Food
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We'd eat these garlicky, spiced meatballs and chickpeas on anythingOct 01, 2019 6:00 am - Algerian-Style Meatballs With Chickpeas is the kind of one-pan meal I like to throw together when the evening's just cool enough to have dinner on the porch — and not ju...
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What to do with all that honey? Brew itSep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - Pierre Daval doesn't mind getting stung. In fact, he averages 20 to 25 bee stings per year. Daval is the executive chef at Lincolnshire Marriott Resort and also the he...
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Festivals Oct. 4-10: Northwest Celtic Fest, Oktoberfests, Morton's Fall Color Fest & moreSep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend Fall Color Festival: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. See brilliantly colored trees, sample taffy apple...
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Sip and see: The art of craft beer labelsSep 27, 2019 6:00 am - El Greco, the great painter and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, was gazing at the night sky when he declared, "Art is everywhere you look for it." And, indeed, it ...
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College of DuPage's ninth and final Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K set for Oct. 5Sep 26, 2019 11:00 pm - College of DuPage will host the ninth and final annual Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K, Presented by DuPage Medical Group, from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, on the colle...
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Put on your lederhosen and party German-style at Batavia OktoberfestSep 26, 2019 6:45 am - There's more than one way to enjoy Batavia Oktoberfest this weekend. Competitive beer stein hoisting is a popular favorite. Hungry revelers will key in on the bratwurst ...
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Fewer apple-picking choices in suburbs this fall due to polar vortex, heavy spring rainsSep 26, 2019 1:00 am - Apple-picking enthusiasts have fewer options this fall as several suburban apple orchards struggle to remain open after being hit hard by severe weather last winter and ...
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Festivals Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Oktoberfests, harvest and fall fests kick into high gearSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pony rides, pi...
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Dining out: Fuel up with National Coffee Day specials SundaySep 25, 2019 2:20 pm - National Coffee Day Are you a java junkie? Then National Coffee Day Sunday, Sept. 29, is for you. Here are some local specials: Dunkin': Sunday is BOGO day at Dunkin'. B...
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Rosh Hashanah recipesSep 25, 2019 6:00 am - Wine-Braised Pot Roast Food writer Leah Keonig writes that Rome's Jews prefer a pot roast braised with "richly flavored red wine," and this comforting, saucy main course...