Don't want to slave over the stove during the Super Bowl? Get takeout from a local restaurant instead.
Chicago Restaurants Offer Super Bowl Takeout
Chipotle BOOrito Fundraiser Tonight, Plus Another Adorable Music Video
Chipotle released another beautiful video today in its campaign against factory farming, and you can get a BOOrito for $2 tonight if you dress to support family farms.
Edible Nerdiness: Willie Nelson, Chipotle and a Suprisingly Heartwarming Video
Willie Nelson (and filmmaker Johnny Kelly) show us a farmer who shifts to industrial farming, learns to regret it and returns to the land.
Chipotle Rolls out Soups in Chicago
Maybe that headline should be "pours out soups." Anyway, Chipotle launched it's new soup program on Monday, and Chicago is one of only two cities in the nation to get it. This is especially exciting for our vegetarian readers, as their signature soup is vegan. Pozole, a traditional Mexican stew, is being made by Chipotle with a tomato and hominy base, and will sell for $3.33 for an 8-ounce portion. If you're a dedicated carnivore, you can add meat for an additional $1.50.
Chipotle: Changing the Face of Fast Food?
Fast food is inherently less nutritious than slow food. However, most of us succumb to eating fast food at one time or another. During those times, Chipotle may provide a better option. Take a minute to peruse the nutritional breakdown of the menu, and then choose wisely. Chipotle’s got plenty of vegetarian options and hormone-free meats and dairy. You can opt to load up on beans and veggies, while omitting high-calorie toppings, like sour cream and guacamole. Our biggest gripe about Chipotle (aside from the obscenely large burrito, which is appropriate for two) is the high sodium content. For example, the flour tortilla used to wrap Chipotle’s standard burrito contains 290 calories and a whopping 670mg of sodium. So before you put anything in the burrito, the tortilla alone exceeds the 500 milligram sodium limit we recommend per meal.
Gurnee Chipotle Goes Green
The power generated by the turbine will be minimal since Gurnee's distance from Lake Michigan will prevent it from taking full advantage of those gentle lake breezes we here in the city so enjoy (especially in February). Still, it's more than most restaurants are doing, so we salute you Chipotle, maker of White People Food.
Man Steals 100 Burritos
Someone stole 100 burritos from a Chipotle in La Grange last night. The tasty, foil-wrapped packages of impending regret* were supposed to go to a charity event for Relay for Life at Lyons Township High School, but a man impersonating a volunteer for the event picked them up from the 'potle and absconded. He's described as a 40-something, balding, thin (not for long! har har) white man, around 5-foot-9, who drives a brown Dodge Charger. [CBS 2]

