Category: Chicken
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Hooters Always Pleases
When the Countryside Hooters debuted on LaGrange Road, Matt & I showed up for the grand opening with his infant son, Jackson. Check out this throwback photo, in which the wide-eyed child clearly understood the glory of Hooters: Fast forward a few years to last night’s Bears win over Washington. We gathered with Matt’s brothers…
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Self-serve Ketchup – How much is too much?
Stopped at Fry the Coop in Oak Lawn the other night for a quick dinner. Ordered up the chicken & cheese sandwich with mild heat. Shared a picture of my magnificent tray and endured mockery for the amount of ketchup I dispensed. Too much? Plenty of paper coverage so I pumped directly onto the tray…
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Good in Chicago in Bronzeville – New Podcast on the ChiPOD
Listen here: https://chipod.libsyn.com/website/good-in-chicago-chicagos-home-of-chicken-and-waffles-in-bronzeville
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Midsummer Grill Check
Trying to get the most out of my new Weber Spirit E-210 as the warmth has finally settled in around Chicago. A couple recent meals: My cousin – and staunch Jose Abreu supporter (BTW- how cool was Abreu’s strong statement at All-Star Game media day about how badly he wants to stay with the White Sox? …
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New Podcast on the chiPOD from Peach’s Currency Exchange Cafe on Garfield & Prairie
Check out the latest Good in Chicago podcast on location in Washington Park: https://chipod.libsyn.com/website/good-in-chicago-peachs-currency-exchange-in-washington-park
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Giardiniera Mashed Potatoes
Never made mashed potatoes before. Decided to go big or go home and make ’em into giardiniera mashed potatoes on my very first try. Boiled half a bag of mediumish-sized russet potatoes and mashed ’em with a giant wooden spork utensil I somehow own. Don’t remember buying it. Maybe my mom gave it to me? …
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Pizza, Bingo and Tamales
Softball team earned our first win of the season last night and celebrated at Corner Bar. 3rd baseman Moe Moe ordered a couple large pizzas (one cheese, one Roman style) from John’s Pizzeria on Western and we made short work of it when the delivery guy met us at the bar. It was Bingo night…
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Felt Like a Big Mac Last Night
In high school, my go to McDonald’s meal was a #1 and a 6-pc McNuggets. Large meal, but teens can eat and eat. A craving hit me Sunday night and I flashed back to my youth. Really wanted a Big Mac and went all in: Tempted to try the Big Mac with bacon the JB…
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A Torta For Lunch is the Correct Decision
I kept putting off a trip to the post office to return some unwanted nut butter to Vitacost.com. (Ordered the wrong almond variety). Construction on and around Milwaukee Avenue off California caused some street closures, forcing me to park a few blocks south. The line wasn’t too bad at the Logan Square USPS and the…
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