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Restaurant Tue Sep 29 2009

Save Some Green @ Blind Faith Cafe

Blind Faith Cafe (525 Dempster, Evanston) has been providing a vegetarian option to the North Shore since 1979! To celebrate 30 years of providing alternative dining, Blind Faith will provide a delicious meal and let the customer name the price!

From tomorrow, Oct. 1 until Saturday, Oct. 3, customers can enjoy an entree and choose to pay what they want. In addition, during this celebration, Blind Faith Cafe will be hosting a drawing for a complimentary dinner for four. Call the cafe at 847-328-6875 for more information.

 
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Natalie / September 30, 2009 9:12 PM

Wow - this is awesome news!

cj / October 15, 2009 10:02 PM

I don't know what happened to this place but it has changed a lot and not for the better. Complete turnover in staff, reduced menu, higher prices, changed but not improved decor. Actually kind of sterile now. The bakery is gone, devoted to what looks like unused restaurant space. It was almost empty when I was there. Many items in the deli were unlabeled, and some that were were wrong. I assume it was sold and is now a business whereas before it was someone's passion. I was very disappointed. This used to be one of my favorite places.

cj / October 15, 2009 10:03 PM

I should add though that the staff were all very nice.

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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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