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Vienna Beef to buy hot dog factory on S. Side
Crain's Chicago Business reports: North Side staple Vienna Beef has signed a contract to buy a former Sara Lee hot dog factory at 1000 W. Pershing Rd. Terms were not disclosed for the deal, which has arisen amid's Chicago's plans to reroute Elston...Tags: Hot Dogs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages
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Presidential burger battle at BGR The Burger Joint
Staff writerBGR The Burger Joint is holding a presidential burger battle. The 20-unit chain with locations in Coral Gables (232 Miracle Mile, 305-461-9989) and Kendall (Carter Square, 13668 SW 88th St., 305-386-5658) created two unique burgers late last month...Tags: Coral Gables, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Hamburgers
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BGR The Burger Joint rolls out presidential burgers
The Baltimore SunBGR The Burger Joint is reviving its Presidential Burger Contest with burgers inspired by President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The burgers, available in BGR locations nationwide beginning Sept. 25, are odes to the...Tags: John McCain, Washington, DC, Politics, Elections, Sarah Palin
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Zoo mustard mystery continues
The question from Michael A. Collins sounded relatively simple: What mustard was served with hot dogs at Lincoln Park Zoo's Café Brauer in the 1950s and 1960s?
"Try as I might, I have been unable to find who made it,'' wrote the resident of Cary, Ill....Tags: Restaurants, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago Restaurants, Michigan Avenue, Mustard
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Poochie's, your classic Chicago-area grill
Why Poochie's? Of the untold number of Vienna Beef slingers around town, why single out one place in Skokie?
If you plotted every Chicago-area hot dog/burger/Italian beef quick-serve on a graph, the dots would line up along a bell curve. "Extraordinary"...Tags: Chicago, Cheddar Cheese, Restaurants, Kevin Pang, Lifestyle and Leisure
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50 places to eat for $5 or less
Dining out for $5 or less may seem like a fantasy, but Southern California has much to offer for those on a tight budget. For affordable Vietnamese fare, for example, venture to Garden Grove or Westminster. Or look to food trucks for unique, inexpensive...
Tags: Restaurants, Seafood, Coconut, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Onions
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Mustard mystery lingers
Q: Growing up in Old Town back in the late 1950s and early 1960s meant numerous trips to the North Avenue beach and Lincoln Park Zoo, among other places, and eating cotton candy and hot dogs. I remember the hot dogs at Café Brauer at the zoo came with...Tags: Cary, Manteno, Lincoln Park Zoo, Michigan Avenue, Mustard
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Where to get your locally grown Christmas tree
Bucktown / Wicker ParkIt's not hard to find Christmas tree lots in the city, from Home Depot to small, independent lots on street corners. If you want to support Midwestern farmers this season, here are some spots to check out this year to pick out your own locally farmed... -
Northwestern Wrestling Hosts No. 1 Penn State Friday
TribLocal - EvanstonEVANSTON, Ill. — Fans are invited to visit Welsh-Ryan Arena Friday for an exciting wrestling match as No. 22 Northwestern (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) hosts …... -
Chicago wienie wars: Vienna loses first round to Red Hot
Tribune staff reporterHot dog maker Red Hot Chicago scored a victory in "the great Chicago wienie wars," in which Vienna Beef sued Red Hot alleging it either stole the Vienna hot dog recipe or was falsely claiming its dogs were the same thing. A judge this week denied a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hot Dogs, Advertising, Judges, Justice System
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Wrigleyville Block Party, June 17-19
The first-ever Wrigleyville Block Party outside Wrigley Field will take place during this weekend's Yankees series June 17-19. Additional weekends scheduled include the White Sox series July 1-3 and the St. Louis series August 19-21.
The Wrigleyville...Tags: Human Interest, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wrigleyville
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New food items at the Cell, Wrigley
U.S. Cellular Field
This year, the Cell caught up to Wrigley and unveiled its own stand-alone restaurant named for a rum manufacturer and operated by an iconic Chicago steakhouse.
At Wrigley, it's Captain Morgan's Club, run by Harry Caray's; here,...Tags: Pizzas, Restaurants, Harry Caray, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages
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