The fourth day in Chicago means the fourth (and final!) deep dish pizza: Pequod's. The process to get here was crazy. All of a sudden, it just starts downpouring, and we're racing through the streets of Chicago with water is pooling up at every corner. The wind was whipping and easily tossed my...

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Goose Island has a brewpub located in Chicago. And while we couldn't find time to do a tour, we made time to come check out some beers they had on tap. We looked over the menu to figure out what we wanted to sample. In the meantime, we ordered a plate of cheese curds...

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Most of the iconic hot dog places in Chicago were a bit far out from the Magnificent Mile, which is where I was staying in Chicago. But, on one of the days, we traveled a good bit north to see the Lincoln Park Zoo and check out Wrigley Field. Fortunately, The Wieners Circle...

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Photo by Sher Yip - Taco Americano: Chargrilled chicken, Korean BBQ, brown sugar-encrusted bacon, sesame aioli & scallions on flour tortilla The famous jalapeno gnocchi mac & cheese that took Morgantown by storm - winning the local macaroni & cheese cook-off and selling out at the food truck - is now a permanent fixture...

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Billy Goat Tavern is a restaurant that gained fame through a Saturday Night Live sketch: The Olympia Cafe was a fictional greasy spoon featured in a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch. The staff, led by John Belushi as Pete Dionasopolis, were Greeks. As various guest stars discovered, only three items on the long...

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