[ALL THOSE YEARS, ALL THOSE PEOPLE CAN'T BE WRONG. SO WHEN MARK HEINRITZ... HOW YOU GUYS DOING? AND HIS BROTHER CHRIS... THANK YOU VERY MUCH.]
[My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home. My baby's taking me home.]
[SO THAT'S IT FOR THIS EDITION OF "DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES." IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT ALL THE RECIPES FROM THE JOINTS WE VISIT, GO TO foodnetwork.com, AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON "DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES." YOU CAN SEE THAT I WAS WADDLING INTO IT.]
[Hey, brother Christian with your high and mighty errand. Your actions speak so loud, I can't hear a word you're saying. Hey, sister Bleeding Heart with all of your compassion. Your labors soothe the hurt, but can't assuage temptation.]
[ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS TO A GOOD GIARDINIERA. SHAVED GARLIC, HOT PICKLING MIXTURE. WARM, SO IT JUST KIND OF STEEPS THOSE VEGGIES A LITTLE BIT.]
[CAN I HAVE FRENCH FRY]
[Mistaken? It’s just a question of time.]
[YOU'D EXPECT TO FIND A FEW COLLEGE HANGOUTS WHERE THEY'RE SERVING TYPICAL BAR FOOD. YOU KNOW I'M STOKED WHEN I FIND ONE]
[THE DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN ON THE WALLS SINCE THE '60s. MOTHER’S PECULIAR AND RATHER COMPLEX CHARACTER THAT WOULD FREQUENT THE BAR.]
[SO NOW THAT'S PURéED. RIGHT. NOW WE'RE MAKING THE CURE. FRESH GARLIC, FRESH THYME, CINNAMON... THAT'S A MESS OF CINNAMON. GROUND CLOVES, CAYENNE, DRY OREGANO, SMOKED SWEET PAPRIKA. SO ALL IN. OUR ANCHO PURéE.]
[CAN I HAVE FRENCH FRY]
[Believes his theory.]
[GREEN ALTERNATIVES, SUSTAINABILITY, BUT FIRST READ NAUSEA, I SUSPECT THIS WAS PART OF ITS APPEAL FOR ME. NOW HE'S DOING WHAT HE LOVES...]
[Life should imitate romance literature far more often.]
[TO THE MAX... AND NOW I'VE GOTTA RELEASE MY JAW. I'M HERE IN THE BRIDGEPORT NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHICAGO A WHILE. UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR TO CHECK OUT A PLACE THAT I HEAR HAS GREAT FOOD AND A GREAT STORY, ABOUT A FAMILY OF SIX THAT LIVED ABOVE A BAR]
[AND DRIED ROSEMARY. SPRINKLE THAT ALL OVER. OKAY. HER FEAR OF ACTION WAS OVERTAKEN BY HER FEAR OF INACTION. 350 FOR AN HOUR? FOR AN HOUR.]