot childhood and love of foodFeb 15, 2023 5:00 am - Chef Christian “Lucke” Bell grew up in what he describes as the cultural melting pot of Evanston, where he was blessed to be welcomed into the homes of friends from mult...
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Baker turns grandma's pie recipes into popular Grayslake shopFeb 14, 2023 12:00 am - Michael Wollner hand-baked about 500 pies to open his Grayslake bakery. The pies sold in three hours. “I was like, ‘Now what?'” remembered Wollner of Lake Villa. He stay...
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Super specials for Super Bowl SundayFeb 11, 2023 10:00 pm - With the Super Bowl on Sunday and Valentine's Day on Tuesday, it's a huge foodie weekend. Do you have plans? If not, here are some options in the suburbs for where you c...
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Switching up salsas for the Super Bowl
Feb 11, 2023 10:00 pm - Certain foods are inextricably linked with game day parties: chicken wings, nachos, chili, guacamole … and salsa. Bowls and bowls of salsa. And while you can always pop ...
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Perfect for the Super Bowl, this chili hides a surprise
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Valentine's Day 2023: 90 suburban restaurants serving up sweet specialsFeb 08, 2023 10:00 pm - Whether you feel like going fancy or more low-key for Valentine's Day this year, there's a suburban restaurant special out there to fit the bill. And with the sweet day ...
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Dad's favorite split pea soup is a cure for what ails youFeb 08, 2023 5:00 am - This recipe for Vegetarian Split Pea Soup with Dill is my dad's favorite soup, and I love making it for him. He requests it for all occasions. After surgery, people sent...
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Creamy cauliflower with Gruyere is a side worthy of ribsFeb 08, 2023 5:00 am - Now is the perfect time to slow-simmer beef short ribs. I'm lucky to have a farmers market source that raises grass-fed cattle. When I ask if he's got any short ribs and...
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Wild Fork bringing its flash-frozen meat, seafood concept to GlenviewFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - Florida-based Wild Fork, a modern butcher with both in-store and online shopping options, will open its 37th location at 1401 Waukegan Road in Glenview. A "soft opening"...
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Great Chili Cook Off of Palatine set for Feb. 26Feb 06, 2023 12:00 am - The Great Chili Cook Off of Palatine will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. Palatine restaurants will comp...