CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - LINCOLN PARK, GOLD COAST, ROGERS PARK, LOGAN SQUARE, NAPERVILLE
LINCOLN PARK
Bratwurst flavored with a burst
of chipotle from the local butcher shop is a sure hit on the grill. Enjoy the end of summer with this spicy link
(look for them at Gepperth's Market in Lincoln Park) which
takes on an extra dimension when they are grilled over hardwood lump charcoal.
Why not try and top the brats with chopped red bell pepper and red onion? You can char the bell pepper right on the
coals, then grill thick slices of red onion alongside the brats. Try it with or
with a bun. What a treat. Click here for more
ideas.
GOLD COAST
Do you think you've got the
talents to decide what should end up on this Gold Coast
restaurant's wine list? Trained or not,
come and cast your vote after sampling more than 20 varieties of champagne and
sparkling wine. Rank your picks on a
score card. In the end, the most popular
will go on the list. Admission includes
appetizers prepared by executive chef Dominique Tougne. 6-8 PM, reservations are recommended. Bistro 110, located at 110 E. Pearson St. Click here for additional information.
ROGERS PARK
Jessie Oloroso is 32 and grew up in Rogers Park. She attended Johnson & Wales culinary
school in Rhode Island.
Last year she began making remarkable ice cream all day, by herself. She was pastry chef for Stephanie Izard and
Scylla restaurant-before Izard became "Top Chef" and Scylla closed
(in 2007).
Now she is turning out 60 gallons a week of inventive gelato and sorbet for local
restaurants and shops and sells 20 of her flavors by the scoop which include whiskey,
goat cheese and caramel.
Oloroso calls her line Black Dog Gelato and
recently began selling it on a retail level at Cippolina, 1543 N. Damen Ave. She plans on opening
a Black Dog ice cream shop sometime later this year in Rogers Park. Click here to read the entire article.
LOGAN SQUARE
Sunday Parkways runs along
Chicago's boulevards connecting Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Garfield Park,
North Lawndale and Little Village. This
event will be held on Oct. 5 and 26 and will close streets to cars from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. and open them for walking, biking, skating, dancing and playing. It is
being sponsored by the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation. Go to just north of Madison Street along Central Park
Avenue, Franklin Street, Sacramento Avenue, Palmer Street and Kedzie Avenue on
Oct. 5. The route Oct. 26 is south of
Madison along Central Park, Harrison Street, Kedzie, Roosevelt Road, Marshall
Boulevard and 24th Boulevard. Click here to learn
more.
NAPERVILLE
Just because the Hammerschmidt
House was denied landmark status this week doesn't mean the Naperville mansion will soon be
history.
The City Council cast a 5-3 vote Tuesday night to deny historic status to the
Queen Anne home built in 1893. Many
people still want to keep it around, despite an estimated cost of $2 million to
buy and restore it.
Several area residents who are trying to save the home at 432 E. Chicago Ave.
petitioned to have it declared a landmark, in hopes of putting off the wrecking
ball. Although the city's Historic Sites
Commission recommended in August to have it designated as such, the City
Council denied that status because property owners Chris and Susan Cobb oppose
it and the mansion sits outside the city's historic district. Click here to find
out all about this story.
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