Just a short walk away from the Clinton CTA El station, Inside the Ogilvie Transportation Station is the French Market. This is a really nice little indoor market of artisan vendors and food stalls. Almost hidden away at the back are a number of stalls cooking fresh food and amongst those stalls is Frietkoten Belgian Fries….
Potluck on Potstickers and more from Jade East
I quite like it when the local resturants put a stall outside their doors at the local festivals. At the Taste of Lincoln the Jade East Chinese Resturant had done just that. While I am not going to rave about them I am going to say that they had some nice snacks and they were…
Sampling one of Prost’s Cheese filled sausage – ‘The Kasekrainer’ note “Under the El need not be Hell”
Prost sits beneath the CTA Train Line at 2566 N Lincoln Avenue just between Sheffield Ave and Wrightwood Ave. It is a German style beer hall that recently re-opened on May 31st 2012. I was just passing by heading up to the end of the Taste of Lincoln Avenue on my way to Etno Grill, when I was distracted by a menu sign…
Its those Chizakaya guys again at the Taste of Lincoln and this time I am getting those Octopus Beignets!
This weekend walking through the Taste of Lincoln, Chizakaya and my paths crossed once more. Last weekend I tried their Japodog and it’s true just as their sign states, they had me at bacon. This time I took the opportunity to try the two dishes that I missed out on last time, the Pork belly slider and…
A Salted Caramel Cupcake for Courage
I have a general rule that if I see a Food Truck I have to cross the road to try it out and even if totally stuffed from eating elsewhere I just cannot resist one. On Tuesday I was heading across to pick up the Brown Line in the loop when I saw the…
Epic Fish and Chip hunt Failure – Nick’s Fishmarket Bar and Grill
On the face of it this place should have been right up my street. An uplit bar glowing blue neon, glass everywhere, a cold glass of Pinot Grigio and a mild hint that maybe the beautiful people would be arriving at any moment to sip on a few cosmopolitans. The menu had some decent fish…
What is a Japodog? Lets ask the folks from the Japanese Pub Chizakaya
Chizakaya, a Japanese Pub was one of the more unusual food stands that I saw at the ‘Summer on Southport’ festival , and to be frank one of the most unusual I have seen for a while. They made a really good presentation of what they had on offer and they certainly seemed to have…
It would not be “Summer on Southport” without some of Spencer’s Jolly Posh Foods
My first encounter with Nicholas Spencer was a couple of summer’s ago as I was browsing arouund some of Chicago’s farmer’s market hunting for some decent British style bacon. I had all but given up hope until I chanced upon his stall where he was selling packs of his own home made bacon and sausages. At that…
Butcher and Burger at the Roscoe Village Burger Fest 2012
The first stand that I headed to and one of the primary reasons for my attendance at this festival was that of the Butcher and Burger (website: http://butcherandtheburger.com/). I have really meant to visit their store at 1021 W. Armitage Ave for some time now, and really don’t have any valid excuses, especially as it…
Roscoe Village Burger Fest 2012
Second time lucky I headed down to Roscoe Village to hunt through the Roscoe Village Burger Fest. This time I forgoed the bus in lieu of a walk to burn off the the extra pounds I would gain from scoffing some burgers. Thirty minutes later walking down from Montrose Brown I hit the gate…
The Chicago El Stop Food Hunt Project 