Entries Tagged as 'dunlays on the square'

Nice Cream

August 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment

I was just reading about how the government wants to shut down Nice Cream (fresh, organic, local, handcrafted ice cream made at Logan Square Kitchen), when I stumbled upon it at the Logan Square Farmers Market. I guess to say that the government wants to shut them down is incorrect. They’re adding so many regulations that it will not be possible for Nice Cream to stay in business. I think that’s a more accurate description of what’s going on. Read more about it here.

Anyway, my brother and I went to brunch at Dunlay’s on the Square and walked through the market afterwards. I was pleasantly surprised to see Nice Cream selling there and we each sampled a few flavors. This is their summer line up (from their site):

Blueberry Pie Our Blueberry Pie ice cream is like a warm slice of pie with vanilla ice cream on top – except the other way around! How do we make it so delicious? Easy. We get blueberry pie from Bulldog Bakery here in Chicago and smash it right into our vanilla bean ice cream, crust and all!

Cashew Crunch For our brand new Cashew Crunch ice cream we take chunks of cashew peanut brittle from Mama’s Nuts in Chicago and mix them into creamy vanilla bean ice cream. And here’s the best part: the brittle melts a tiny bit when we mix it, forming pockets of gooey caramel with a nutty crunch. This might be the best thing we’ve ever made.

Chocolate Basil Think Chocolate Mint, but a little bit more…adventurous! For our Chocolate Basil ice cream we infuse freshly picked organic basil leaves from hereTM in Chicago, Illinois and mix in 72% dark chocolate for a rich, sweet taste, straight out of the garden.

Strawberry Cupcake We took last year’s Fresh Strawberry ice cream and made it even better! Strawberry Cupcake has delicious bites of cupcake and buttercream frosting from the renowned Southport Grocery in Chicago. And the strawberries? We still pick ‘em ourselves (really!) at Susie’s Garden Patch in Garden Prarie, IL.

We ended up purchasing cute tiny baby cones, which was just enough sweet after our savory brunch at Dunlay’s. I got the cashew crunch and my brother got the blueberry pie. Delicious! Save this business!

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Elevation at Logan Square Auditorium

February 9th, 2011 · No Comments


Elevation, Logan Square, Chicago


This disaster of a photo is Fake Bono on Mike Dunlay’s shoulders

Last weekend we met up with friends at Rocking Horse for dinner and then went over to Dunlay’s on the Square for a drink. One of our friends, Josh, owns a few popular restaurants in Chicago. One of his business partners is Mike Dunlay and it was his birthday, which is why we were out. After a drink at Dunlay’s on the Square we headed up to the Logan Square Auditorium where Mike had hired a popular U2 cover band called Elevation to play for the party. It was so much fun! And nice that we were just blocks from our house.

After the party, we wanted to go to Bonny’s, but it and The Whistler both had massive lines out the door. We stopped over at Cole’s, but it was super packed and sweaty. We had one drink and left. And then one more at Logan Bar and Grill, which was not busy or hard to get into.

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Tour de Fat

June 30th, 2010 · No Comments


Tour de Fat


Killian & Jill


Molly & Liz


Stephanie & Dallas


Stephanie & Dallas


Front: Killian, Dallas Back: Lisa, Jess, Brian, Stephanie, Andrea


Stephanie & Rachelle


Crazy Tall Bike


Bike Powered Bubbler


Sign at the crazy bike corral entrance.


Rachelle


Stephanie


Stephanie & Rachelle


Stephanie & Rachelle


Rachelle

After the Tour de Fat bike parade, Jen and Quinn had to head out but the rest of us went over to Palmer Square for the Tour de Fat festival. Last year we had just a few people with us at Tour de Fat, but this year we had something like 10, plus we ran into our condo neighbors and hung out with them. Last year Brian, Dallas and Killian’s friend from college, drove in from out of town for the event and has so much fun that this year he brought his wife with him.

