Food
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South Beach can deliver on hole-in-the-wall diningMar 18, 2014 5:30 am - MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — South Beach simply doesn't do subtle. From the beaches (and beachwear) and architecture, to the art and the attitudes, Miami's South Beach is all abo...
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Apricot MacaroonsMar 18, 2014 5:30 am - ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk (8 ounces by weight, from a 14-ounce can) 2½ ounces (¼ cup) dried apricots ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 bag (14 ounces) sweetened shred...
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Wheeling regrets loss of grocery storeMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Wheeling would like to see a new grocery store in the site of the Garden Fresh store, which is closing March 25 and moving to a larger site in Buffalo Grove. But one pot...
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U-46 students take on 'Chopped' style cooking competitionMar 15, 2014 3:01 pm - Students from seven middle schools in Elgin Area School District U-46 competed to be top chefs in the "Junior Chopped: A Middle School Cooking Competition" held Saturday...
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In California wine country, an olive oil trailMar 15, 2014 5:30 am - NAPA, Calif. — Come to California wine country to taste the ... olive oil? Yes, there's liquid gold hidden among the vines, part of an olive oil boom in recent years. Y...
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TV shows get into the wine bizMar 14, 2014 5:45 am - Mr. Carson, bring me my wine! And you, too, Mr. Spock. In what is perhaps the strongest evidence yet of wine's power to unite, fans of upper-crusty period drama "Downton...
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Report suggests Piggly Wiggly coming to Buffalo GroveMar 14, 2014 1:00 am - A website affiliated with Crain's Chicago Business Friday cited unnamed real estate sources as saying that the former Dominick's on Lake-Cook Road in Buffalo Grove would...
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Hops are now something to shout aboutMar 13, 2014 5:45 am - "Just the kiss of the hops." In its World War II-era advertising, Schlitz tried to entice drinkers by promising the barest hint of the bitter herb in its beer. A slogan ...
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Austria's Gruner Veltliner is among the world's great whitesMar 13, 2014 5:30 am - Gruner Veltliner has been whipsawed by wine fashion. This white wine of Austria was a darling of sommeliers when it first arrived on U.S. shores, then suffered consumer ...
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Groceries fly off shelves as top cops compete to help food pantriesMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - Maybe the reach of 6-foot, 5-inch Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran was a factor in his grocery-grabbing victory Thursday, but all involved in the annual Race for Hunger a...