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Upscale Foodservice Goes Frozen
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In our fast-paced, 24-hour-a-day world, sometimes finding healthier quality food loses out to grabbing what we can, when we can. But a new spot in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood is trying to make it the place you turn to for chefdriven, high quality food - frozen. Steve Menza’s Frozen Foodies is the first of its kind. Fresh frozen meals from local awardwinning chefs that take just minutes to heat up in your microwave, but with the look and authenticity of restaurantprepared dining. That’s because it is. Frozen Foodies, 2201 North Halsted St., Chicago, features the best of Chicago’s culinary giants... frozen. Freshly prepared and frozen for consumers who can’t get to these top dining destinations, food comes home –from restaurant masters of their craft.
Lettuce Entertain You’s Rich Melman, Pit Master Lee Ann Whippen and The Food Buddha Gourmet Rodelio Abligot are just a few of the brand names who’ve brought their signature items to Frozen Foodies; for harried workers and up-allnight students (the nearby DePaul University is a big customer-base) it’s no longer cheap burgers or Ramen noodles from a convenience store. Anyone in the Lincoln Park area can pick up meals prepared by Wildfire, Big Bowl Chinese and Thai, Food Buddha Gourmet, Wholesome Foodies, Eatcetera, Firenze, Tio Rico’s, Up and Eat ’Em and Pit Master Lee Ann. It’s perfect meals, ready when you are. It’s all thanks to some high-tech innovations and joining forces with some big names in the foodie biz. Continued on page 8
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