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    Post #1 - November 25th, 2006, 7:16 pm
    Post #1 - November 25th, 2006, 7:16 pm Post #1 - November 25th, 2006, 7:16 pm
    The idea: post a photo, or describe in words, or share in whatever way works for you, one thing that strikes you as pretty much perfect.

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    Chocolate bismarck from Dinkel's.

    Dinkel's Bakery
    3329 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
    Tel: (773) 281-7300
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  • Post #2 - November 25th, 2006, 9:41 pm
    Post #2 - November 25th, 2006, 9:41 pm Post #2 - November 25th, 2006, 9:41 pm
    Great idea!

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    Chicken wings from Great Sea's

    Great Sea Restaurant
    3254 W. Lawrence
    Chicago
    773-478-9129
  • Post #3 - November 25th, 2006, 11:55 pm
    Post #3 - November 25th, 2006, 11:55 pm Post #3 - November 25th, 2006, 11:55 pm
    An almond brioche from bleeding heart bakery. They are awesome. I am left speechless and in awe. Delicious :D
  • Post #4 - November 26th, 2006, 12:35 am
    Post #4 - November 26th, 2006, 12:35 am Post #4 - November 26th, 2006, 12:35 am
    A pint of Blanche de Chambly, served on tap in its proper glass, from the Map Room.
  • Post #5 - November 26th, 2006, 1:51 am
    Post #5 - November 26th, 2006, 1:51 am Post #5 - November 26th, 2006, 1:51 am
    potstickers to go from lth at midnight eaten on a CTA bench overlooking all of chinatown while waiting for the northbound red line.

    in november. without a coat.
  • Post #6 - November 26th, 2006, 7:28 am
    Post #6 - November 26th, 2006, 7:28 am Post #6 - November 26th, 2006, 7:28 am
    I'm in a bit of a love the one you're with mood as, for the moment, it's perfectly fried fresh grouper from Grouper and Chips in Naples, FL.

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    Grouper and Chips
    11121 Health Park Blvd # 900
    Naples, FL 34110
    239-594-0161
    Hold my beer . . .

    Low & Slow
  • Post #7 - November 26th, 2006, 8:05 pm
    Post #7 - November 26th, 2006, 8:05 pm Post #7 - November 26th, 2006, 8:05 pm
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    Fried Tofu (foreground dish)
    from Penang in Chinatown

    Penang
    2201 S Wentworth Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60616
    (312) 326-6888
    Last edited by Joel Wanek on November 28th, 2006, 11:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
  • Post #8 - November 26th, 2006, 8:30 pm
    Post #8 - November 26th, 2006, 8:30 pm Post #8 - November 26th, 2006, 8:30 pm
    Given that picture, this address is kind of amusing...

    G Wiv wrote:11121 Health Park Blvd # 900
    Joe G.

    "Whatever may be wrong with the world, at least it has some good things to eat." -- Cowboy Jack Clement
  • Post #9 - November 26th, 2006, 8:32 pm
    Post #9 - November 26th, 2006, 8:32 pm Post #9 - November 26th, 2006, 8:32 pm
    A piece of nostalgia from the not so distant past: the scallop taco at Tacos del Pacifico. Pure alchemy. I have no idea how they managed to fry the whole taco and have end up with perfectly done scallops and perfectly crisp cole slaw. After each meal there I felt a little euphoric. They improved my opinion of the human condition. Damn, I miss that place.
  • Post #10 - November 26th, 2006, 8:45 pm
    Post #10 - November 26th, 2006, 8:45 pm Post #10 - November 26th, 2006, 8:45 pm
    I'll do the picture for that one, Edk:

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    Sic transit valerie.
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  • Post #11 - November 27th, 2006, 2:30 pm
    Post #11 - November 27th, 2006, 2:30 pm Post #11 - November 27th, 2006, 2:30 pm
    I love the cheap pastries and savory snacks available at Chinatown. My favorites include egg tart, paper-wrapped steamed cake and shiu may (pictured below).

