Unfortunately I didn’t get to experience it, but a massive roast beef carver sandwich with gravy-soaked mashed potatoes and frothy Guinness was enjoyed at the Emerald Loop (216 N. Wabash) for this week’s Big Sandwich Tuesday. Watch for reports from the next BST at Heaven on Seven..or Sultan’s Market..or La Pasadita? Extra delicious photos courtesy of BST regular Jeff Hottinger.
BST: Carver sandwiches at Emerald Loop
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On the table: Piccolo Sogno
4 wicker placemats, 4 plates, 4 glasses, bottle of 5-year-aged balsamic and 5-year-aged extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper shakers, 8 forks, 4 knives. Piccolo Sogno, 464 N. Halsted St., 312.421.0077
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Chatting with chef Shawn McClain
Chef Shawn McClain (of Spring, Custom House and Green Zebra) chats about Sage, his new Vegas-based restaurant project slated to open in December 2009, as well as his favorite Chicago haunts, from Lula to Le Colonial.
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Big Sandwich Tuesday decided
Without or without your votes, it’s carver sandwiches at Emerald Loop for this week’s BST. Unfortunately, I won’t be there but I’ve been promised big, gravy-soaked documentation.
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Red velvet cupcakes at Sweet Mandy B’s
RVC at Sweet Mandy B's, a new favorite
Sweet Mandy B’s in Lincoln Park is known for their cupcakes, but I always found their vanilla and chocolate to be overly sweet and birthday-cakey. Don’t ask me what I mean by that. Anyway, I was finally able to try the red velvets today and ladies and gentleman, we may have a new Chicago winner. I was licking the sweet cream cheese frosting from the box after the thing tipped over on the drive home, and loved how top of the cupcake is oversized and a bit more baked while the rest remains perfectly fluffy, moist and rich. I’m into the label and old-school bakery vibe, but the cupcake container is on the flimsy side and kept popping open. Either way, we have a new winner, but I do have Swirlz, Cupcakes and many others still on the red velvet radar. 1208 W. Webster, 773.244.1174
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Big Sandwich Tuesday poll
The boys need their next Big Sandwich Tuesday! While I figure out how to create a poll in WordPress, cast your vote in the comment section below:
What should be the next BST?
1) Po’boys at Heaven on Seven
2) Carver sandwich at Emerald Loop
3) Hot dog at Hot Doug’s
4) Italian sub at Bari
5) Meatloaf sandwich at Jerry’s Subs
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Oreo report
Is it too soon for Halloween Oreos? The fall chill in the air and my favorite holiday inspired me to pick up a box for the first time in years, only to discover that Oreo has actually come a long way from the Double Stuff and classic Halloween orange. There’s a slew of new fillings out there now like chocolate cream, peanut butter creme, mint chip creme, and reduced fat. I’ve also heard rumblings of a strawberry milkshake Oreo, but have yet to see them on the shelves, anyone know of any other new flavors?
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More on the Berry Chill spoon…
It was so not “Freaky Freezie” weather today, but the cool winter gloves from the 1980s that changed colors when exposed to cold air came up when I asked Berry Chill founder and CEO Michael Farah about how the Berry Chill spoon changes from mint green to brown when it gets cold. An elizabites commenter had been curious about the spoon after an earlier post regarding my obsession with the frozen yogurt chain, and wanted to know more. Farah revealed that it was his childhood “Freaky Freezie” gloves (you know you still remember yours..me: rocket ship) that inspired the spoons when he found out he could use the same technology on environmentally friendly plastic. Think a pair of FF’s found on Ebay would still work?
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