Category Archives: Best bite
Cake for a King
No this isn’t an outtake from cakewrecks.com (please check out this site if you haven’t already), but the totally delish King Cake from Alliance Bakery my very generous co-worker brought to the office yesterday. Although there are many versions, this … Continue reading
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Creamy roll at Kyoto
When it comes to sushi, I have a general weakness for unagi, and, really anything eel sauce-adorned. Of course, these come only second to my obsession with avocado on any menu (Wah? $4 more to throw it on a salad? … Continue reading
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Share our Strength taco at Mercadito
You officially have 9 days left to try the killer taco Girl & the Goat Chef Stephanie Izard whipped up for this month’s featured taco at Mercadito. Tacos for Strength is Share our Strength’s year-long campaign that invites chefs to … Continue reading
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5 reasons why I love (Black Dog Gelato)
1. Sesame fig and chocolate chip gelato. Holy yum. How you can resist anything with the word “sesame”? Especially in a sweet and chocolate-chip laden application? Creamy, sweet and luscious, with the perfect fig flavor that lingers at the end … Continue reading
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Cookie Bar
The second I discovered the ice cream cookie sandwich at DMK Burger a few months back, I knew I had to investigate the origins of the perfectly chewy, delicious cookies that flanked the ice cream. OK, it’s an ice cream … Continue reading
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Ah, elotes…
I found my new summer snack. Elotes, or grilled corn on the cob served on the streets in Mexico and slathered with condiments from butter to sour cream and salt. They had a Cambodian twist, but I fell in love … Continue reading
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Terragusto
Like Mia Francesca and Manny’s Deli, Terragusto always felt like one of those staple restaurants around town that everyone and their proverbial mother had been to, but, well, me. A close friend raved about it for months, and finally got … Continue reading
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Best eats of ’09
Well, folks, another year has come and, well, is almost gone. And in true Chicago fashion, tonight’s wind chill is predicted to dip well below zero! If you’re heading out, bundle up, stay safe and try keep warm while you … Continue reading
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