I have shopped for food many times at Fox and Obel. They have a lot of good produce, even though it is at a high price point such as $5.99 a lb for fingerling potatoes (but available all year round even when no-one else has any), in general it is all worth the visit for your…
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Portillo’s – History, Tradition and …. Hot Dogs!
Portillo’s has been serving Hot Dogs and associated street foods to the good people of Chicago for over 50 years. Established by Dick Portillo in 1963, it now has around 42 other sites across the states. The first Portillo’s hot dog stand known as “The Dog House” opened in 1963 on North Avenue. By 1966,…
Grahamwhich – Still the best Grilled Cheese sandwich
So I am going to make this a brief posting. When I get the need in my soul for a truly great grilled cheese sandwich there is only only one place in Chicago that I am going to. That place is Grahamwich. Now this sandwich is basically, according to their menu, a sandwich of Winsconsin Cheddar,…
Fox and Obel
I was so disappointed with my grilled cheese sandwich at Fox and Obel last week that it has taken me all week to get around to writing about it. As I was waiting for it to arrive I had tweeted that I was about to get one, and Fox and Obel had tweeted me back…
Grahamwich – Best Grilled Cheese in America
When a Chicago spot makes the 25 best list in Food and Wine magazine for its Grilled Cheese sandwich I had to take a look. Grahamwich is the sandwich shop of chef Graham Elliot, who is even known to us English people over the pond as the nice judge on the US version of MasterChef. We like…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 