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Event Wed Jul 22 2009

Getting Fit for Pierogi

If you're heading to the Pierogi Fest in Whiting, IN this weekend, why not make that 20 mile journey on a bike with fellow food lovers? Meet at Buckingham Fountain Saturday at 9am for a leisurely-paced trek; details here.

 
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Roberto / July 24, 2009 2:12 PM

You have got to try the Cajun pork tenderloin sandwich and the apple dumplings. both of which I ate an hour ago.
I
m going back to the festival tomorow I think.
Really good. (I'm a sucker for fair food)

I'm going to skip brakfast and see how many different kinds of cheese pierogi I can find.

Lynettes or Lineth or something like that had great ones three years ago when i went to Whiting for the fair.
Saw it on the Food Channle or the Travel channel or something.

Trachea / July 27, 2009 11:27 AM

Try Dan's pierogies just before the beergarden. They are to die for (the best the fest)

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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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