Sausage appetizer from Pita Pita on Dundee in Palatine last night. Description on the menu reads "Ground beef spiced in Mediterranean seasonings and sauteed in a lemon garlic sauce"

All I know is that I liked it so much I can practically still taste it. And I'm glad I have leftovers.

Their menu is here

Deluxe Gravy Chips at Pleasant House Bakery...not much to look at here, but easily the best poutine variant I've had in Chicago.

A couple of months ago a friend was raving about the roast beef sandwich from Panes at Sheffield and Wellington. Finally was in the neighborhood and went in, but the Oaxacan pork called to me instead.
A really good sandwich and great value at $5.95. Bread was just right to soak up juices but not fall apart. Pork was meaningfully marinated (i.e. you could taste the results). "Carmelized" onions really were. You could taste the sweetness, which played nicely off the spicing of the pork and a spicy mayo. The whole thing worked and made me happy.
I love the diploma from La Varenne (1983) hung on the wall. Don't know which, if any, of the ladies there it belongs to, but somebody sure knows what they're doing.

Now to get back for that roast beef.

Pecan Pie Ice Cream / James Hotel by TrackBelle, on Flickr

How did I not know the James has been hosting a pop-up ice cream shop this summer from 3-5 pm on Fridays?? How many weeks have I missed out? Luckily I caught it this last week to try Pastry Chef Jove's Pecan Pie Ice Cream....really rich, with big chunks of buttery crust, and bourbon pecan ice cream. Did any LTHers know about this? They're general manager told me that they'll continue to do pop-ups, probably dessert-themed. So I hope to stop by again next week!

Hurdler4eva wrote:Did any LTHers know about this? They're general manager told me that they'll continue to do pop-ups, probably dessert-themed. So I hope to stop by again next week!

They've been announcing the ice cream pop-ups on the David Burke's listserv. I just wish they would adjust the hours slightly, even extending it to just 6pm would help a lot in getting me there.

Bittersweet chocolate pave at Leopold. Like a giant salty Kit Kat. With an olive oil skating rink and marshmallow snow fort. In your mouth.

HI,

I've been getting those notices, too. What was annoying for me: you could not highlight and copy the text. If you wanted to alert anyone, it meant manually writing it out. Better ways to spend my time than rewrite something I should have been able to copy.

Regards,

I've been getting those notices, too. What was annoying for me: you could not highlight and copy the text. If you wanted to alert anyone, it meant manually writing it out. Better ways to spend my time than rewrite something I should have been able to copy.

To what does this post pertain? Please advise.

Red Roasted Pepper Mashed Potatoes at Glen Prairie in Glen Ellyn.

Just really great. After my first taste, I ate them very slowly to savor them.

The deer burgers I grilled last night.

Other than that, Edzo's double griddled with everything + Merkt's, the Taylor St. fries, and the Nutella shake.

I can't believe I found this thread on the third page!

Anyway, yesterday I ate the last of my pear slices poached in white wine and vanilla bean. They were sitting in the pot for a few days "marinating". I placed six stale ladyfinger halves on a plate, three by three, and heated up the pears. I spooned them, plus a little poaching liquid, over the ladyfingers, then topped the steaming pears with vanilla bean ice cream. I let the liquid soak into the ladyfingers and the ice cream melt a bit while I boiled the remaining liquid down to about 2 tablespoons. Then I topped the ice cream with the syrup and I was in heaven.

The ladyfingers were a little too soggy. Next time I'll have to toast them. Imagine how good this would have been if I had ginger ice cream on hand!

Pie Lady wrote:Imagine how good this would have been if I had ginger ice cream on hand!

or cardamom!

Homemade Serbian stuffed chicken thigh bundles filled with gouda, bacon and ham and grilled outside on our gas grill for Labor Day. Simply divine. Got the recipe from watching Steven Raichlen's Primal Grill program on Create.

Also, sausage pizza from Villa Nova in Stickney. Went back last weekend and it was still so yummy.

JoelF wrote:

Pie Lady wrote:Imagine how good this would have been if I had ginger ice cream on hand!

or cardamom!

Looks like I'm going to have to dig out my ice cream maker.
I do have old hardass gingersnaps in the cabinet leftover from making a cheesecake crust. That could be the bottom layer...maybe I could poach pears in white wine and cardamom seeds and use sweet cream ice cream instead...

I went to US Cellular Field a couple nights ago to see a White Sox game (I know, but there is something to be said for loyalty!), and instead of the usual grilled bratwurst, decided to try something different. I had a bbq brisket sandwich. It was terrific. The meat was really tender, and the sauce had a good blend of sweet and spice. It was pretty messy, and I couldn't pick it up because the bottom of the bun was so soggy from the bbq sauce, but it was well worth the trouble. Would definately have it again.

