Food
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Learning and loving more about the wines of Collio in the Italian AlpsMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - The Friuli-Venezia Giulia region is about as close as you can get to Austria and still be in Italy. But few personalities could be further apart if national stereotypes ...
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Something old, something new: Two ways to enjoy rhubarb when it's at its bestMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - I moved from the 'burbs to a historic 2-plus-acre farmstead last month. One of the first perennial plants to greet me when I arrived was a 15-foot-long rhubarb patch. I ...
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Oh, the tasty treasures you'll find on a trip to an Asian marketMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - An Asian friend from Mandarin China now living here asked me if I'd ever shopped at an H Mart. I'd never heard of H Mart, an Asian superstore, which started out as a Kor...
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Dining events: Side Lot Brewery adds food menu, outdoor loungeMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - Side Lot Snacks & Bites Change can be good, as Side Lot Brewery in Wauconda has discovered throughout the pandemic. From adding Winter Domes to revamping The Backyard in...
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Memorial Day 2021: Suburban restaurants kick off summer with grill packs, specialsMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - Can you believe that Memorial Day weekend is almost here? Well, it is. And now that COVID-19 restrictions are easing, people are eager to get back to pre-pandemic events...
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Dunham Foundation awards Fox Valley Food for Health $50,000 grant for Healthy Meals ProgramMay 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Food for Health was recently awarded a $50,000 grant by the Dunham Foundation. The grant will allow it to continue expanding their Healthy Meals and Teen Educ...
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In season: Where - and when - to find local farmers marketsMay 20, 2021 6:00 am - If you wanted to, you could visit a farmers market every day of the week. That's what we learned when we decided to sort our list of suburban farmers markets by day, not...
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Dining events: Portillo's debuts spicy chicken sandwich, Two Brothers hosts Summer BBQ PartyMay 20, 2021 6:00 am - Hot stuff Portillo's is making a foray into the spicy chicken wars. But with a kick. Portillo's spicy chicken sandwich comes topped with a new specialty hot giardiniera ...
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For Memorial Day: Start off grilling season right with a famed BBQ pork chop sandwichMay 19, 2021 6:00 am - Summer is quickly approaching, signaling the start of a barbecue season that runs unofficially from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For a small group of us that voluntee...
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The Legendary BHS Chuckwagon BBQ Pork-Chop SandwichMay 19, 2021 6:00 am - Vegetable oil 6 boneless pork loin chops - each 1¼- to 1½-inch thick, brined if desired (see recipe below) Lawry's Seasoned Salt 2 cups of your favorite barbecue sauce -...