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Easy St Patricks Day

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

St. Pat's with a Spin: Pair Asian, Greek Specialties with Beer for a Fresh Take on the Expected

Irish food pairings in unlikely places are at Richwell Market in Morton Grove, Columbus Foods in Des Plaines, Binny's in Niles.

St. Patrick’s Day! Undoubtedly, it’s a merry holiday for plenty of folks in the Chicago area. Instead of a classic St. Patrick’s Day meal: corned beef and cabbage, soda bread, Irish stew or soup, and potatoes, I visited local stores for ingredients to make Irish mainstays into global dishes. Isn’t the saying, “Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day”? I still made sure to grab some Irish beverages. Richwell Market in Morton Grove Visiting Richwell Market on Dempster is like a mini trip to Chinatown. You might be familiar with their main store, located on South Canal Street on the south side of Chicago. The Dempster Street store opened as approximately eight years ago. Richwell Market supplies mostly Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, and …

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