There were a few new things at Tour de Fat this year, but generally things were the same as last year. Same crazy bikes, some of the same music and performance acts. Dallas wished they had switched it up a little, but I still had a fun time. It had stormed in the night before the fest so the grounds were pretty muddy. And while it didn’t rain the day of, it was so hot and humid. My hair was wet with sweat. Kind of gross, but still a good time.

After a while some of our friends headed over to Dunlay’s to check in on World Cup soccer. Steph and I walked around a little bit then met them at Dunlay’s. We sat outside, though, with all the other people who didn’t care about soccer. Then a bit later on Jess (my friend, not my niece!), Dallas, Steph and I had dinner at Rocking Horse.

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Family Visit to Chicago

August 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This past weekend we had a bunch of my family down from Wisconsin for a visit to Chicago. My cousin Kelly, Jeff, Tessa and Charlotte came on Friday night and stayed over til Saturday. My parents and my Aunt Sue arrived on Saturday and stayed over til Sunday. My brother Richard, Amanda, Jessica, and Stephanie came down for the day on Saturday. We hung around on the roof deck, played bags, had a barbecue, and went to Palmer Square park. After a lot of people left, my dad and I played Mario Karts on the Wii and my mom and I and Dallas played Tetris on the Wii. Sunday morning my parents and my aunt and I went to brunch at Dunlay’s on the Square and then walked through the Logan Square Farmers Market. It was fun to have everyone down for a visit!

These photos are from Palmer Square. Except the last one of Charlotte, who didn’t go to the park. She wasn’t feeling well on Saturday but we did manage to get a few smiles out of her.

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Tessa

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Jessica

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Tessa

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Tessa and Jessica

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Dads trying to look cool.

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Jessica and Tessa

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Mom, Dad. Think dad is giving the finger on purpose. Kelly was trying to pose them & make them kiss. Not sure why.

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Kelly (due for baby #3 in a month!) and Rachelle. We kind of have WTF faces. My brother was taking the photo.

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Tessa

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Jessica

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Tessa

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Charlotte

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3rd Largest Whole Foods in the Whole World

May 24th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Yesterday I went with Dallas to get his hair cut (finally) at Mops Beauty Shop. I’ve been going to Kate at Mops since we moved to Logan Square and I was happy to have her work on Dallas’ hair. She did a great job today. If you live near Logan Square you should check them out. They’re on California just north of Fullerton. Kate and Krista just opened the shop around the time we moved here, Kate is a friend of a friend and they’re all very talented. Happy to support their business!

After the haircut, we went to Dunlays on the Square to eat lunch/brunch. I hadn’t had any coffee yet, so I got an iced one.. but quickly switched to a bloody mary or two. It was such a nice day out (high of 78) and was so nice just to sit and relax at a table outside. Jess lives nearby so she came over and joined us.

Later on I had a little bit of grocery shopping to do, so I suggested to Jess that we check out the new Whole Foods that opened this past Wednesday. At 75,000 square feet, It is the 3rd largest Whole Foods in the world. Only the Austin flagship store and the London store are larger. This Whole Foods in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago is insane. Every department is at least 2-3 times bigger than the departments in the Whole Foods we’re used to shopping at in Lakeview. And there’s a river walk along the Chicago River. And there is a 2 story parking structure in addition to the street-level lot. And the free samples everywhere you turned. And there’s a food court with everything from sub sandwiches to tacos to Japanese fare. And they make 20+ kinds of gelato in house. And. And. And. Sensory overload! The new store is awesome, but overwhelming. .. especially after a day of just relaxing in the warm weather. I was ready for a nap!

The photo below was taken as we descended down the elevator into the store from the 2nd floor parking ramp. There was organic produce as far as the eye can see. My photo is kind of deceptive because I didn’t have a wide enough lens on my camera, but believe me, produce to the ends of the earth. Plus the guy on the escalator was acting like he’s on the FBI’s Most Wanted List or something. As soon as I took a photo his head whipped around and he gave me the nastiest looks! A couple other notes about his photo: 1. The guy in the orange shirt is looking at a map. The store is that big. A map is needed. 2. This store has everything. Even Whole Babies?

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Check out Steve’s photos of the Lincoln Park Whole Foods and here are a few more on Flickr.

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