This chocolate sour cream cake gets its flavor in part from a tall Starbucks raspberry mocha, in addition to a layer of jam or preserves. It’s dense, rich, and sophisticated.
Free Wi-Fi in Rogers Park: Logon Chicago, Edition V
Beard-spotting and co-working while sipping coffee in a Rogers Park Starbucks cafe near the intersection of Columbia & Sheridan (just north of the Red Line Loyola stop). Along the way: a shout out to Dr. Who and the Jesuits, as well as an on-going search for a free Wi-Fi log-on and an electrical outlet in Chicago. Plus, some socio-cultural humor and a plug for Bop-N-Grill. Wow, that’s a lot … but I swear to you, it’s all good.
Whipped White Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
This white vanilla buttercream frosting is fluffy and light. It’s not overly sweet, nor overly rich. It will complement your cake, rather than overpower it.
Fried Goat Cheese, Pt. 1
Baked or fried goat cheese (chèvre) medallions can turn a green salad into comfort food.
Coffee, Free WIFI: Ravenswood, Chicago
Looking for free wireless in Ravenswood? Get some work done while sipping a Colombia Tres Santos pour over coffee from Ch’ava Cafe, on Clark and Leland, in Chicago.
Rouleau de viande Racine
Bacon, cheese (mozzarella and Parmesan), dried beef – yes, jerky – and ground pork spin themselves into a meat roll called Rouleau de viande Racine.
Illinois Bar and Grill
If you’re on the way home from MDW and find yourself hungry, you’ll find a bacon-laden hamburger the Illinois Bar and Grill calls “the best” on 47th Street in Archer Park, Chicago. I suggest you have it with a Blue Moon if you’re a beer drinker, and onion rings. In between the bar and Midway, if you need internet access, seek out Starbucks.
Protected: The Caramel Continuum, Pt 1
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Umami Cheeseburger: Eat It, Chicago
MiLam reviews the Umami cheeseburger from bopNgrill, in Rogers Park Chicago. Short version: I loved it! Some of their signature Korean-American fusion burgers and other dishes use Kimchi; it takes courage to confront Kimchi, but the but the payoff is intense.