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The La Pasadita Throwdown: Which One Is Best?

i have to agree with the assessment of superior options nearby, at least with today's versions. the wife and i ate at "el nuevo" recently, and it was not what we remembered from a few years ago. at the time (2007?), they had gotten some good (and well deserved) publicity from the tribune. unfortunately, it seems that success has affected the quality.

ace1025 at 2:46PM on 11/21/11

Win Chicago Food Film Festival Tickets to Farm to Film to Table AND the Pig Pickin' and Whiskey Bar

seems like my comments aren't appearing; apologies if this is a double:
the duke of perth is one of the few things that get me out to lakeview (and second only to cubs games).

ace1025 at 12:42PM on 11/17/11

Win Chicago Food Film Festival Tickets to Farm to Film to Table AND the Pig Pickin' and Whiskey Bar

the duke of perth is one of the few things that get me out to lakeview (and second only to cubs games).

ace1025 at 12:16PM on 11/17/11

Sausage City: Presenting the Natural Casing Hot Dog Map

my apologies on the double post!

ace1025 at 5:33PM on 11/15/11

Sausage City: Presenting the Natural Casing Hot Dog Map

to start the suburban route, you should head to dempster st. in skokie (the stretch east of the edens). this was featured in the book "don't put ketchup on a hot dog".)

you have the added benefit of hitting up pita inn, which needs to be featured here (sandwich a day?)

ace1025 at 3:47PM on 11/15/11

Sausage City: Presenting the Natural Casing Hot Dog Map

a good place to start in the suburbs is dempster st. in skokie (the stretch east of the edens.) it was written up in the book "never put ketchup on a hotdog." i'm not sure which places have natural casings, but you can hit up poochie's, hub's, and herm's all right there (and perhaps others that serve hot dogs.)

while you're up there, you can also hit up pita inn, which needs to be featured here at some point (sandwich a day?)

ace1025 at 3:16PM on 11/15/11

Lou Malnati's: Quintessential Deep Dish Pizza

just an fyi so as to not confuse anyone following the directions to the lincolnwood location: the location pictured is the lincoln park one (also near lincoln ave) and not the lincolnwood one.

ace1025 at 3:14PM on 01/05/11

Quiznos vs. Subway: Toasted Sub Showdown

potbelly's

ace1025 at 2:45PM on 06/21/10

Tasting Tour: Eating Around the World in London

It's a crime to not even mention Indian food here. For shame...

ace1025 at 2:20PM on 05/12/10

Cook the Book: 'The Vegetarian Option'

taking indian food out of the equation (it's what i was raised on), i'm always in for veggie tacos (make sure the beans are veggie!)

ace1025 at 1:11PM on 05/07/10

Dinner Tonight: Crisp Noodle Cakes

looks great! something we'll have to try, and a great excuse for using sambal oelek (which i prefer over sriracha).

ace1025 at 5:23PM on 04/06/10

Serious Eats Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificates from Threadless

love the cheese grater ("You Really Grate On Me")

ace1025 at 1:00PM on 03/18/10

Weekend Giveaway: California Wine Club Membership

barolo

ace1025 at 6:02PM on 02/08/10

Serious Heat: 25 Things To Do with Hot Sauce

mix sambal oelek with mayo for a belgian samurai sauce.

ace1025 at 12:09PM on 01/06/10

Cook the Book: 'Jamie's Food Revolution'

pasta arrabiata

ace1025 at 3:20PM on 01/05/10

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Charles Chocolates

gotta go with the crowd here and say brownies, but it must have some sort of nut in there!

ace1025 at 3:20PM on 12/12/09

From Serious Eats: New York

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

the paupered chef!

ace1025 at 1:10PM on 10/29/09

Book Giveaway: Mike Colameco's Food Lover's Guide to NYC

Royal Tangra Masala in Queens

ace1025 at 4:02PM on 10/26/09

Dinner Tonight: Okra Curry

i'm going to sound like my mother here, but part of the issue i have with okra is the variety (i'm not going to use the word "quality") of okra we have here. i never liked it growing up here (indian style or not), but enjoyed it much more abroad. I've found that, at least in india, italy, and france, the okra is less sticky/mushy when cooked, and has a deeper flavor that isn't too strong.

ace1025 at 5:49PM on 09/30/09

Standing Room Only: La Pasadita

one of our favorites at any time of day! used to go there a lot when we lived up the street.

ace1025 at 12:13PM on 09/14/09

Dinner Tonight: Eggplant Curry with Apples, Fennel, and Cumin

sounds amazing, nick! mimosa and i will have to try this one.

ace1025 at 5:18PM on 09/11/09

Dinner Tonight: Palak Aalu, Palak Paneer's Cousin

looks great! my mother once used tofu as a paneer substitute in a palak paneer-esque dish (this is not native to my family's part of india.) it worked out surprisingly well, though i'm not as big of a paneer snob.

ace1025 at 6:30PM on 08/17/09

Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Booty Fruit

michigan cherries or indian mangoes

ace1025 at 2:34PM on 06/26/09