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joe francis
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:05:20 GMT, l, not -l wrote:
So you don't mind Lillycheese's spam either?
-sw
So you don't mind Lillycheese's spam either?
-sw
Iamfootball
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Richard Dixon wrote:
Every city is a good food city - If that statement is false for you then
you are not a foodie. You asked on RFC which is a foodie group. Of
course anyone on RFC who has lived in Chicago will give it a thumbs up.
Chicago is famous for a list of local foods, a list of ethnic
populations with good food traditions and a large metro population with
food from pretty much any culture in the world.
The famous local foods are deep dish pizza, "italian" beef, hot dogs.
It turns out I was unimpressed with the local hot dog style. This says
more about me having below average interest in hot dogs than it says
about the quality of the local dogs. I tend to only like my crib style
of hot dogs. Deep dish pizza is fabulous as long as you like any style
other than your crib style. Italian beef is fabulous, same comment.
Chicago has large ethnic populations of Greek, Polish, Russian and more
recently Mexican. If you like any of these traditions you'll find a
wide array including various fusions with other Amercian cooking styles.
Chicago is a large metro city with options from everywhere. If you've
never had Ethiopean fod it's to be found here. Or Afgany or any other
option you can think of.
If you have unlimited funding there are some extremely high rated places
in town. It's unlikely you will be able to get reservations but if you
have unlimited funding ask the concierge about Alinea or other famous
and top rated places.
Every city is a good food city - If that statement is false for you then
you are not a foodie. You asked on RFC which is a foodie group. Of
course anyone on RFC who has lived in Chicago will give it a thumbs up.
Chicago is famous for a list of local foods, a list of ethnic
populations with good food traditions and a large metro population with
food from pretty much any culture in the world.
The famous local foods are deep dish pizza, "italian" beef, hot dogs.
It turns out I was unimpressed with the local hot dog style. This says
more about me having below average interest in hot dogs than it says
about the quality of the local dogs. I tend to only like my crib style
of hot dogs. Deep dish pizza is fabulous as long as you like any style
other than your crib style. Italian beef is fabulous, same comment.
Chicago has large ethnic populations of Greek, Polish, Russian and more
recently Mexican. If you like any of these traditions you'll find a
wide array including various fusions with other Amercian cooking styles.
Chicago is a large metro city with options from everywhere. If you've
never had Ethiopean fod it's to be found here. Or Afgany or any other
option you can think of.
If you have unlimited funding there are some extremely high rated places
in town. It's unlikely you will be able to get reservations but if you
have unlimited funding ask the concierge about Alinea or other famous
and top rated places.
Amerikan Pirat
New member
Michel Boucher wrote:
Some folks who were born here complain that Gino's East, Lou Malniatti
and Uno ruined the local regular crust market with their thick crust
pizzas. Okay, that's nice. Regular crust pizza remains the most
popular recipe here anyways. The folks who complain can't define what
was lost in terms of the regular crust pizza that's available today.
Regular crust pizza is popular in a lot of cities. It's not unusual and
not unique even though the exact details vary from city to city. Thick
crust comes from Chicago. Is it a matter of what's *from* here or
what's *available* here? I don't care. I just like it and wish more of
it were available with wheat-free crusts that I can digest ...
Some folks who were born here complain that Gino's East, Lou Malniatti
and Uno ruined the local regular crust market with their thick crust
pizzas. Okay, that's nice. Regular crust pizza remains the most
popular recipe here anyways. The folks who complain can't define what
was lost in terms of the regular crust pizza that's available today.
Regular crust pizza is popular in a lot of cities. It's not unusual and
not unique even though the exact details vary from city to city. Thick
crust comes from Chicago. Is it a matter of what's *from* here or
what's *available* here? I don't care. I just like it and wish more of
it were available with wheat-free crusts that I can digest ...
dumfoundedd
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On Apr 4, 1:39?pm, Lou Decruss wrote:
Indiana, close enough to Illinois to have been to Chicago a few times.
Indiana, close enough to Illinois to have been to Chicago a few times.
AshleyVictoria88
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:02:53 GMT, l, not -l wrote:
But see all the conversation is sparks!
-sw
But see all the conversation is sparks!
-sw
On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:19:54 -0700, Richard Dixon wrote:
Since 1998, eh? And you actually still have the good manners to
*apologize* for something that trivial and/or even /worry/ about what
other posters have to say to you? Not to mention putting up with the
(IMHO, of course) very clunky Google Groups interface for reading/posting
to this and other newsgroups. Well, well, well, may wonders never cease.
OBFood: Beef curry tonight; don't think that's something I'd look for if
I ever get to Chicago - but one nevah knows.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
Since 1998, eh? And you actually still have the good manners to
*apologize* for something that trivial and/or even /worry/ about what
other posters have to say to you? Not to mention putting up with the
(IMHO, of course) very clunky Google Groups interface for reading/posting
to this and other newsgroups. Well, well, well, may wonders never cease.
OBFood: Beef curry tonight; don't think that's something I'd look for if
I ever get to Chicago - but one nevah knows.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
On 4/4/2011 8:36 AM, Landon wrote:
What's the deal with killfiling and this group? I've never seen anything
like it. The truth is that guys that you want to KF usually write the
most interesting posts.
