This is my Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza as written down about 26 years ago while watching Jeff Smith on the Frugal Gourmet describe his best guess at Pizzeria Uno’s Chicago classic deep dish pizza. As you can see, this was well before I could get online and search for recipes. There was no Tivo, [...]
Just started, the new Lake County Happens blog. You can see Eddie Moore from Mainstreet Smokehouse in downtown Libertyville talk about his unique approach to BBQ. Come hungry, because if you love bbq, you’ll want to try everything! No matter what meat you choose, they are all served dry, so you can choose from 4 [...]
After 5 years since the Vernon Hills Chili’s Bar and Grill closed, a new Chili’s is proposed at the Aspen Pointe shopping center on Route 60. This is exciting news for me. I love fresh, authentic chips and salsa, but Chili’s chips and salsa is consistently good, even though it certainly doesn’t qualify as authentic. [...]
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You can now view Lake County restaurants report cards online and decide if you’re really going to eat there. Props to Lake County Health Department for getting this information and making it available. With the search feature you can also find restaurants by cuisine type, it your looking to find a new place!
Restaurant report cards [...]
Haven’t tried this sandwich, but have to love this line “…will never be confused with Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating” That about says it all.
Monster no match for fork and knife
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October 8, 2009
By IRV LEAVITT ileavitt@pioneerlocal.com
“When I do something really new, I need to go that extra ridiculous step,” said Gus Romas, proprietor of Bo-Bo’s Fast [...]
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I’m about to let you in on a closely guarded secret. It’s the recipe for an amazing sauce that will make steaks, burgers, chicken and fish taste amazing. This sauce will not take a lot of time to prepare nor will it require a lot of ingredients.
When I first met my finance, she shared her [...]
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Before the BBQ experts grill me, let me say I know how to smoke food and this is not true smoking, but it is much quicker and easier and still provides some great flavor.
Now that I’ve taken care of the disclaimer, let me share with you my way of smoking chickens on the grill with [...]



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