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    I especially thought this egg tart was simply perfect. The puff pastry crust was soft and buttery; the egg custard was silky and smooth like the creme part of the creme brulees available in top notch restaurants. To top it all off, one only needs a piping cup of milk tea, Hong Kong style.

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    The only unfortunate thing is that I had this perfect egg tart in SF over Thanksgiving and I don't know of any Chicago Chinatown bakeries that make an egg tart as mean and good!
    "There is no love sincerer than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish writer.
  • Post #12 - November 27th, 2006, 2:57 pm
    Post #12 - November 27th, 2006, 2:57 pm Post #12 - November 27th, 2006, 2:57 pm
    The Nehari at Sabri Nehari :cry:
  • Post #13 - November 27th, 2006, 5:56 pm
    Post #13 - November 27th, 2006, 5:56 pm Post #13 - November 27th, 2006, 5:56 pm
    edk wrote:A piece of nostalgia from the not so distant past: the scallop taco at Tacos del Pacifico. Pure alchemy. I have no idea how they managed to fry the whole taco and have end up with perfectly done scallops and perfectly crisp cole slaw. After each meal there I felt a little euphoric. They improved my opinion of the human condition. Damn, I miss that place.


    That has to be the one single food item that can't be recreated anywhere else. I really wish I would have spent a few minutes watching the tacos get made in the kitchen. I've got 4 turkey fryers and know how to use them, but not to make tacos. :(
    Bruce
    Plenipotentiary
    bruce@bdbbq.com

    Raw meat should NOT have an ingredients list!!
  • Post #14 - November 27th, 2006, 8:49 pm
    Post #14 - November 27th, 2006, 8:49 pm Post #14 - November 27th, 2006, 8:49 pm
    Apple Fritter (lembas portioned out for the ride out of Chicago)

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    Old Fashioned Donut
    11248 S Michigan Ave
    Chicago, IL 60628
    773-995-7420
  • Post #15 - November 28th, 2006, 8:12 am
    Post #15 - November 28th, 2006, 8:12 am Post #15 - November 28th, 2006, 8:12 am
    Ceviche and fish tacos with a freshly squeezed limeade pool/oceanside in Puerta Vallarta.

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    Steve Z.

    “Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
    ― Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Post #16 - November 28th, 2006, 9:11 am
    Post #16 - November 28th, 2006, 9:11 am Post #16 - November 28th, 2006, 9:11 am
    ^posting something like that is just plain cruel.
  • Post #17 - November 28th, 2006, 1:02 pm
    Post #17 - November 28th, 2006, 1:02 pm Post #17 - November 28th, 2006, 1:02 pm
    Wow - that's awesome.
  • Post #18 - November 28th, 2006, 1:22 pm
    Post #18 - November 28th, 2006, 1:22 pm Post #18 - November 28th, 2006, 1:22 pm
    Joel Wanek wrote:
    Fried Tofu (foreground dish)
    from Penang in Chinatown

    Penang
    2201 S Wentworth Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60616
    (312) 326-6888


    That is one amazing (and lifelike) picture. How did you do that :shock: :)
    Think Yiddish, Dress British - Advice of Evil Ronnie to me.
  • Post #19 - November 29th, 2006, 10:24 am
    Post #19 - November 29th, 2006, 10:24 am Post #19 - November 29th, 2006, 10:24 am
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    Country Ham with Red Eye Gravy and Anson Mills Stone Ground Grits
  • Post #20 - November 29th, 2006, 10:28 am
    Post #20 - November 29th, 2006, 10:28 am Post #20 - November 29th, 2006, 10:28 am
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    OK. How about two things. Fresh fried shrimp with lime wedges and a tomato salsa and a tall cup of freshly squeezed orange mango juice on the beach in Florianopolis Brazil.[/img]
  • Post #21 - November 29th, 2006, 10:52 am
    Post #21 - November 29th, 2006, 10:52 am Post #21 - November 29th, 2006, 10:52 am
    sazerac wrote: Apple Fritter (lembas portioned out for the ride out of Chicago)

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    Old Fashioned Donut
    11248 S Michigan Ave
    Chicago, IL 60628
    773-995-7420


    ^ what he said! (btw, in that picture i think it's actually 1 fritter split either in half or thirds and a third is missing?)
  • Post #22 - November 29th, 2006, 1:31 pm
    Post #22 - November 29th, 2006, 1:31 pm Post #22 - November 29th, 2006, 1:31 pm
    Today's Lunch:

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    hu tieu bo sate @ Dong Thanh

    With literally hundreds of Argyle meals under my belt, this is the dish that I have turned to more frequently than any other.

