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Angelo’s Pizzeria
499 Hammond St. Bangor, ME http://angelosbangor.com/ For anyone that has ever lived in Bangor, ME Angelo’s Pizzeria is a staple. A family owned and operated business located near the heart of Bangor...
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Kracker’s Korner
Update: Sadly, the owner of Kracker’s Korner has passed away and the restaurant is now closed. I hope this post will server to respect and honor Mr. James Trimpe’s memory and his fine establishment....
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Toni’s
427 E Dearborn Havana, IL When you take road trips, make time to stop at local cafe’s and diners. This is where you will find the local tastes, flavors and cultures. One of the first cafe’s Taby and I...
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The Oriental Palace, Pekin IL
2307 Court St. Pekin, IL http://orientalpalacepekin.com/ During one of our many excursions around central IL, Dauson and I found ourselves in the small city of Pekin. This was not our first trip to...
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Grandpa’s
Grandpa’s 117 W. Main Havana, IL 62644 A sleepy town that lays on the banks of the Illinois river doesn’t appear to be much when just casually driving through but incredibly, the town of Havana,...
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Remembering Grandma
Lots of people today will be running around to BBQ’s, various family get togethers, swimming and later on in the evening fire works. At some point this evening T and I will be heading out to a friend’s...
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Pecan Encrusted Catfish
Apparently I’m in a nostalgic type mood. I have been craving pecan encrusted catfish with roasted veggies. This dish was something that I got used to making at my very first real restaurant job- a...
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National Dessert Day: Chess Pie
It’s national something or other day every day. Today is National Dessert Day tomorrow is National Grouch Day. (I don’t know if the almighty they did that on purpose or if it’s just a bad joke…)...
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Project Thanksgiving
In the sleepy town of Havana, IL a small team of volunteers is preparing to put on the largest community Thanksgiving dinner to ever grace the city. It’s a decade old tradition that seems to be growing...
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I Love Lucy
On this day in 1989 Lucille Ball died. Two of the funniest food related comedy routines were the chocolate factory and the grape stomping episodes from her TV show, ‘I Love Lucy.’
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