It's just simpler to pass over a guy's post if you don't want to read it
and anyway, that corny saying about keeping your friends close and your
enemies closer? It's true! Not responding to guys you don't want to
interact always works - try it.
What's the deal with killfiling and this group? I've never seen anything
like it. The truth is that guys that you want to KF usually write the
most interesting posts.
It's just simpler to pass over a guy's post if you don't want to read it
and anyway, that corny saying about keeping your friends close and your
enemies closer? It's true! Not responding to guys you don't want to
interact always works - try it.
Taylorcanknow
New member
Landon wrote:
It's a chain. They are to be found all over the US. There are around
two dozen of them. They have a good reputation but if you're looking
for local places they aren't local.
It's a chain. They are to be found all over the US. There are around
two dozen of them. They have a good reputation but if you're looking
for local places they aren't local.
nature walker
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Rams fan!!!!!!
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On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 04:19:54 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon wrote:
Yes, and I laid off after I read it a few more times and attributed it
to a weak signal as it crossed the Atlantic.
-sw
Yes, and I laid off after I read it a few more times and attributed it
to a weak signal as it crossed the Atlantic.
-sw
soccerninja
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:51:39 -0400, Landon wrote:
You'll be in my KF before he is.
Lou
You'll be in my KF before he is.
Lou
On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 18:29:28 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:
I take everything into account. And I know where Rahul. I thought it
was Cupertino, but it's close enough. Maybe I'm thinking of Portal
Communications.
It's rarely going to be on another continent. This came from his
workplace. You don't put your only proxy/firewall halfway around the
world and route everything there and back.
-sw
I take everything into account. And I know where Rahul. I thought it
was Cupertino, but it's close enough. Maybe I'm thinking of Portal
Communications.
It's rarely going to be on another continent. This came from his
workplace. You don't put your only proxy/firewall halfway around the
world and route everything there and back.
-sw
Mario Joaquin
New member
Brooklyn1 wrote:
That's it! Peter Luger. I just spent a very long day at The
Masters, am kind of wiped out and couldn't remember the name.
Have you ever been there Shel? Is it as good as they make it sound? I've
read articles on how they choose and age their beef and it all sounded
pretty amazing to me. I bet you can get a great cocktail at an old
place like that too. None of this chocolate martini crap, eh?
That's it! Peter Luger. I just spent a very long day at The
Masters, am kind of wiped out and couldn't remember the name.
Have you ever been there Shel? Is it as good as they make it sound? I've
read articles on how they choose and age their beef and it all sounded
pretty amazing to me. I bet you can get a great cocktail at an old
place like that too. None of this chocolate martini crap, eh?
Alextseng_0427
New member
On 4-Apr-2011, Richard Dixon wrote:
If you like places with character, ummm, well maybe it's a place without
character - you might like Dick's. Dick's Last Resort is a small chain
(about a dozen locations in destination cities) with hearty portions of bar
and grill food. What makes it a great place is not especially the food,
its the atmosphere - think booze and food through the eyes of a juvenile
male - the kind of place you would have loved to be able to get into when
you were 15. Tasty, fried foods and beer served in buckets and baskets;
wait-staff insulting you at every turn and all the rude, crude and off-color
puns you can stand (perhaps more).
Don't think of it as a restaurant, think of it as a place you can let go,
get sh*t-faced, eat burgers and fried stuff and say and do things your mom
wouldn't let you say and do when you were 15 - unless you had a very liberal
(or inattentive) mom.
--
"Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a drug
dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist' "
Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
If you like places with character, ummm, well maybe it's a place without
character - you might like Dick's. Dick's Last Resort is a small chain
(about a dozen locations in destination cities) with hearty portions of bar
and grill food. What makes it a great place is not especially the food,
its the atmosphere - think booze and food through the eyes of a juvenile
male - the kind of place you would have loved to be able to get into when
you were 15. Tasty, fried foods and beer served in buckets and baskets;
wait-staff insulting you at every turn and all the rude, crude and off-color
puns you can stand (perhaps more).
Don't think of it as a restaurant, think of it as a place you can let go,
get sh*t-faced, eat burgers and fried stuff and say and do things your mom
wouldn't let you say and do when you were 15 - unless you had a very liberal
(or inattentive) mom.
--
"Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a drug
dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist' "
Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
On Apr 4, 11:11?am, Lou Decruss wrote:
When we visit Chicago, it's taquerias, baby. I head straight for
Pilsen, where I've never had bad food. This place:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-casa-del-pueblo-taqueria-chicago-2 or any
place within a few blocks of it.
Also Carnitas Sabas Vega 1808 S. Ashland Ave. is a favorite. The
family is friendly and the salsas divine.
If you're down by Oak Park, there's several on Western Ave.
Heck, there are great mom&pop burrito joints all over Chicago except
the North Shore and areas around there.
The Art Institute is awesome.
--Bryan
When we visit Chicago, it's taquerias, baby. I head straight for
Pilsen, where I've never had bad food. This place:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-casa-del-pueblo-taqueria-chicago-2 or any
place within a few blocks of it.
Also Carnitas Sabas Vega 1808 S. Ashland Ave. is a favorite. The
family is friendly and the salsas divine.
If you're down by Oak Park, there's several on Western Ave.
Heck, there are great mom&pop burrito joints all over Chicago except
the North Shore and areas around there.
The Art Institute is awesome.
--Bryan