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10 Time Out Chicago TIMEOUTCHICAGO.COM/FESTIVALS Summer Festival Guide 2010 PEAK SEASON MILK, YOGURT AND CHEESE Top off frozen  kefir—a  frozen-yogurt look-alike  from Starfruit—with fruit  for a treat that has more  digestion-aiding “good”  bacteria than average   fro-yo.  About $5, Do- Division Festival (Jun 5, 6). La Sardine offers cream- filled chocolate éclairs. About $4 each, Taste of Randolph Street (Jun 18–20). VEGETABLES We’ll yell “opa!” to  Andies Restaurant’s spanakopita, Greek  spinach and feta cheese  on phyllo dough. About $4, Andersonville Midsommarfest (Jun 12, 13). While it’s pretty meaty,   St. Basil Church  volunteers’  sarma, a  cabbage dish stuffed with  beef and pork, is also  served up with potatoes  and salad to help you  reach your five a day. $10, Taste of Serbia (Sept 4, 5). Mana Food Bar’s  vegetarian sliders—mini  burgers made with brown  rice, mushrooms and  spicy mayonnaise on top  of a roll—fulfill heartier  appetites.  $4, Do-Division Festival (Jun 5, 6). BREAD AND RICE We’d ditch our Atkins diet for  Dakshin Indian Cuisine’s dosa,  a traditional South Indian  pancake filled with rice   and black beans. $5, VeggieFest (Aug 7, 8). Harold’s Chicken #71’s  hush puppies, deep-fried balls of  cornmeal, are everything you  want in festival food: easy to  carry, no drippy sauces and  deliciously greasy.  About $2, Taste of Chicago (Jun 25–Jul 4). Chinese  rice cake dessert is  made with sticky rice, milk and  sugar, and comes in plain or red  bean flavors. About $3, Chinatown Summer Fair (Jul 18). Find a plethora of Eastern  European pierogi filled with  meat, cheese or vegetables  served by Kasia’s Deli,  Buscia’s, Nina’s Pierogi   and others.  About $1, Pierogi Fest (Jul 23–25). FRUIT Take green banana puree,  cram it with meaty fillings  like pork and beef, create  a dumpling and then deep- fry it to create Sabor  Boricua, Sabor Latino and  Coco Restaurant’s  traditional Puerto Rican alcapurrias. $2–$3 each, Fiesta Puertorriquenas (Jun 15–20). Wholesome blueberry tarts from West Town  Tavern were a hit last year  and will make a comeback  this summer. $5, Green Music Fest (Jun 26, 27). The food pyramid  takes on a new  dimension when  summer hits.    By  Jenny An Illustrations   by  Joel Kimmel MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH Dan Cordis’s shuttered  Cordis Brothers Supper  Club took home the  Ribfest title last year.  He’s back with his new  venture, called Pitchfork,  and the same saucy ribs. About $17 for a full slab and $9 for a half slab, Ribfest (Jun 11–13). Jasper Meats promises its  made-from-scratch  German meatloaf, called Leberkäse, is never  frozen. About $7 for plate and $5 for sandwiches, German-American Fest (Sept 10–12). FATS, OILS AND SWEETS Sure, most festival food is  glutinous, but traditional  Italian sfingi, cooked by  the Missionary Sisters of  St. Charles, might win the  artery-clogging crown: It  consists of deep-fried  ricotta covered with  powdered sugar and  honey. About $2, Taste of Melrose Park (Sept 3–5).

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10 Time Out Chicago  TimeOuTChiCagO.COm/fesTivals

Summer Festival Guide 2010

Peak season

Milk, yogurt and cheese Top off frozen kefir—a frozen-yogurt look-alike from Starfruit—with fruit for a treat that has more digestion-aiding “good” bacteria than average  fro-yo. About $5, Do-Division Festival (Jun 5, 6).

La Sardine offers cream-filled chocolate éclairs. About $4 each, Taste of Randolph Street (Jun 18–20).

VegetablesWe’ll yell “opa!” to Andies Restaurant’s spanakopita, Greek spinach and feta cheese on phyllo dough. About $4, Andersonville Midsommarfest (Jun 12, 13).

While it’s pretty meaty,  St. Basil Church volunteers’ sarma, a cabbage dish stuffed with beef and pork, is also served up with potatoes and salad to help you reach your five a day. $10, Taste of Serbia (Sept 4, 5).

Mana Food Bar’s vegetarian sliders—mini burgers made with brown rice, mushrooms and spicy mayonnaise on top of a roll—fulfill heartier appetites. $4, Do-Division Festival (Jun 5, 6).

bread and riceWe’d ditch our Atkins diet for Dakshin Indian Cuisine’s dosa, a traditional South Indian pancake filled with rice  and black beans. $5, VeggieFest (Aug 7, 8).

Harold’s Chicken #71’s hush puppies, deep-fried balls of cornmeal, are everything you want in festival food: easy to carry, no drippy sauces and deliciously greasy. About $2, Taste of Chicago (Jun 25–Jul 4).

Chinese rice cake dessert is made with sticky rice, milk and sugar, and comes in plain or red bean flavors. About $3, Chinatown Summer Fair (Jul 18).

Find a plethora of Eastern European pierogi filled with meat, cheese or vegetables served by Kasia’s Deli, Buscia’s, Nina’s Pierogi  and others. About $1, Pierogi Fest (Jul 23–25).

FruitTake green banana puree, cram it with meaty fillings like pork and beef, create a dumpling and then deep-fry it to create Sabor Boricua, Sabor Latino and Coco Restaurant’s traditional Puerto Rican alcapurrias. $2–$3 each, Fiesta Puertorriquenas (Jun 15–20).

Wholesome blueberry tarts from West Town Tavern were a hit last year and will make a comeback this summer. $5, Green Music Fest (Jun 26, 27).

 The food pyramid 

takes on a new 

dimension when 

summer hits.   

By Jenny an

Illustrations  

by Joel Kimmel

Meat, poultry and FishDan Cordis’s shuttered Cordis Brothers Supper Club took home the Ribfest title last year. He’s back with his new venture, called Pitchfork, and the same saucy ribs. About $17 for a full slab and $9 for a half slab, Ribfest (Jun 11–13).

Jasper Meats promises its made-from-scratch German meatloaf, called leberkäse, is never frozen. About $7 for plate and $5 for sandwiches, German-American Fest (Sept 10–12).

Fats, oils and sweetsSure, most festival food is glutinous, but traditional Italian sfingi, cooked by the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles, might win the artery-clogging crown: It consists of deep-fried ricotta covered with powdered sugar and honey. About $2, Taste of Melrose Park (Sept 3–5).