cheezborger cheezborger cheezborger… double cheeze, its the best!

Billy Goat will feel right at home in Washington The joint is on the ground floor of the National Association of Realtors building, and when you walk outside you can see the Capitol dome. The association’s headquarters is in Chicago, and the Goat has been sitting in the belly of its building at 430 N. …

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I Smell *BACON*!

In the Chicago Tribune‘s food section today was a recipie for bacon-fried corn. It actually sounds really good, but what doesn’t when made with bacon. I reprint it here for two reasons 1) so I don’t lose it and 2) so MARK NOTARUS, who has eaten bacon-wrapped bacon, can see it. Bacon-fried corn Preparation time: …

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And people wonder why the US is the fattest nation…

It looks like someone has defeated the hamdog, which I’ve mentioned before, at least in terms of pure grossness. Pa. Eatery Offers New 15-Pound Burger The burger war is growing. Literally. Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub, which lost its crown as the home of the world’s biggest burger earlier this year, is now offering a new …

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Wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper too?

Quick drink review, if only so I don’t go for more than a week and a half without a post…. Over the weekend I was at the mall and Dr. Pepper had a big booth giving out free cans of Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. I’m a big fan of Diet …

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A moment of silence

Since Dinah has been in day care, I’ve been taking the train from Metra stop in Roselle. Since I have been parking in the North parking lot, I drive by Bud’s, the former home of BeerTuesday, almost daily. Today I ask for a moment of silence, my brothers and sisters in mass alcohol consumption, because …

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Georgia on my stomach

The article Obesity fight nips at Southern eats talks about the South and its fight with calories. It specifically mentions a bar in Decatur, Georgia named Mulligan’s, which I couldn’t find a web page for. In any case, I think I need to travel to Mulligan’s two have two of the specials on their menu …

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