Danny’s Sweet Beats and Eats!
By Danny on Jul 12 Filed In Chicago, Food & Beverage, Lollapalooza, Social Media 5 Comments
Sweet Baby Jesus, Lollapalooza in less than a month away and we here at the Sweet Leaf office are getting PUMPED UP! But we aren’t the only ones, you people out there should be getting excited too! I mean, YOU could win 2 free VIP tickets to Lolla with paid airfare and accommodations! Click here for more deets on the #SweetLeafSweetSpot
Another way we are prepping you up for the festival is by this new blog series we are launching TODAY! It’s called Sweet Beats and Eats! Each day for the next two weeks, a member of the Sweet Leaf Tea’m will shoot out a blog about their favorite band playing, as well as their favorite place to grub in Chi-town while up there, and I have the HONOR of kicking it off! It’s gonna get all types of tasty up on this here inter-web! YEAHHHHHH BOIIII!
SWEET BEAT!
OK OK, First off, MINUS THE BEAR is playing Lolla! A band I highlighted in a previous blog. They are my Sweet Beat, but due to the fact that I have already written about them, I will kick it over to my second favorite band there…..Kidz in the Hall!!!
I first saw them play during SXSW in 2009 with The Cool Kids at Momo’s lounge. Another one of my favorite acts. And they stole the stage. Bouncing and rhyming to some pretty sick beats. The native Chicago hip-hop duo met during a talent show at University of Pennsylvania and haven’t quit yet. Check out this Video and catch me at the Perry’s Stage at 4:15 on Friday and lets bounce.
Sweet Eats!
When I think Classic Chicago food, I think of two things. Hotdogs & Pizza. I could go on about Gino’s East or Giordanos. But whenever I am in Chicago I have to have at least 3 Chi-town dogs before I leave. Just ask @Robbydeem. With that being said, Portillos is the PLACE!!!! @SweetLeafJacqui will agree with me on this, being a native Chicagoian herself.
Portillos specializes in Chicago-style food and is located throughout the metropolitan area. Beef, Burgers, and Beer. One of the key items that sold me on this place is the CHEESE SAUCE for your….. CRINKLE FRIES! [Did he just say cheese sauce and crinkle fries in the same sentence? Are those two items consumed together?] Yes, and yes! And leave that holy water at home because they are BLESSEDLY GOOD! You will probably find me there on Wednesday night prior to Lolla with a Chicago dog in one hand, crinkle fries in the other, and cheese sauce on my face/hair/t-shirt. –Follow me on Twitter [@SweetLeafDanny] for Lolla updates and SUPRISES!
Thanks for making me super-duper hungry today Danny!
Kids in the Hall and onion rings? I think I’ve officially died and gone to Sweet Leaf Heaven.
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[...] with that being said, I am OFFICIALLY changing my Sweet Beat to Empire of the Sun from my previous pick of Kidz in the Hall. (sorryz [...]
[...] in Chicago for CUBS sake! THE HOME OF THE CHICAGO DOG. As mentioned in my Lolla post, step on over to Portillos for a dog and cheese [...]