It’s been two decades since the Bill Murray comedy “Groundhog Day,” filmed in Woodstock, Ill., was released. Since then, the film has gained a cult following that attracts fans to the picturesque exurb again and again, especially for its annual festivities around Feb. 2. This year, Woodstock is pulling out all the stops for its [...]
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Orange-infused French toast crusted with macadamia nuts and drizzled with rich butter rum syrup, $12, part of the breakfast menu at Great Street Restaurant and Bar in the Loop. The restaurant will be open New Year’s Day. Sister breakfast specialsts M.Henry in Andersonville and M.Henrietta in Edgewater feature this decadent reason to get up in the morning, created from house-made chocolate sour-cherry bread layered with fresh strawberries, raspberry whipped cream, chocolate ganache, raspberry coulis and vanilla creme anglaise, $9.25 on the Sunday brunch menu, as well as on the daily specials through [...] Egg on your pizza sounds like an April Fool’s joke, but as the photo shows, it’s no such thing. Fired at up to 900 degrees in a brick-faced Mugnaini oven, breakfast pizza della fattoria from Davanti Enoteca in Little Italy features farm-fresh eggs, pork belly, potato, green onion, bechamel sauce and asiago cheese, $9. (Note: [...] The Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club in Northalsted serves this fluffy omelet, folded around sauteed spinach and grilled chicken, with a sprinkling of crumbled feta ($12), at its weekly brunch, served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. What it is: After shamrocks and leprechauns, the most distinctive icon of Ireland in the world may be a glass of Guinness stout, a rich, dark beer made with roasted, malted barley and hops, topped with a creamy white head. Where it comes from: Guinness dates to 1759, when Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease [...] If you don’t start in the morning, you can’t drink all day. Binny’s Beverage Depot celebrates St. Patrick’s Day from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, with a free breakfast open house featuring Irish scones and coffee made with Feckin’ Irish Whiskey, plus music from the City of Chicago Pipers. The event takes place [...] By David Leonardis. I’ll just say get ready to watch me starting in January or February on CAN-TV Channel 19, and then we’ll stream it on the web too. What it is: A mixture of rolled oats and nuts, sweetened, and baked till crispy, often mixed with dried fruit. Where it comes from: The roots of granola date to the 19th century and the flaky food faddists who saw whole grains as a means to purity. Originally called “Granula,” Dr. John Harvey Kellogg’s [...] |
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