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Cafe 103

January 25th, 2010 · No Comments


Grilled Barramundi with Tomato-Thyme Sauce, Roasted Garlic Polenta ,
Roasted Red Pepper and Braised Leeks

Last Thursday night I went to dinner at Cafe 103 with Erin and Cinnamon. The restaurant is named after the street it’s on, 103rd Street. Gasp! Just kidding. But I rarely get down to the south side of Chicago so it’s always and adventure.

Erin and Scott bought a bungelow down in Beverly a few months back, so Cinnamon and I went to check out her new neighborhood. Beverly is about as far south as you can get and still be in the city limits. I’ve only been down there once before, with Erin and Chuck, and it was years ago. You know, the south side gets a really bad rap by northsiders. Many times and in many areas, it’s for good reason, but we should all try to visit the good spots more. From what I’ve been able to tell Beverly is a perfectly nice, quaint little community that’s really cultured (Beverly Arts Center, anyone?) and has some great independent bars, restaurants, and stores. I’m looking forward to checking it out more now that we have friends there.

Cafe 103 was a great restaurant. No one rushed us, and you know how Erin, Cinnamon and I sit and talk and close down a restaurant every time. The food was delicious. We shared scallop and shrimp appetizers. For dinner I had grilled barramundi, Cinnamon had a mushroom and parmesan ravioli and Erin had a grilled pork chop. Cafe 103 is BYO and of course we stormed through two bottles of wine like it was nobody’s business. Cinnamon was driving and didn’t drink much, so that makes the math even worse! :) Had a great time catching up. Hoping we’re now back on track with our monthly dinners. It had been something like 9 months since our last one!

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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Early

March 11th, 2006 · 5 Comments

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Be Afraid of the Clover Tapper :: Cork and Kerry, Beverly, Chicago

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Kate, Erin, Rachelle :: Cork and Kerry, Beverly, Chicago

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Cork and Kerry, Beverly, Chicago

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Dancing to Michael Jackson :: Cork and Kerry, Beverly, Chicago

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Countdown to St. Patrick’s Day :: Cork and Kerry, Beverly, Chicago

I’ve never really celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a non-holiday to me. Oh, wait. I remember one time I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Coronado, San Diego. We drank beer and ate corned beef at Mc P’s, but it was more like Saturday night out and not going out to celebrate a holiday. And if you’ve ever been to Coronado, you know it doesn’t exactly scream “Irish Neighborhood!”

Anyway, St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago this year is a week-long celebration. The parades are this weekend and the actual holiday is next. Erin and Chuck had plans to go to Cork & Kerry way down in Beverly to drink some Irish beer but to beat all the amateurs who go out just for the holiday. They invited us to tag along. I’ve never been that far south in Chicago and they were telling me that this bar was the bar most like an Irish pub in Chicago, so I decided to go. Fun times. It took us forever to get there an back, though! Still, worth it for a good time out and to see Beverly. Big thanks to Justin for picking me up and driving and staying sober enough to drive home!

One other thing – Chuck is a huge liquor snob. Well, not snob, because I saw him drink PBR with breakfast today, but he knows more about booze than anyone I know. I asked him what kind of beer I should try out and there was one on tap called Smithwicks Irish Ale that he recommended. It’s black, almost like Guinness, so I was kind of leary because I would normally never get a dark beer, but I decided to try it anyway. It’s really light and tasty. Chuck explained all how the beer is made, but what I remember him saying is that corn syrup is involved in the making of the beer and it gives it a sweet flavor.

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