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Castel Gandolfo: A New Coal-Oven Pizzeria Worth Saving
Does anyone know how long Castel Gandolfo has been around? I didn't realize there was a 2nd coal oven place in the city (Coalfire being the other one). Also grapes are awesome on a pizza! I love the taleggio and roasted grape pizza at La Madia.
I'll go check out Castel this weekend, since I don't imagine it'll have much of a wait.
Cocktails and Spirits with Paul Clarke: Is the Customer Always Right?
If your restaurant has got a mixologist that has worked meticulously to put together an interesting drink selection, then I'll order something from it. If you hand me a drink menu full of apple-tinis, other fruit-tinis, presidential margaritas, and other overly sweet crappy drink, then just pour me a glass of scotch on the rocks.
When I head to Nacional 27, I ask about the drink of the day since I know Adam Seger has put some real thought into it. When I head to Chili's, I get scotch on the rocks because their bartender knows as much as his training manual taught him.
DVD Giveaway: Food, Inc.
I actually watched Food Inc. over the weekend and thought it had a good message - "use your dollars to tell corporations that you want responsibly grown food."
Since moving to Chicago, I've started taking a more conscience effort when shopping. Now with the new French Market in the West Loop (http://www.frenchmarketchicago.com/vendor/chicago_organics), I'm able to get locally grown food all the time.
If I start spending my money on responsibly grown food, and others start to as well, corporations will adapt their business. They just want our money, so if we shift, so will they.
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I've always used red onion, but I'll give this recipe a try. Anything with avacado is bound to be delicious.