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Archive: May 29, 2007

Eat any cicadas lately?

00022702h8662781 <<-After reading the article on cicada cuisine in today's Tribune, we're dying to try a chocolate-covered cicada, but it seems  none of Chicago's many chocolatiers have discovered the joy of the crispy little critters.

"It sounds terrifying," said the person we chatted with at Vosges. Well, since the cicadas have only just emerged, maybe we'll find some for you in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we want to know: Have you eaten any of the bugs -- raw or otherwise? Would you dare? (And if you're looking for an alternative, check out the mole-drenched crickets at Tepatulco.)






Categories: Chris LaMorte Weird
May 29, 2007 4:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Live from the beach, it's Metromix TV!

Tonight our pals at CLTV's "Metromix" will be filming tonight's 7 p.m. show live from North Avenue Beach and Castaways. The whole gang will be there: Marcus Leshock, Summer Jackson, Jackie Tranchida and Pogo, plus a few pals from metromix.com. Special guests include The Underground's Billy Dec and Chicago Sport and Social Club President Jason Erkes, and yours truly will talk about our new Reader Review crew, the Beer Garden Guides, and tomorrow's summer kick-off party at Citizen Bar. Watch the show from home, or hit the beach and join us! The TV team will be giving away free Verizon phones-the ones with TV-so show up no later than 6:30 p.m. to find out how you can win.
























Categories: Events Karen Budell
May 29, 2007 2:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Only $115.1 million?

Pirates of the Caribbean: "At World's End" must be pretty embarassed. Despite opening in more theaters than any other movie ever (4,362), the big-budget sequel didn't break the three-day record recently set by "Spider-Man 3" ($151.1 million) or even top the opening weekend take of "Shrek the Third" ($121.6 milllion). "At World's End" also made less than the last "Pirates" movie, "Dead Man's Chest," which earned $135.6 million in its first three days. Yes, "Pirates" did rack up a total of $142.1 million over the four-day weekend, making it the biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever (besting last year's "X-Men: The Last Stand," which made $122.9 million), but somehow we're just not impressed. Same goes for the weak showing by the only other major release, "Bug," which earned $4.2 million and placed fourth. What did you think of "At World's End"? If there's a fourth "Pirates" flick, would you see it? Or would you rather walk the plank?


Categories: Food and Drink Matt Pais
May 29, 2007 10:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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