For a Philly cheese steak, try …
For a Philly cheese steak, try …
In its homeland, a Philly cheese steak combines shredded porterhouse tail cut with sheets of melted cheese—usually provolone or Cheez Whiz—all tucked in a fresh, crisp Italian roll. But finding a satisfying one outside my hometown has proven daunting. In a quest for cheese steak bliss, I sampled these three.
Watermelon beyond slices
A mong summer fruit, watermelon is like a cheerful relative with sloppy table manners—OK to invite to the picnic, but not to a formal dinner.
Cubs Home Game Day Specials
Before the game, show your ticket or rooftop pass to get 20 percent off all regularly priced food. Deal available until the first pitch.
Appetizing stroll at Oak Brook’s newest mall
An appetizing way to take a hike
I don’t recommend walking and eating, unless you’re at Taste of Chicago, when it can’t be helped. But this is the Walking Issue, so let me suggest an appetizer crawl (more like a stroll, really) through the Oak Brook Promenade, a relatively new mall at the corners of Meyers and Butterfield Roads in the western suburb (where The Grotto serves a tasty calamari, left).