{"id":640,"date":"2015-01-01T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpcharming.wpengine.com\/chicago-onepage\/?p=640"},"modified":"2015-01-01T06:32:34","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T06:32:34","slug":"top-turkey-dishes-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/top-turkey-dishes-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Turkey Dishes in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we simply couldn\u2019t imagine Thanksgiving without turkey, we don\u2019t think to eat it that often the other 364 days of the year. \u00a0Sure, turkey is a popular cold cut in sandwiches and salads, as well as a viable burger substitute for non red meat eaters, but there aren\u2019t a ton of memorable\u00a0turkey dishes. \u00a0That\u2019s why we\u2019ve rounded up a <a href=\"#\">number of notable<\/a> exceptions, that truly take the under-appreciated protein to the next level, from the classic Turkey Chili at <em>Empire Diner<\/em>\u00a0to the exotic Turkey Ramen at <em>Talde<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sweet potatoes also form the base of an intriguing side dish at Arrogant Swine \u2014 an all-pork BBQ joint in Bushwick, Brooklyn.\u00a0 They\u2019re mashed and pressed into waffles, flavored with walnuts, bourbon and maple \u2014 the ultimate sweet counterpoint to salty, fatty hunks of long-sweet-potato-friessmoked pig.<\/p>\n<h3>The ultimate sweet counterpoint<\/h3>\n\n        <style type='text\/css'>\n            #gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n                float: left;\n                text-align: center;\n                width: 20%;\n                margin-bottom:0;\n            }\n            #gallery-1 img {\n            }\n            #gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n                margin-left: 0;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-640 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-medium-thumb '><dl class='gallery-item'>\n            <dt class='gallery-icon'>\n                <a title=\"menu3\" href='https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/menu\/menu3\/'><img width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/12\/menu3-500x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium-thumb size-medium-thumb\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n            <\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n            <dt class='gallery-icon'>\n                <a title=\"blog1\" href='https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/seasonal-eats-sweet-potatoes\/blog1\/'><img width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/12\/blog1-500x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium-thumb size-medium-thumb\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n            <\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n            <dt class='gallery-icon'>\n                <a title=\"Blog4\" href='https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/top-turkey-dishes-in-chicago\/blog4\/'><img width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/01\/Blog4-500x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium-thumb size-medium-thumb\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n            <\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n            <dt class='gallery-icon'>\n                <a title=\"Chef-Cooking\" href='https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/home\/chef-cooking\/'><img width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/12\/Chef-Cooking-500x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium-thumb size-medium-thumb\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n            <\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n            <dt class='gallery-icon'>\n                <a title=\"blog2\" href='https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/holiday-gifts-for-foodies\/blog2\/'><img width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/12\/blog2-500x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium-thumb size-medium-thumb\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n            <\/dt><\/dl><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n<p>And a specialty of Southern cuisine is not pumpkin, but sweet potato pie, and you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a better version than the one at Harlem\u2019s soul food staple, Amy Ruth\u2019s.\u00a0 Even if you\u2019ve already stuffed yourself silly on smothered pork chops, chicken n\u2019 dumplings and yes \u2014 candied yams \u2014 it\u2019s worth making room for a slice.<\/p>\n<p>So lets get this out of the way first \u2014 Sweet Potatoes are not the same thing as Yams. \u00a0In fact, they\u2019re from two entirely different plant families. \u00a0And as opposed to sweet potatoes, yams are dry, highly starchy and have white-colored flesh. They\u2019re also usually larger than sweet potatoes, weighing in at three to eight pounds each. \u00a0But if you insist on continuing to refer to that classic Thanksgiving dish as \u201ccandied yams,\u201d well, who are we to argue?<\/p>\n<h3>Ultimate Passover Dining Guide<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019ve grown up Jewish like we have, you know that most major events and holidays \u2014 both joyous and non \u2014 are thankfully commemorated with food. \u00a0 And Passover \u2013 which celebrates the Jews escape from slavery in Egypt \u2013 is no different.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/12\/Chef-Cooking.jpg\" alt=\"Chef-Cooking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/12\/Chef-Cooking.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/12\/Chef-Cooking-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out the terrific restaurants featured in our Passover dining guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A highlight of the eight day festival, which takes place from April 14th-22nd\u00a0this year, is the Seder; a feast of leavened grain-free dishes accompanied by plenty of wine. \u00a0Not sure how to cull a craveable meal from a box of matzoh at home? \u00a0 Then eat out! \u00a0Check out the terrific restaurants featured in our Passover dining guide.<\/p>\n<p>Sweet potatoes also form the base of an intriguing side dish at Arrogant Swine \u2014 an all-pork BBQ joint in Bushwick, Brooklyn.\u00a0 They\u2019re mashed and pressed into waffles, flavored with walnuts, bourbon and maple \u2014 the ultimate sweet counterpoint to salty, fatty hunks of long-sweet-potato-friessmoked pig.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sweet potatoes also form the base of an intriguing side dish at Arrogant Swine<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And a specialty of Southern cuisine is not pumpkin, but sweet potato pie, and you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a better version than the one at Harlem\u2019s soul food staple, Amy Ruth\u2019s.\u00a0 Even if you\u2019ve already stuffed yourself silly on smothered pork chops, chicken n\u2019 dumplings and yes \u2014 candied yams \u2014 it\u2019s worth making room for a slice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While we simply couldn\u2019t imagine Thanksgiving without turkey, we don\u2019t think to eat it that often the other 364 days of the year. \u00a0Sure, turkey is a popular cold cut in sandwiches and salads, as well as a viable burger substitute for non red meat eaters, but there aren\u2019t a ton of memorable\u00a0turkey dishes. \u00a0That\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,4],"tags":[10,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpcharming.com\/chicago-onepage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}