They made GQ’s list of 20 hamburgers you must eat before you die. Oprah’s BFF Gayle King loves them. And they’re only $2.50 every Monday night until April 14, so go out and get a Poag Mahone’s burger already!
Poag Mahone’s: 333 S. Wells, 312-566-9100
Monthly Archives: February 2008
$2.50 Poag Mahone’s burgers
Monday, February 25, 2008
Gumbo
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Hearty, spicy, tasty, and easy to cook, gumbo just might be the perfect meal — especially if you have a crowd to feed. Here’s a recipe courtesy of Fox & Obel.
Fox & Obel’s Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo
Makes about one gallon
2 large yellow onions
2 red bell peppers
2 green bell Peppers
1/2 head celery
1/2 pound Andouille sausage
1/2 stick […]
Kshocolât’s chocolate-covered something or other
Friday, February 22, 2008
In another example of the package looking better than the product tastes, Scotland’s Kshocolât offers a duo of beautiful, sleek cardboard tubes filled with chocolate-covered strawberry pieces and orange peel — or so they say.
The Mini Strawberrettes are described as “tiny pieces of dried strawberry enrobed in luxurious milk chocolate and glazed with a thin […]
Tejava iced tea - works every time
Thursday, February 21, 2008
The other day my husband was carrying a bottle of Tejava iced tea up to the house, and some folks mistook it for a forty.
What do you think?
wasabigelatine’s very own tea blend
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
In my Holiday Gift Guide, I mentioned a company in the UK that creates custom tea blends. Visit the Blends for Friends website, fill out a form with a bit of information about the recipient including tea preferences and personal characteristics, and receive 125 grams of bespoke loose leaf tea packed in an elegant […]
Chicago Restaurant Week
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Chicago Restaurant Week is February 22-29. Sponsored by the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, participating restaurants offer three-course prix fixe meals, $21.95 for lunch and $31.95 for dinner. Restaurants include Aigre Doux, David Burke’s Primehouse, Fogo de Chão, and Naha. Click here for a full list of participants and to make reservations.
Mini-review: Hot Doug’s
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Hot Doug’s
3324 N. California
773-279-9550
Open 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Saturday. Also closed on random days for vacation; call or check www.hotdougs.com for info.
This sausage lover’s mecca offers your basic Chicago dog, brats, and polish, but they really impress with their adventurous specialty sausage and game meat options. A couple of goodies this week […]
Trader Joe’s to pull imported Chinese products
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
In response to customer concerns, Trader Joe’s will phase out the sale of single-ingredient items from China by April 1.
From latimes.com:
Food safety experts said there was cause for concern. They cited the application in China of excess or dangerous pesticides, improper use of sewage for fertilizer and the use of illegal antibiotics in seafood farming.
“China […]
Anti-Valentine treats
Monday, February 11, 2008
Valentine’s Day is three days away. Saccharine profusions of hearts and flowers not your thing? There’s a sweet option for folks without significant others — or would rather not have them. Sarah’s Pastries and Candies offers heart-shaped vanilla bean sugar cookies decorated with choice phrases like “No thanks”, “Not a chance”, and “There’s someone else”.
Cookies […]
Restaurant reviews
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Dear wasabigelatine,
You seem to know a lot about Chicago restaurants and I’d like to hear your opinions about them. Are you ever going to write any restaurant reviews?
– ChicagoFoodFan
Dear CFF,
There are a ton of websites where people can voice their opinions about restaurants — LTHForum, Yelp, and Metromix, to name a few — and the […]
Happy Lunar New Year!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
The year of the rat.
Celebrate at Lao Beijing Restaurant in Chinatown with their Chinese New Year Family Style Dinner this Saturday, February 9, from 3:30-6:30 PM. Cost is $30 and includes dinner and other activities including a make-your-own-dumplings workshop. 2138 S. Archer, 312-881-0168.
Words to live by
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Printed on the lid of Seven Stars Farm Organic Yogurt: Help Ever, Hurt Never
Planters Super Bowl ad
Monday, February 4, 2008
What is it about Super Bowl commercials and nuts? Last year there was the controversial Snickers ad; this year there’s a disturbing/weird/funny one by Planters. Here it is, in case you missed it.
Best Chicago neighborhood dining
Monday, February 4, 2008
A few weeks ago, the Tribune’s dining editors asked readers to nominate the best neighborhood for dining in Chicago and the suburbs and have narrowed it down to three finalists: Lincoln Square, Logan Square, and downtown Forest Park. I chose Logan Square because of its ethnic diversity — you can get really good Puerto Rican, […]
Beautiful blood oranges
Friday, February 1, 2008
Another lovely thing about winter: blood orange season! There are many ways to use them in cooking, but I simply squeeze them for their intense purply-red juice.
Trader Joe’s sells blood oranges for $2.99 a pound; their variety is really small so you’ll need two pounds to make approximately 20 ounces of juice. Caputo’s sells larger […]