    I've discussed the hows and whys a number of times already, so I'll spare you any additional wind.*

    Dong Thanh
    4925-B N. Broadway
    773.275.4928

    E.M.

    * Bing, Bang, Boom, Etc.
  • Post #23 - March 1st, 2007, 6:45 pm
    Post #23 - March 1st, 2007, 6:45 pm Post #23 - March 1st, 2007, 6:45 pm
    Sliced Beef and Maw Szechuan Style

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    Lao Sze Chuan
    2172 S. Archer
    Chicago, IL 60646
    312-326-5040
    Hold my beer . . .

    Low & Slow
  • Post #24 - March 1st, 2007, 6:46 pm
    Post #24 - March 1st, 2007, 6:46 pm Post #24 - March 1st, 2007, 6:46 pm
    Not my picture (gary's), but:

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    Mmmm.
    Ed Fisher
    my chicago food photos

    RIP LTH.
  • Post #25 - March 1st, 2007, 11:50 pm
    Post #25 - March 1st, 2007, 11:50 pm Post #25 - March 1st, 2007, 11:50 pm
    By god, Gleam, what is that thing and where oh where can I get one?

    purplestar
  • Post #26 - March 1st, 2007, 11:56 pm
    Post #26 - March 1st, 2007, 11:56 pm Post #26 - March 1st, 2007, 11:56 pm
    It's a cemita de milanesa from Cemitas Puebla formerly known as Taqueria Puebla, an LTH Great Neighborhood Restaurant

    3619 W. North Avenue
    Chicago, IL
    773-772-8435
    Joe G.

    "Whatever may be wrong with the world, at least it has some good things to eat." -- Cowboy Jack Clement
  • Post #27 - March 2nd, 2007, 1:45 am
    Post #27 - March 2nd, 2007, 1:45 am Post #27 - March 2nd, 2007, 1:45 am
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    D'Amato's sausage pizza bread. I can't imagine any way this could possibly be improved.

    Maybe if there were three slices instead of two.
    Dominic Armato
    Dining Critic
    The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com
  • Post #28 - March 2nd, 2007, 10:19 am
    Post #28 - March 2nd, 2007, 10:19 am Post #28 - March 2nd, 2007, 10:19 am
    Now that's a pizza pic.

    (Oily brown wrapper might add a touch of realism, but I like it.)
  • Post #29 - March 2nd, 2007, 12:36 pm
    Post #29 - March 2nd, 2007, 12:36 pm Post #29 - March 2nd, 2007, 12:36 pm
    I wish, wish, wish I had a picture of this...about ten years ago, before I was married, the soon-to-be 'spouse came into an acting gig that resulted in a small windfall. We got ourselves gussied up and went to the closest nice restaurant - the Outpost on Clark.

    My dish was a spectacular presentation of a 1/2 lobster on a bed of squid ink linguine, sauced with a light basil butter.

    It was beautiful - stark white lobster meat surrounded by stark red shell on stark black pasta. It was indescribably delicious; I've never forgotten it.
    Alas, I am certain that that chef left shortly after, because we never had a meal at the Outpost come even close, and eventually gave up on the place.
  • Post #30 - March 2nd, 2007, 12:44 pm
    Post #30 - March 2nd, 2007, 12:44 pm Post #30 - March 2nd, 2007, 12:44 pm
    Was that when Kevin Shikami was the chef ... now at

    Kevin
    9 W Hubbard St
    Chicago, IL 60610
    (312) 595-0055

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