Welcome, lje1760! It's great to have posts of this type that mention a specific item at a location where it can be hard to find something good to eat. The airport threads have been quite useful to me in the past, so I imagine that there are a few Sox fans out there who will follow up on your tip.
I wonder if the brisket is offered all over the stadium, or just in one particular location. If the latter, would you name that location? Also, it's helpful to name the location of your find in the thread title. That gives the thread more mileage among those who are seeking the information or scanning thread titles. I look forward to your next post!

I'm only guessing here, but it's probably from Smoque's outpost on the 300-level.

ab wrote:Chicken with Rice Cake, from the Yunann Specials at Spring World. The perfect dish. The rice cakes texture was gorgeous, like mini scallops. All of it coated in a fine, spicy batter.

I've had this a couple of times now, most recently last night, and it's become a must-order item at Spring World for me. So freaking good - I was craving it all week and had to get my fill last night. The mix of textures - crispy, chewy rice cake pillows, and nuggets of chicken thigh, all with a spicy, cumin-heavy crust. Awesome.

See also, photo from Rene G over in the Spring World thread (second photo down).

-Dan

I didn't catch the specific name of it, but I just had a doughnut like pastry filled with canolli cream from Palermo Bakery on Harlem. It was a crispy on the outside, impossibly fluffy on the inside raised doughnut with a terrific, creamy, cheesy filling.

Best thing I've eaten [lately] indeed.

--Rich

A couple of weeks ago, I had a terrific dinner at Sable, the best meal I've had in the city so far this year. Everything was great, but the one dish that I keep thinking about because it was so sublime was her corned beef reuben strudel, served with thousand island dressing.

Giardinaira Focaccio, white anchovies, burrata and prosciutto from J.P. Graziano's (and no, not all in one bite )

Lamb with Cumin, bone on, at ed's potstickers. This dish really highlighted the flavor of the lamb. Texture of the meat was neither too tough, nor too tender. Just enough tendon/cartilage bits to give you something to work at, if you enjoy that whole process. The spices weren't overboard, but certainly of quality, they really let the flavor of the lamb shine with this dish.

Had a great dish on Saturday night at Telegraph in Logan Square: Caramelized chanterelle mushrooms with pearl barley in an orange scented tomato/veal stock reduction - it was topped with a poached egg. It was exceptional.

Loved the sticky-gelatinous cabeza, loved the crunchy, spicy longaniza. But that taco de tripa at La Chaparrita! Oh man, so crisp, just right amount of grease, the elemental seasoning of just a sprinkle of salt. Supple tortillas, the embarrassment of riches that is their salsa selection, my new favorite taco in town!
Finally got down there today, was away during the initial hoopla over this place. So, so worth it.

Appetizer of uni, avocado and mangalista ham on thin brioche toast at NoMi Kitchen. MMMMM Umami!

had a couple great slices and some terrific beignets at Jimmy's Pizza Cafe at Foster and Lincoln

Handkerchief pasta with pork ragu, topped with a sunnyside-up fried duck egg, at Incanto in Noe Valley, San Francisco. Better yet, I found Chris Cosentino's recipe for the ragu (his great-grandmother's, really) in the NYTimes! With fall now upon us, I plan to make it myself soon. You should, too. Trust me on this one.

More blow-by-blow on my wonderful dinner there soon, in the out-of-town section.

a magnificent Kassler Rippchen served by the cats from Wurst Kitchen @ the Plano, IL. Oktoberfest Saturday.

Big bone in chop, masterfully smoked & brined, so tender my plastic knife and fork glided through the meat like butter.

stevez wrote:Appetizer of uni, avocado and mangalista ham on thin brioche toast at NoMi Kitchen. MMMMM Umami!

I keep coming back to this post to look at those pictures and drewl. I really want to get to NoMi and try this. Looks and sounds amazing.

RAB wrote:I didn't catch the specific name of it, but I just had a doughnut like pastry filled with canolli cream from Palermo Bakery on Harlem. It was a crispy on the outside, impossibly fluffy on the inside raised doughnut with a terrific, creamy, cheesy filling.

Best thing I've eaten [lately] indeed.

--Rich

Would you (or anyone else) have a better idea of a possible name for this thing now, a week later, BTW?

I have a Groupon to Palermo that needs using in the next day or two... the above sounds quite awesome, and Id like to get a couple-few if I can find a way to identify it (though, failing that, I *do* plan on asking for a "donut filled with cannoli cream"

Any other special recs for Palermo BTW? Iam usually a pretty big fan of fig-cookies in general, so plan on getting some of those; and of course their cannoli etc - anything else considered cant-miss there?

BTW, ObThread... best thing Ive eaten lately.. an oldie but a goodie, the Hot Italian at Bari's last Saturday morning hit the spot nicely. The "future best thing Ive eaten lately" will likely be the Will Special from Da Riv, picked up on the planned Palermo Bakery excursion

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