- May 14th, 2012
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During the brightly colored neon adventures of the eighties, a small pasta company cropped up in the midst of grocery store shelves full of cardboard boxes stuffed with ‘enriched’ elbow macaroni and...
- April 26th, 2012
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You may have noticed some changes in the way of art at SPG, maybe even making your way to our first Drink Up Art event. One of our great staff,...
- March 21st, 2012
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A hip and refreshing ‘urban barbeque’ plopped itself down between Bucktown and Wicker Park by a man and his father bringing their restaurant and barbeque experience up from Florida. But Lillie’s Q...
- March 1st, 2012
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Every once and a while there comes along that thing that makes you want to tell the whole world. Something that makes you proud to be apart of what they...
- February 7th, 2012
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- Comments Off on January’s Blog ‘Thank You’
Tasting Table rocked our socks with a great article about our Live Kraut, and then the Huffington Post reposted the story and we had socks rocked again. Thanks Guys! The...
- January 27th, 2012
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- Comments Off on Ethereal Confections Chocolate Bars – Beautifully Delicious
On a side street tucked into a shop off the square of a small town, closer to the Wisconsin boarder than to Chicago, a confectionary churns out magically tasty and stunningly beautiful...
- January 18th, 2012
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- Comments Off on Mirabelle Plum Preserves – Like Fresh Picked Summer
If you hear strange rumbles while in the back country – fear not. It is merely the sound of one of nature’s tastiest treats getting harvested, the Mirabelle plum. The rumble...
- January 14th, 2012
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There are few pastas as beautiful as Land and Sea from Al Dente. Thin stripes of black and white bustle in a bag just waiting to be eaten. But this...
- January 12th, 2012
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You’ve seen jars of hot pepper jelly in the far flung corners of grocery stores for years. We think it’s an unsung hero of food. Some of the big-store versions...
- January 4th, 2012
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It’s that time again! We were super busy keeping up with the holidays and getting our 4 Fortnights together (link) Chef Suzanne Vizethann, of ‘Chopped’ fame, posted a teaser about...