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		<title>Seafood to die for: Fugu in Chicago</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been checking off the &#8220;100 Foods to Eat Before You Die,&#8221; here&#8217;s a chance to get one more &#8230; though you might want to save it for last.* Through the end of March, Ai Japanese Restaurant and Lounge in River North currently offers fugu, a potentially deadly Japanese delicacy. This mild-tasting blowfish carries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Night out: Steampunk, vaudeville, Jews and freaks, oh my!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Klezmer meets steampunk in a most unusual evening Wednesday, June 22.]]></description>
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		<title>Foods to taste before you die: Turkey testicles</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/10/07/foods-to-taste-before-you-die-turkey-testicles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gobble. If you&#8217;ve never tasted a turkey&#8217;s intimate parts, here&#8217;s your chance: Union Street Station in Byron hosts its 32rd annual Turkey Testicle Festival beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. The event features live music from Stonefree and Ashplanet, $2.50 Bud and Bud Light drafts and, of course, turkey testicles &#8212; served breaded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaztro-wagon hits the Chicago streets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Food Dude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The <a href="http://www.diningchicago.com/2008/show_banner.php?restID=4887&#038;sCate2=" title="Dining Chicago: Gaztro-wagon" target="_blank"><strong>Gaztro-wagon</strong></a> hits the Chicago streets tomorrow. ]]></description>
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		<title>Upscale Chicago eateries serving prisoners&#8217; produce</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/06/28/upscale-chicago-eateries-serving-prisoners-produce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upscale restaurants such as <a href="http://www.diningchicago.com/2008/show_banner.php?restID=631&#038;sCate2=" title="Dining Chicago: Charlie Trotter&#8217;s target="_blank"><b>Charlie Trotter's</b></a> in Lincoln Park and<a href="http://www.diningchicago.com/2008/show_banner.php?restID=1947&#038;sCate2=" title="Dining Chicago: The Publican" target="_blank"><b>The Publican</b></a> in the West Loop are quietly benefitting from the labor of Cook County Jail inmates.]]></description>
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		<title>Friday food porn: Boning up at The Bristol</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/06/04/friday-food-porn-boning-up-at-the-bristol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sensually unctuous roasted beef marrow bones, served with toast for smearing and a seasonal garnish at <a href="http://www.diningchicago.com/2008/show_banner.php?restID=1995&#038;sCate2=" title="Dining Chicago: The Bristol" target="_blank"><strong>The Bristol</strong></a> in Bucktown, $12. <em>Bone appetit!</em>]]></description>
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		<title>Dog lovers, take your pet to Naperville</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/06/01/dog-lovers-take-your-pet-to-naperville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now you can tuck into tapas right alongside your faithful companion. The Spanish spot Meson Sabika in Naperville has opened a special al fresco dining area just for dogs and their owners. A specialty menu offers doggie dinners with a choice of raw or cooked salmon, grilled chicken, and raw or cooked beef tenderloin, served [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21 freebies for Mother&#8217;s Day in Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/05/04/21-freebies-for-mothers-day-in-chicago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/05/04/21-freebies-for-mothers-day-in-chicago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You could take your mom out for the usual Mother's Day brunch this Sunday, May 9, but why not go where she'll get a little something extra?]]></description>
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		<title>Night out: At the Psyche-Out Cafe</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/02/22/night-out-at-the-psyche-out-cafe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's no food at his cafe. Chicago mentalist <a href="http://www.fredzimmerman.com/" target="_blank"><b>Fred Zimmerman's</b></a> "Psyche-Out Cafe" is an evening of mind games, fascinating stories, experiments to test your psychic abilities and demonstrations of ESP that provide a glimpse into the secret world of "psychic" practitioners. The Wednesday, March 3, event is the first of two special March "Magic Chicago" shows hosted by  <b>Robert Charles</b> and  <b>Benjamin Barnes,</b> with  <b>Jeanette Andrews</b> in Edgewater.]]></description>
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		<title>Size matters! Be the big man at the wienie roast with this Chicago hot dog</title>
		<link>http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/01/07/big-hot-dog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah A. Zeldes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You no longer need to be embarrassed by your puny hot dog, you can have the biggest wiener at the cookout! Gorilla Tango Novelty Meats, a strange new sideline for the folks behind Chicago&#8217;s Gorilla Tango Theatre, introduces the Big Hot Dog, a 16-inch-long, 4-inch-diameter, 7-pound wienie. No ordinary Chicago-style dog, this frankenfurter is made [...]]]></description>
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