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From Talk

food for a looooooong bus trip

Great, grainy salad I found in the Everyday Food magazine.
(WARNING: It's dangerously addictive...pace yourself...you'll eat more than you realize, and then it feels like it keeps expanding in your tummy! haha...)

Bulgur Salad with Grapes and Feta Cheese
Serves 2
½ cup fine-grained bulgur wheat
½ teaspoon coarse salt
¾ cup boiling water
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
coarse salt and ground pepper
2 tablespoons minced scallion
¾ cup halved seedless grapes
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
1. In a medium bowl, combine ½ cup fine-grain bulgur wheat, ½ teaspoon coarse salt, and ¾ cup boiling water. Cover; let stand until bulgur is tender, 30 minutes (Make sure all water is absorbed, otherwise, your salad is too "wet" instead of nice and fluffy.)
2. In a large bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice and 1 tablespoon olive oil; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Add 2 tablespoons minced scallion, ¾ cup halved seedless grapes, ½ cup each toasted chopped walnuts and crumbled feta. Add bulgur; toss.

From Talk

Best Barbecue in Chicago?

Smoque (3800 N Pulaski) is the best in the city for my money.
It's BBQ perfected. Simple, great food done remarkably well.
And their sides (and salad!) are out of this world.

From Eating Out

Smoke This

Yes, yes, yes! That Barry Sorkin...a brilliant guy. (And a nice guy, too!)
Best BBQ in the city by far.

Responses to Comments by ChicagoAmy

From Talk

food for a looooooong bus trip

Freeze your water bottles. They double as cold packs that way.

From Talk

food for a looooooong bus trip

Thanks for the great suggestions, everyone, including general advice about what to expect on a Greyhound bus adventure. I've done >24-hour bus marathons through the Midwest; this next one is through the Deep South—to New Orleans, as a matter of fact, where I've never been and where I will definitely spend on food the money I saved on airfare. Anyway, I expect I'll pick up plenty of fodder for my never-to-be-written novel as I observe my fellow passengers and snack on salad-filled wraps. I also love the idea of Nutella, which I can eat with a spoon but won't. The trickiest, most important thing will probably be to stay hydrated while avoiding the bus bathroom. Oy.

From Talk

Best Barbecue in Chicago?

DD&S down on 71st & Cottage Grove was always a good bang for the buck, lots of food. Not the smoke-iest bbq, but good.

Ribs n Bibs had decent hot links.

While its not in Chicago, the Texan out in Algonquin is very good for Texas style ribs.

Smokin Woodys on Lincoln is very good as well.