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Event Fri Sep 19 2008

A Weekend Full of Cheesecake, Tacos, Wine and Beer

As I made my way around the city last weekend, I saw four separate street festival setups that were waterlogged and abandoned from the nonstop rain and cold. While the past weather has been unfortunate for those of us who are desperately holding on to summer and ignoring the slight change in leaf color, this weekend promises to have friendlier skies.

That said, here are a couple of street festivals that will make up for last weekend:

-Eli's Cheesecake Festival. Cheesecake and more! Saturday and Sunday, 6701 West Forest Preserve Drive.

-Berghoff Oktoberfest. German food galore. Ends today! Adams and Dearborn.

-Hideout Block Party (beer at a concert counts, right?), Saturday and Sunday, 1354 West Wabansia.

-Northcenter Chamber of Commerce's Second Annual Winefest, Lincoln and Berenice. Today, Saturday and Sunday.

If you need some exercise, get out your bike and eat some tacos on the Vuelta a Tacos ride sponsored by folks at LTH Forum.

 
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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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