A Tre Kronor danish is an excellent way to start the day.
If you’re looking for an authentic neighborhood dining experience, look no further than Tre Kronor. This Swedish restaurant is located on bustling Foster across from North Park University, but manages to create a peaceful dining experience with an enclosed patio and charming interior complete with a troll mural! I don’t usually think of trolls as charming and peaceful, but there you go — they were.
I’m in love with their danish for breakfast, but also enjoy the Swedish pancakes as well as the vanilla and orange French toast. They have a smoked Norwegian salmon and dill omelet that looks intriguing enough, but I’ll be honest…I’m going back for the baked goods. Danish all the way!
Lunch and dinner both feature more Scandinavian favorites, including pickled herring, gravlax and a skagen toast appetizer that sent me into blissful dill heaven. I also love, love, love their carrot soup, which if you know my hatred of sweet soup, is saying something. They run seasonal specials at Tre Kronor and I was lucky enough one evening to get their broiled trout. Light, flaky, and incredibly fresh, it was one of the most affordable seafood dinners I’ve had in ages.
Tre Kronor is less than $10 for breakfast and $20 for dinner, and worth every penny.
Tre Kronor's Toast Skagen has the perfect amount of dill.
Tre Kronor
3258 W Foster Ave
Chicago, IL 60625-4828
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Posted by Tammy at 3:30 pm
Sep 102009
Tannourine Bakery has a wide selection of baked goods for sale as well as middle eastern canned goods.
Tannourine Bakery hasn’t been in Albany Park long, but don’t let that fool you. Decades of baking experience are at work here and it comes across in every bite of baklava that I’ve tried. I’ve worked my way up and down Kedzie Avenue in search of to-die-for fillo goodness, and have found it’s perfect expression in Tannourine’s cashew baklava fingers ($7/lb). Amazing.
There are other addictions to be found at Tannourine — their spinach pies are exceptionally good, and I can never leave the store without a bag of manakeesh (cheese or oregano pita) and some fantastically bitter baba ghanoush. I’ve bought mahrooh bread, but have never finished one because this flat bread is larger than most platters I own. They don’t use preservatives so it’s best to eat their baked goods the same day.
The quality of the baked goods is an excellent reason for passing other bakeries along Kedzie, but I also like how they show appreciation to their customers. I went in for spinach pies a few weeks ago, but they had run out by the time I got there. The next time I went in they remembered and sent me home with free spinach pie. What’s not to love?
These cashew baklava fingers are addicting!
Tannourin Bakery
4806 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60625-5207
(773) 583-2253
These baked goods are in need of a home. Won't you help?
Posted by Tammy at 1:00 pm
Jun 032009
Patrons line up for the student-baked goods at Blue Sky Bakery.
If you have an urge to bake pie this week, consider entering it in the Picnics & Pies contest this Saturday at Lush Wine & Spirits (1257 S. Halsted). Paula Haney from Hoosier Mama Pie and Frank Sennett, Editor-in-Chief of Time Out Chicago will be judging pies in Best Crust, Best Crumble and Most Creative categories.
The event benefits Blue Sky Inn, an organization that provides work opportunities for at-risk youth. We’re big fans of Blue Sky Bakery — any place that combines delicious ingredients for a good cause is okay in our book. If you can’t make it to the event this weekend, consider making an online donation. Thank you!
Mmmm, scones!
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