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Restaurant Mon Jul 28 2008

Fried Sandwich Approaches Donut Stage

A fried peanut butter sandwich is just about as good as it gets. At least when the Violet Hour is serving it up with banana inside - and a deep sweetness that just happens to come from honey. (I'm vegan, except that I don't identify with the bees and, while I don't go out of my way to eat their honey, I don't make much effort to avoid it either). I took the sandwich without the bacon that the menu mentions. (I'm more sympathetic to the pigs).

The sandwich reminds me of a donut in the way peanut bits stick to its outside like a coating. It melts in the mouth as if it was specifically designed to deliver maximum comfort. It's super tall, too - perhaps double high. It was hard to tell quite how much bread was involved in the dim light. Violet Hour, 1520 N. Damen. (773) 252-1500. Go early to avoid possible lines.

 
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Andrew / July 28, 2008 11:07 AM

That sounds absolutely delicious -- but with the bacon it's Elvis-tacular. (Sorry Chriss.)

jen / July 29, 2008 12:01 PM

then you're not really vegan, are you?
i mean, if you're going to go to the trouble of defining yourself as the vegan on here and then say "well, i eat honey..." you've negated your stance.

Andrew / July 31, 2008 3:37 PM

Jen, that's something of a debate in the vegan community right now, apparently.

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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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