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Street Food Chicago | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael J. Baruch
Publisher: Lbcm Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 514467
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 406
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0971531315
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59773111
EAN: 9780971531314
ASIN: 0971531315
Publication Date: May 30, 2007
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Sweet home Chicago July 12, 2008
If you are from Chicago and miss the fast food that was available in all the different ethnic neighborhoods...this book is for you. My husband and I have made his recipes and so far everyone has been a hit. The author not only gives you a step by step, easy to understand recipe but anedotes as well as tips. It is the best book for chicago fast food as well as the food your mom would make. If you love Chicago food, this book is for you!
Mike hits the spot once again February 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Michael Baruch provides the world with a glimpse of the wide variety of food available in the northwest side of Chicago. As in The New Polish Cuisine, the photography is stupendous, providing a mouth-watering plate of food and the steps needed in preparing many of the recipes.
He provides ethnic workingman's "street food". It includes recipes from German, Polish, Italian, Chinese, Thailand, Hispanics, Swedes and more.
Do youself a favor-pick up a copy of either one of his books and sit down for a fun read before eading for the kitchen!
Flo Clowes, author of Old Secrets Never Die
Terrific book! December 2, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not only did I love the ethnically diverse recipes in this book, but what a great read! The stories and histories behind good Chicago grub are not only informative, but at times laugh out loud hilarious! I grew up in Chicago and even though I hadn't been there in over 20 years, this book brought me back home to probably one of the greatest cities in the world! This book is a gem and worth every penny if not more!
 Neat introduction to "Chicago Street Food" November 6, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book focuses on two types of Chicago foods (page 7)--"everyday working man's 'street food'"; "ethnically oriented joints." The author sees such places as "the heart and soul of the city" (page 7). He concludes his brief introduction by saying that (page 8): "The chapters and recipes in this book are my interpretations of what Chicago eats and has loved through the generations."
The volume considers many different types of cuisine--Greek to Polish to soul to Italian to Chinese to Caribbean to Middle Eastern to Thai to. . . . In short, a lot of different types of food!
Want to know how to make the Irish classic, Corned Beef and Cabbage? Go to page 76 and take a look. I have made this dish before, but the recipe here is an upgrade over how I have prepared this simple and hearty dish.
A particular favorite among the recipes--the Bully Goat Tavern's cheeseburger (made famous on "Saturday Night Live" decades ago, featuring John Belushi; indeed, as I recall, the Rolling Stones appeared in one such sketch when they were musical guests) (see page 161). Pretty simple recipe, but it's the real deal. On the next page is another great hamburger recipe, from Nicky's on the South Side. Cooking the burger in a sweet onion oil appears to be the key.
On pages 170 and following, the author provides two accompaniments to barbecue ribs--one a rub and the other a barbecue sauce. Both would add a nice touch to ribs.
Do you like Greek Town in Chicago? There are some nice recipes here, from classic Gyros to the great Greek feta salad. I wish there were a recipe for the flaming cheese that is so prominent at Greek restaurants.
And so on. This is not a book of fancy recipes--but of everyday food. As such, it offers a nice view of what everyday food is like in Chicago.
An impressive compendium of culinary delights July 10, 2007
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
"Street Food Chicago" compiled by Chef Michael J. Baruch (founder of La Baruch Cuisine Moderne) is a 455-page culinary celebration of Chicago's local foods that draw from its ninety different ethnic groups and the more than seven thousand restaurants. Readers are provided with an opening chapter on Chicago's culinary history titled 'Bear Wars, Old Polish Geezers, Politics and Street Booze including Weird Stuff Behind the Bar in Jars', then goes on to celebrate the corner bakery, cafeteria cuisine (including the famous Blue Plate Special and ethnic sandwiches), and on to recipes that range from Kreplach; Chicken Cacciatore; Pizza Sausage; and Gert's Creamy Coleslaw; to Mama D's Meatball Sandwich; Curried Crab Salad Dip; Jerusalem Salad; Juan's Breakfast Taco with Chorizo, Potato and Egg; and Fiery Pepper Beef in Lettuce Cups. There are even sections of color photography illustrated preparation processes, finished dishes, and Chicago street scenes. A very highly recommended addition to personal and community library ethnic cookbook collections, "Street Food Chicago" is an impressive compendium of culinary delights with completely 'kitchen cook friendly' instructions on how to make them.
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