A unique feature of this year's Pinkfest is that we will be going to the
three restaurants chosen by Emeril Lagasse as "Chicago Originals"...
Pretty cool!
Emeril Lagasse's show on the Cooking Channel, The Originals with Emeril,
examines established restaurants and their dishes ... CHICAGO
Emeril uncovers the classic culinary charms of the Windy City. On his
first stop in Chicago, he tastes real German food at Chi-town's oldest
restaurant, The Berghoff. He assists in the creation of their popular
Reuben sandwich which is made from scratch with freshly baked bread and
specially prepared sauerkraut. Then he samples a Deutschland delicacy,
apple strudel, and tops it off with some family-brewed Berghoff beer.
It's, in a word, wunderbar.
Twin Anchors is Emeril's next destination. He helps in the kitchen with
their Chicago-style ribs and most popular side dish, creamed spinach,
cooked in a style Emeril has never seen before! Touring the restaurant,
he sits in the booth Sinatra squeezed into with his Rat Pack cronies and
learns why the bar has a sign that reads, "Positively no dancing!"
His final leg takes him to the legendary Gene and Georgetti's. A
restaurant that showcases its history in a painted mural on the walls,
Gene and Georgettis is Chicago's longest running steakhouse. Emeril
munches on their humorously named "garbage salad" and samples a dish
called "Chicken Ala Joe," named after a waiter. It's a mouthwatering
look at the restaurants that define the Chicago Way.
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