Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Lite Bites: What Your Favorite Chefs & Mixologists Are Up To Around Town This Week
Chef Stephanie Izard and her new husband, Gary Valentine (Photo: Facebook); the wedding cake (Photo: Little Goat Bread)
Girl and the Goat chef/owner Stephanie Izard got married last weekend to her long-time beau Gary Valentine. If you weren't lucky enough to get an invitation, don't worry, you can still get a slice of her whimsical wedding cake. Created by pastry chef Mathew Rice, it consists of chocolate ganache with peanut butter and chocolate-covered Cheez-its. WHAT?! It's now available at Little Goat Bread for $3.
A Review Of Bang Bang Pie's Hot New Biscuit Menu
Bang Bang Pie Shop's new bacon and collard greens biscuit (Photo via Time Out Chicago)
The pies at this Logan Square hot spot are phenomenal, so no doubt they'd strike gold again with a new line of savory biscuit options. Bang Bang Pie Shop recently launched such pairings as bacon with collard greens and hot sauce; ham with grits, pimento butter and pepper jelly; and sausage with gravy and concord grape jelly.
Here's what Time Out Chicago thought about them.