- August 24th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on McClure’s Chips – Potatoes, Meet Pickles
In the days that are mixed between stuffing pickles in a jars and prepping cucumbers to be pickled – there had to have been some downtime. A time where McClure’s...
- August 23rd, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Mixed Drinks – Our Longtime Loves
We posted recently of our tasty new drinks, but we wanted to make sure a couple of our mixed drinks we’ve had for sometime get some of the spotlight as...
- August 21st, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Mixed Drinks – Chill With Our Newest Drinks
Recently have we been really kicking up our mixology into gear. Sure, we’ve had mimosas and bloody Marys for years – and they are delicious and refreshing as ever. So,...
- August 15th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Late Summer 2012 Chalkboard
It’s hard to miss if you’ve been in, but our chalkboard is a pretty big part of sharing what we love with our customers – we wanted to share that...
- August 14th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Pork Confit – An Exercise in Restraint
So we like to shake up the menu, keep things fresh. Sometimes in these refreshes we strike gold and really like the new thing. Sometimes, we strike… diamonds or platinum...
- July 24th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Our Pickled Beets – Red Canned Memories
A lot of the canning we do in store is bringing the old nearly forgotten recipes, those recipes that our mom’s used to make us, and making them shine again....
- July 18th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Illinois Sparkling Co’s Stereo – Turned Up To 11
Illinois Sparkling Co is a pretty awesome winery, this we know. We know they make fantastic bubbly from the hearth of Illinois. We know their passion for getting things ‘right.’...
- July 10th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on SPG Featured Artist – Andy Luce
Our newest artwork has been up for a little bit. We’ve been soaking it in and realized we haven’t given the new guy a proper introduction here. As part of...
- June 25th, 2012
- lisa
- Comments Off on Summer 2012 Chalkboard
On a fairly large wall and on a colossal chalkboard, we feature new and fun things as well as some of our long-time favorites. Here, online, is this summer’s chalkboard. Sure, we...
- June 18th, 2012
- lisa
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It’s been there for years. Our white powder coated wrought-iron, super heavy, modern wrap-around. Slung from either our basement or our upstairs back patio, every year, nearly adding a third...