ChicaGourmets!
invites you to
A Devon Avenue Adventure with
Marilyn Pocius
author of A Cook’s Guide to Chicago
Saturday, June 26, 2004
starting at 10 AM
Devon Avenue is home to Indian spice shops, Pakistani sweet shops, Halal butcher shops, and produce stores with colorful jumbles of everything from fresh turmeric to snake gourd. Marilyn Pocius and Julie Gibson Lay, owners of Edible Chicago Tours, will lead the way through a fascinating and mysterious array of foodstuffs. Wear your walking shoes and bring a shopping bag to tote home some treasures!
We’ll start with a traditional Northern Indian breakfast to get in the mood for your exploration. As we visit the markets, you’ll learn where to get the freshest spices in town. You’ll discover new curry pastes and chutneys that belong in every food lover’s pantry and encounter exotic delights like bitter melon and curry leaves.
After shopping we’ll lunch at Hema’s Kitchen where the charming chef and owner, Hema Potla, will speak to us about the food we are enjoying and her philosophy of using only fresh ingredients to prepare her traditional spice blends, sauces and chutneys. She has also promised to share a recipe or two with us. The tour will close with a book signing and goodie bag filled with treats and recipes to take home.
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A Cook’s Guide to Chicago may be ordered through the publisher, Lake Claremont Press, at www.lakeclaremont.com, or from Amazon.com (click box at right). |
Price is $89.00 per person.
Please make checks payable to ChicaGourmets!
Your check is your reservation and must be received by June 9th, 2004. No refunds after June 9th, 2004.
We urge you to reserve today. Most ChicaGourmets! events sell out before the deadline.
Reserve your place now. Contact ChicaGourmets! at
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BREAKFAST AT 10 AM
Zam Zam Cafe & Sweet Shop
2500 West Devon Ave.
Puri
(a puffy, crispy bread)
Halva
(semolina breakfast cereal, like cream of wheat, only better)
Chole
(spicy chick peas in a savory sauce that will awaken your taste buds)
Spicy Pickles
Chai
(spiced tea)
LUNCH WITH GLASS OF WINE AT 2 PM
Hema’s Kitchen
6404 N. Oakley
“The best Indian food in Chicago” — WTTW’s Check Please
Meet Chef/Owner Hema Potla
Vegetable Samosas
Shami Khebobs
(minced lamb and ground lentils — a recipe from Hema’s home town)
Green Curry Fish
(South-Indian-style with coconut and curry leaves)
Choosa Tikka Masala
(marinated boneless chicken in a rich, creamy sauce)
Aloo Gosht
(classic lamb curry)
Dal Palak
(roasted lentils cooked with spinach, lemon juice and spices)
Navratan Curry
(mixed fresh vegetables in a fresh curry sauce)
Exotic Indian Sweets