Delightful Pastries Chicago-Easter Specials

March 27, 2014March 26, 2014Leave a comment

Delightful Pastries

Delightful Pastries locations:

Old Town at 1710 N. Wells St., (312) 255-0724
Jefferson Park at 5927 W. Lawrence, (773) 545-7215
Chicago French Market at 131 N. Clinton, (312) 234-9644

www.delightfulpastries.com

Delightful Pastries Sweet and Savory for Your Easter Table

Whether sweet or savory, Delightful Pastries has delicious treats in store for Spring and the Easter holiday season.

While you may think of Delightful Pastries for its sweet offerings, don’t forget that they offer a complete selection of savories and homemade breads. Create a memorable Easter brunch by starting off with Delightful Pastries’ delicious Lamb & Spinach Pie with organic lamb, spinach and a cheese béchamel sauce, serving 12-14 people. Their Veggie Quiche with French pastry filled with leeks, spinach, m ushroom, onion and Swiss cheese is another great choice for your brunch menu.

Chef Dobra Bielinski suggests adding a White Borsht Soup and a Fresh Sausage and Polish salad with organic arugula, roasted butternut squash, roasted local beets from Genesis Growers, oranges, spiced walnuts with house made mustard vinaigrette to your menu. Accompany the meal with a variety of breads such as Seeded Sourdough-a healthy delicious eggless bread with no dairy, sugar or yeast. It’s a great vegan selection. In fact, Delightful Pastries offers a number of vegan offerings including their special Pecan Cranberry Sourdough, a whole wheat bread studded with dried cranberries and pecans and Holiday Bread with pecans, dried cherries, raisin, dried cranberries, candied orange peel and currants.

Delightful Pastries

On the sweet side, Delightful Pastries specials include Pound Cake finished with buttercream or powdered sugar, and an array of beautifully decorated and tasty sugar cookies in adorable shapes including bunny rabbits, carrots, flowers, and butterflies topped with icing and spring decorations. Delightful Pastries’ Mocha Chocolate Bundt Cake, Rum & Raisin Babka and Chocolate Babka also make a perfect hostess gift or serving centerpiece for your own holiday table.

Easter specials are available at all three Delightful Pastries locations: Old Town at 1710 N. Wells St., (312) 255-0724; Jefferson Park at 5927 W. Lawrence, (773) 545-7215, and Chicago French Market at 131 N. Clinton, (312) 234-9644. Visit http://www.delightfulpastries.com for more information.

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Randolph Street Market Ticket Giveaway

March 24, 2014March 28, 2014Leave a comment

Win a pair (2) of passes to the Randolph Street Market 3.29-3.30! You will be notified by 9:00a.m. on 3/28 if you’re a lucky winner. Good luck, Poor Girls!

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED!

Contest Rules:

Enter your full name and email address above to enter
Contest runs now – 3/27 at noon
Winners will be notified by 9:00a.m. on 3/28
A pair (2) of passes will be under the winner’s name at will-call at the market
Bring a valid ID for ticket pick-up

Market Runs:

Saturday, March 29 – 10:00am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, March 30 –10:00am to 5:00 pm

Sally Schwartz, the Chicago Vintage Market Pioneer, is thrilled to announce Randolph Street Market’s “SPRING FLING”, bringing vintage aficionados the best indoor Winter Shopping Market to Chicago March 29+30 with a treasure trove of goods for every taste. It might still be freezing, but Randolph Street Market is thinking SPRING! To prove it, shoppers who don their finest Easter bonnets will gain free entry and there will be hidden Easter Eggs containing Market Bucks, Season Passes, sweet treats and more. Join the treasure hunt to uncover these hidden gems and pose for your digital Easter Card in the Fotio Photobooth, 11am-3pm both Saturday and Sunday!

Randolph Street’s “SPRING FLING” is a perfect peep at the season Midwesterners yearn for. Expect jellybean bright flora and fauna, fresh flowers galore, decorating, artisanal chocolates for Easter basket stuffing, and live music: a visual and edible shopping feast for all who attend! For the first time, the Market will feature a Letterpress class with Tandem Felix Letterpress for a one hour DIY letterpress postcard making lesson both Saturday and Sunday. Seats are limited, so take advantage of this DIY must-do and buy tickets online, randolphstreetmarket.com. For $25, you can shop the Market and take part in this DIY lover’s dream.

New webseries, American Dealers, will be on site Sunday mingling with vendors and interviewing Sally on her expert take on the antiques industry and her all-star dealers like 29 Palms and Maria Brazas 20^th Century.

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Easter Brunch & Dinner At Weber Grill 4.20

March 24, 2014April 7, 2014Leave a comment

Easter At Weber Grill

On Easter Sunday, gather the family at Weber Grill and feast on an array of Easter-inspired dishes for both brunch and dinner! While adults indulge in traditional holiday favorites, a children’s brunch plate will be available along with Easter eggs filled with candy and special treats.
Weber Grill restaurants’ warm, attentive service and comfortable sophisticated dining rooms is the perfect place to celebrate the Easter holiday morning till night.
Easter Sunday Brunch “A-la-carte” Features Served Until 2:00 p.m:

Firehouse Egg
Our own version of the classic croquet Madame, house-smoked ham, gruyere, Dijon mustard, sunny side up egg, served toasted & sandwich-style, hash browns $11.50
Iron Skillet Hash
Beef brisket and smoked pork, poblano & sweet peppers, onions, applewood smoked bacon, potatoes, sunny side up eggs $11.50
Chocolate Cherry Pretzel Bread French Toast
Fresh strawberries, mascarpone whipped cream $10.50
Double Smoked Bourbon Glazed Ham Benedict
Grilled roma tomato, hollandaise, toasted brioche, grilled asparagus, hash browns $12.00
Kid’s Brunch Plate (twelve and under)
Choice of scrambled eggs or pretzel bread French toast with fresh fruit, tater tots and applewood smoked bacon $6.50

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Bunny Brunch & Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday at Pinstripes 4.20

March 18, 2014March 19, 2014Leave a comment

Pinstripes

As baskets are filled with chocolate goodies and the search for pastel eggs gets underway, families are invited to bring their Easter Sunday excitement to Pinstripes for a day full of activities to honor the joyful holiday.

Beginning at 9:30 a.m., kids can take part in an Egg Hunt around each of the 40,000 square foot venues in search of colorful eggs filled with candy.

After working up an appetite, families can head to Pinstripes’ gourmet Brunch Buffet, offered every Sunday, but on Easter Sunday features an endless spread of holiday favorites from carved prime rib, fresh seafood, waffles, made-to-order omelets, salad bar, delectable desserts and more.

The celebration continues throughout the day as the Easter Bunny makes a special appearance from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for fun photo opportunities and to take part in the festive activities.

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Easter Brunch at Quince 4.20

March 18, 2014March 19, 2014Leave a comment

Quince

Chef Andy Motto Offers Family-Friendly Prix Fixe

Sunday, April 20
10 a.m.-2 p.m.

$40 adults, $15 children

This Easter Sunday, enjoy a family friendly brunch at Quince restaurant, located in the heart of downtown Evanston. Executive Chef Andy Motto has created a three course menu for adults ($40 per person, plus tax and gratuity) and a two course menu for children 12 and under ($15 per child, plus tax and gratuity). The complete menu, including beverages, is outlined below.Easter Sunday brunch will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 20. For table reservations, please call Quince or visit QuinceRestaurant.net.

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