Alex

Go to http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/ and you'll be redirected to the correct page. Click on the teeny-tiny "Contact Us" at the top of the page. ← I do not believe that is a link to the Mayor's Office but to the City of Chicago. The page for the Mayor's Office dose not list an email. -Dick ← Yeah, I think you're right. Looks like we'll have to use that fax number under "Contact Info."

Go to http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/ and you'll be redirected to the correct page. Click on the teeny-tiny "Contact Us" at the top of the page.

So, has anyone besides me written or emailed Mayor Daley encouraging him to somehow nullify the City Council's well intentioned but hugely misplaced concern for poultry?

So, has anyone besides me written or emailed Mayor Daley encouraging him to somehow nullify the City Council's well intentioned but hugely misplaced concern for poultry?

Isn't there still an American Spoon Foods store in Northville? It isn't A2, I know, but not too far away, M-14 construction notwithstanding.

I just emailed Mayor Daley's office asking if he intended to do anything to nullify the ban, especially given his comments noted in the Sun-Times article. Is it worth encouraging others to write or would it be merely tilting at windmills (or pissing into the wind, or...[your expression here])?

Twingo's, yeah. Here's a review.

If you're going to the DIA, how about lunch downtown at Rowland Café? You could combine it with a tour of The Guardian Building.

u.e., if you had some PX at Alinea (and I certainly can't fault even a usual non-drinker for doing so ), then you're not a teetotaler. Perhaps you didn't know that a teetotaler is defined as a person who never consumes alcohol. To sort of answer question 2, one can never cook off all the alcohol, so if your guest is unable or unwilling to consume even a tiny amount, pass on the PX. Here's some information about that.

Huzzah!

Slightly off-topic, but Herrell's, in Massachusetts, still makes Sweet Cream ice cream. I've eaten it several times at their Northampton store. I also love their espresso ice cream. They also make a "Private Stock Vanilla" that may be close to the one you make. Their web site says they'll overnight their ice cream on dry ice to "almost anywhere." The info is in the fourth question on the FAQ page.

Thanks for the great tip, Ronnie! I picked up a 2-liter tonight at my local grocery store. I like it a lot, and I hardly ever drink soda. (Even after 30+ years in Michigan I still feel silly calling it "pop.") For lack of a better term, it tastes cleaner than other colas I've tried, with no unpleasant aftertaste.

Our reservations are set! -- two dinners at Globe (inspired by Stalder's report) and one at 38. We also have a lunch reservation at Bijou. We'll probably hit up Boomer's, Tango Coffee Bistro, and/or Avoca for our other lunches. Report to follow in a couple of months...

Beer. Seriously.

I assume that "downtown Hilton" means the one on S. Michigan. If so, you're walking distance from Gioco. Your itinerary sounds perfect!

I ate basashi at a friend's house when I lived in Japan, nearly two decades ago. I seem to remember that it tasted lightly smoked, and that I liked it a lot. My (American) girlfriend, who also was living in Japan and whose daughter back in the States owned a horse, couldn't bring herself to eat it. I'd turn to her and make horse sounds, which probably goes a long way toward explaining why she broke up with me.

As a proud participant in the 2003 Heartland Gathering that inspired this thread, I say welcome to the cauli-club, melonpan! I still make this stuff regularly. Last week it was the base for a simple puréed soup using chicken stock, onion, carrot, garam masala, and a touch of cream.

Actually, it's only charred meat that may contain possible carcinogens; veggies are fine. Here's some info from the American Cancer Society. And some more info from Science News.

I'm getting ready to make our dinner reservations for this year, so I wanted to bump this thread and see if anyone had any updated information. I'm especially interested in feedback about Globe, 38 (still no website), Avoca, and the post-expansion Bijou. Thanks.

Yes, I'm 99.99% sure it is. What menu didn't you see it on?

Welcome to eGullet, trader. I'm glad it was Sweets & Savories that lured you out of the eG posting shadows, so to speak, after 11 months! I was with Ronnie and two other eG'ers on March 1, and everything was all he said it was.

You're right, George. I don't remember the specifics but I do remember seeing a list and IIRC, each night there is a different special (price) offering. =R= ← Here's the info via Metromix.

So can we call that a Banana split?

Yes! We had a couple of these in my high school cafeteria 40 years ago, and they were incredibly popular. I tell my current students (college) about this and they think it's so quaint. Sigh.

Just ordered: The Best Recipes in the World, by Mark Bittman -- an oddly compelling mish-mash, er, compendium of recipes from all over the world.