Entries tagged with 'Chicago'
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Cheeseburger Pizza at Nite 'N Gale: Too Much Pickle
Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. --The Mgmt. [Photograph: Mark Blitstein; remaining photographs: Daniel Zemans] Nite 'N Gale 346 Waukegan Avenue, Highwood, IL 60040 (map); (847) 432-5244; nitengale.com Getting There: Metra Union Pacific North train to Highwood; restaurant is visible from train platform Pizza Style: Cracker crust Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Highwood institution puts out a good cracker crust, but misses badly with its cheeseburger pizza Price: 10" cheeseburger pizza is $12.50 Nestled between Highland Park and Lake Forest, leafy suburbs that have been home to...Chicago Openings: Nella Pizzeria Napoletana, Nov. 20, 2009
[Photograph: Franco Grassano] FYI: Do you remember how Daniel Zemans wrote about Nella Grassano's impending return to the Chicago Neapolitan-pizza scene? Daniel just let it drop in the comments of that post that the official opening date of Nella Pizzeria Napoletana is this Friday, November 20, 2009. Nella Pizzeria Napoletana 2423 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614 (map) 773-327-3400; pizzerianella.com Getting There: #22 Clark Street bus to Clark and Fullerton, walk a half block north...Mundelein, Illinois: Bill's Pizza & Pub
Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. --The Mgmt. [Photograph: Bill's Pizza & Pub; remaining photographs: Daniel Zemans] Bill's Pizza & Pub 624 South Lake Street, Mundelein, IL 60060 (map); (847) 566-5380 Pizza Style: Cracker crust and Double Decker Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Classic tavern cut pizza and the innovative Double Decker are served up in a dive bar/family/taxidermy museum Price: 12" cheese thin crust is $12.75; 12" cheese Double Decker is $16.25 Website: www.billspizzapub.com In 1957, seventeen-year-old Bill Kwiatkowski opened a pizzeria in a converted garage...A Pizza-Eating Feat for the Ages
Stronger than ever as the month comes to an end [Photograph: Ron Kaplan] Just three weeks ago, I introduced you to a man who was a week into his effort to complete what might be the greatest pizza-eating feat in the history of humankind. Thanks to an article in the Chicago Tribune, we now know the man's name is Craig Scharoff, he has a remarkably forgiving palate, and that if he made it through the entire month of October eating no food other than sausage pizza (with optional additional toppings), he stood to make a four-figure sum. Well, October...Whoa, Nella: Grassano's Return to Chicago's Pizza Scene Is Imminent
[Photographs: Franco Grassano] Nella Pizzeria Napoletana 2423 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614 (map); 773-327-3400; pizzerianella.com Getting There: #22 Clark Street bus to Clark and Fullerton, walk ½ block north Pizza Style: Neapolitan Oven Type: Wood Since Spacca Napoli opened in early 2006, it has been, hands down, the best Neapolitan pizzeria in Chicago. At some point in the next few weeks, I predict that will no longer be the case. The reason: Nella Grassano, Spacca Napoli's original pizzaiola, the woman who taught most of Spacca's staff how to make pizza, is opening Nella Pizzeria Napoletana. To say that...Lobster Pizza at Chicago's Blue 13
Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. Blue 13 416 W. Ontario Street, Chicago IL 60610 (map); 312-787-1400; blue13chicago.com Getting There: Brown/Purple Line to Chicago, walk 1/4 mile south on Franklin and then west one block on Ontario Pizza Style: Thin crust Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Proves you don't have to be a pizzeria to put out an outstanding pie Price: $14 When I went to Chicago Gourmet a couple...An Epic Quest For Pizza Immortality: Eating Nothing But Sausage Pizza for a Month
Going strong on Day 4. The place: An unknown office in the Chicago area The date: Late September 2009 The event: The birth of an American Hero How many among us have made the claim that we could eat nothing but pizza for the rest of our lives? I certainly have on more than one occasion, and the typical responses range from silence to mild amusement. Occasionally, someone calls me out, which leads to immediate backtracking on my part. Nobody, I reason, could actually eat nothing but pizza. No human being, I think to myself, could possibly be that...Trattoria Roma: Come for the Pie, Stay for the Cake
Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. [Photographs: Daniel Zemans, except where indicated] Trattoria Roma 1535 N. Wells Street, Chicago IL 60610 (map); 312-664-7907 Getting There: Brown Line to Sedwick, walk ¼ mile east to Wells and then ½ block south; or take #22 or #36 bus to Clark Street and North Avenue, walk 2 short blocks east to Wells, then ½ block south. Pizza Style: Thin crust Oven Type: Gas...Terzo Piano: A Masterpiece in the Art Institute of Chicago
Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. —The Mgmt. [Photographs: Kelly Daily] Terzo Piano 159 E. Monroe, Chicago IL 60603 (map); 312-443-8650; terzopianochicago.com Getting There: Brown/Purple/Organge/Green Line to Adams/Wabash or Red Line to Adams, walk 1 to 2 blocks east to Michigan Avenue; or take any of a large number of buses that go up/down Michigan Avenue Pizza Style: Thin-crust/flatbread Oven Type: Gas The Skinny: Outstanding thin-crust pies in a stunning modern masterpiece...Slice is part of the Foodblog Ad Network. To advertise on this site or across a network of food-related weblogs, click here.
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