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I was approached last weekend by a staffer collecting signatures to get his name on the ballot. That's a pretty official announcement, if you ask me....

This was a fabulous event. I thought the cocktails from North Shore were the highlight of the night, even though they were perhaps overlooked for being off in a back room. You can hear more of the o...

“We’re going to work hard as hell to make sure Mark Kirk doesn’t win. Mark Kirk is about as liberal as Arlen Specter was.” I love how they talk about Arlen Specter like he's dead....

Sounds tasty, although many vegans don't consider honey a vegan ingredient....

Big thumbs up to Growing Home. We've had their CSA share since spring, and the boxes are huge and the produce always looks like it was picked the same day. They also have quite a few pick-up sites aro...

Snow Falling on Cedars. Not the best book adaptation ever, but a really nice watch if you enjoy slow-paced, atmospheric, brooding cinematography....

Hmm, in the time it takes to cook the lentils, those vegetables aren't going to flavor the water much. I'd use a good vegetable stock as a base, or you could add some miso paste to the soup at the end...

Honestly, I don't know if Hyde Parkers are going to be any happier with Treasure Island than they were with the Co-op. At least the main complaint about the Co-op, that it's too expensive, certainly w...