Food
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Country Village Meats in Geneva to hold grand opening Sept. 29-Oct. 1Sep 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Country Village Meats, an artisan butcher shop in operation since 1955 in Sublette, IL opened a second location in Geneva late spring 2022. Since we completed our soft-o...
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Dining out: Raise a glass to Oktoberfest specialsSep 21, 2022 11:00 pm - Prost! • Big Skillet in Elgin recently added a variety of German favorites to its menu for Oktoberfest. Dine on cinnamon apple pork chops, wiener or chicken schnitzel, T...
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Julie's Italian Royal SandwichesSep 21, 2022 6:00 am - 6 6-inch-to-8-inch soft hoagie/sub rolls (Julie uses LaRosa, but I couldn't find them, so I used Turano) 12 slices provolone cheese 16 slices Genoa salami 16 slices hot ...
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Apples, traditional at Rosh Hashanah, shine in this cake
Sep 21, 2022 6:00 am - Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins on Sunday evening (Sept. 25), and the people in my house would get pretty ornery if I skipped the holiday's traditional briske...
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Reminiscing on what makes a memorable sandwichSep 21, 2022 6:00 am - Do you remember a restaurant called D.B. Kaplan's? It was on the seventh floor of Water Tower Place in Chicago. Upon arrival, you were led to your table and handed a men...
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Festivals Sept. 23-29: Oktoberfests, Long Grove Apple Fest, Art in the Barn & moreSep 19, 2022 11:00 pm - Starts before Friday Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 30, at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, cor...
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You're in for a sweet time at Long Grove's Apple FestSep 18, 2022 11:00 pm - A tribute to apple season will fill the streets of downtown Long Grove when the 31st annual Apple Fest takes place Friday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 25. The 2022 ...
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Gia Mia an unlikely new tenant in old Nichols Library in downtown NapervilleSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - Brian Goewey had a vision for bringing his Gia Mia restaurant chain to Naperville. What he created, though, is truly visionary. Goewey's restaurant group recently launch...
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Prost! Hoist a stein at one of the many Oktoberfests happening across the suburbs, ChicagoSep 14, 2022 11:00 pm - Even though it's only mid-September, this is the weekend that Oktoberfests really get going across the suburbs and Chicago. If you're feeling bold, dress up in your best...
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Farmers market staples star in this end-of-summer dishSep 14, 2022 6:00 am - This story begins on a Saturday morning at my farmers market, where I found four classic late summer ingredients: zucchini, yellow cherry tomatoes, shallots, and garlic;...