Between Ethiopian food, Indian food and raw fish I've been accused of eating everything. So it wouldn't stand to wonder why I like Kashi cereal. Considering all the fat, cholesterol and calories in some of these write-ups it might be the change of pace, it might be the change of flavor or it might be me rationalizing the health aspect of this cereal. Never-the-less I do enjoy the fiber twig.
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This is about the third time I've taken apart a duck and this time it was three ducks. I have to say that any time I'm do something like this I have my copy of the New Professional Chef out (fifth edition) on the counter as I work.
Frozen ducks are real goldmines. The gold being the rendered fat. Considering I'm preparing for Passover this weekend it will go to good use. I'm using the fat primarily to confit the legs and wings. The breasts are to be part of a small course about 1/3rd of breast served on top of a date and cashew pate with a candied fruit and nut topping... haven't figured it out yet.
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I confess that I eat at the Drive-Thru. I've actually seen studies that show something like 90% of the people out there eat in their cars. Now I can hope that it's granola and bananas and thermoses of soup but somehow I know that it boils down to the drive-thru and if you talk to these people I would suspect that the holy grail of drive-thru is breakfast. McDonald's has been playing with the all-day breakfast option. Lunch-Time Breakfast Burrito! We'll be getting fatter as a nation.
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I had discovered West Egg over St. Patrick’s Day when downtown revealed too many bars and not enough restaurants. It was packed with patrons spilling over in the “waiting room” at the adjacent building. We were seated quite efficiently and proceeded to eagerly pore over the menu.
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Sometimes restaurants take a while to open. Blame it on the city, blame it on folks when reserves run dry. Hell, I don't know who to blame it on, but I do know a sign in the window promising food doesn't equal a restaurant open for you and me. It's been slow moving for fast food at Veggie Bite, the neon affair on the corner of Milwaukee and Paulina. Lots of signs, no food. This week you can go bite the veggie, they're finally open.
The concept: fast food for vegans. Chili dogs, Philly cheese steak, gyros, cheese burgers, buffalo wings--you name it, they've substituted it.
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As far as I know the only Laotian restaurant in Chicago is the recently opened Sabai-Dee on Broadway. I enjoy Thai food a bit more than Vietnamese and find Laotian food to be a good mix of the two for my tastes. It seems a bit more Thai-leaning and the fish sauces are pretty light. the upside is that they still integrate tons of fresh herbs and use rice in terrific ways.
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It's back..yaaay! Starting Monday Schlitz has it's long-lost gusto back. I'm a tweenie of Schlitz drinkers: old enough to remember the last years of Schlitz's heyday, but too young to actually drink the real stuff. When I was young I remember Schlitz was well-promoted: there was the motorized Schlitz can in the local parade, and bars advertised Schlitz heavily just as they did Pabst, Blatz, and Old Style. Then in 1969 Miller was bought out by Philip Morris, who expanded the business aggressively. Anheuser-Busch used aggressive marketing to build a base in Wisconsin.
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