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Remember that rooftop garden we told you about a few weeks ago? It’s not open to regular patrons of Uncommon Ground, but if you go to an upcoming Slow Food Chicago Dinner, you can get a group tour of the nation's first certified organic rooftop garden. We’ve been up there, and it’s not to be missed.

     

Surrounded by dirt, trellises, plants and happy gardeners; you would think we had wandered into a fairy tale about sustainable agriculture. Which, in a way, we had … except this storybook was set in a magical land 20 feet above the ground. On Saturday, Uncommon Ground opened America’s first organically certified rooftop garden at their Devon Avenue location, and they invited Mayor Daley to join in the revelry.

In keeping with our celebration of National Poetry Month, we're featuring a band called Ode. If you haven't had the chance to see this local group, go to Uncommon Ground on Devon tomorrow night and give them a shot.

For a digestif at Uncommon Ground Devon Saturday night we ordered a honey liqueur that paired well with the chocolate chip banana bread pudding and the whiskey gelato that topped it. Almost too well. Given that there was a slight chill in the air, that honey liqueur would have also made a nice addition to some tea or hot water, with lemon.

    

Hadn't had the chance to visit Uncommon Ground's Edgewater location (1401 W. Devon, 773-465-9801) since it opened last year. With an old friend visiting from Colorado over the weekend, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to see how the place is doing. Judging from the bustle in the dining room Saturday night the answer was "quite well." This was "slow food" without the pretense, served masterfully with a well-trained, informed and opinionated waitstaff. The bar is also an underrated gem, although the flashing blue light of the police camera outside may trick some into thinking there's a perpetual special running.

With only four posts, Food on the Dole is a work in progress, but anyone who references Stanley Kubrick movies while discussing how he came to make an amazing looking roast beef sandwich is worth keeping tabs on.

Slow Food Chicago and Uncommon Ground are joining forces for what appears to be, on paper, to be one hell of a dinner.

Here are some things going around town to make you consider giving the weather a big ol' raspberry.

What? You didn't think you'd go a day without reading something from us, did you? Anyway, we were cleaning up our inbox when we came across a press release trumpeting the Monday opening of Uncommon Ground's new eco-friendly Edgewater location. The space at 1401 W. Devon will feature rooftop solar thermal panels, wood table tops made using reclaimed wood from Jackson Park, a 100-year-old art deco bar and eventually a rooftop will be utilized as...

A jury of science professionals unveiled their picks for the top ten most important scientific achievements in Chicago history. The list, from most to least important: The first controlled nuclear reaction The invention of the first portable cell phone The development of hormone treatment of prostate and breast cancer The invention of magnetic recording The discovery of malaria treatment The creation of the modern skyscraper The proof of the existence of the top quark The...

Last week had us blind with excitement, but this week’s slate – aside from some sure things - has us cautiously optimistic. After emptying out our wallet this weekend, we’re grateful for tonight’s free Mixel Pixel show at Empty Bottle. We’re still on the fence about the band’s album Music For Plants, which swirls industrial dance grooves around shoegazer-y vocals and Nintendo-inspired keyboards. But it’s the kind of music that gives white kids permission to...

Last night, Chicagoist was nursing yet another vodka tonic and talking with a friend of ours who’s a fellow music snob and avowed Johnny Cash fan. We asked him if he had seen Walk The Line. He hadn’t and didn’t plan to. Why, we asked. “Marxism,” he replied.

We recommend live music every night of the week, but to keep the hangover at bay after the great time sure to be had by all at Chicagoist's Ctrl-Alt-Rock concert, we suggest the 2006 HAWK Winter Music Festival. It's a celebration of Chicago's music scene and who doesn't love that? We sure have it going on here in the Windy City and The League of Chicago Music Venues is presenting 3 days of music,...

Do you wear your best clothes to work in the yard? Did your Mom put your “A” papers on the bottom of the refrigerator door? No, of course not. So why did the Chicago Tribune bury a great feature piece on Jeff Buckley on Friday when most folks were hitting the stores or the Tums?

The mythology of The Day The Music Died hangs heavy over the world of rock music; it immediately evokes the tragedy of missed opportunity and loss. Few artists who have died in the midst of still relevant careers are able to escape its grip as commentators note that the artist was “turning their life around” or “on the verge of stardom.” True or not, it’s a generally accepted precept that we not speak ill of...

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