January 2012
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September 2011
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The Chicago Restaurant Club Enjoys a (Surprisingly...
Once we got word that El Cid—a unanamously celebrated Mexican restaurant in Logan Square—was having its last pig roast of the summer, we knew that it would inevitably be our next stop.
Upon the idea of a pig roast —or, as the restaurant dubbed it, a “Pig & Swig”—I had immediately conjured up images of the fated pig turning on a spit outdoors, surrounded...
August 2011
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the heart shaped box: The Chicago Restaurant Club... →
For our fourth outing, the Chicago Restaurant Club decided to go cheap, exotic and early. We got dim sum!
Now, not all dim sum restaurants are created equal. We liked Furama in Chicago’s Uptown because, in addition to a menu of enormous variety, they have a huge upstairs ballroom that is…
July 2011
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the heart shaped box: DIY Cream Soda →
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Making your own cream soda requires only four ingredients: water, sugar, yeast, and vanilla. Plus, it will give you the opportunity to re-use those Miller High Life Bottles you haven’t yet recycled.
Start by letting a pinch of yeast and sugar ferment in a gallon of water for a two days.
After it’s become full and hard with air, refrigerate it for a few more days. This...
June 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Our first meetup was a success! Next stop, French food, anyone?
