| | | | Victory Gardens take on new meaning right about now.  Community gardens have become increasingly popular in the past 15 years but with social distancing, reconsidering the Victory Gardens of the WW1 and WW2 eras is timely.
Growing your own herbs and fresh produce doesn’t have to be a laborious or fancy endeavor. Just Google “fire escape gardening” to see that you can create your own Victory Garden in a small or challenging space. And you also don’t need a ton of fancy pots. Truly, you can plant in almost any food-safe container that has drainage holes or that you can add drainage. Seeds can be purchased from many small and mid-sized businesses online. Below are a few of our favorites to consider. Kitazawa Seeds
Hudson Valley Seeds
Victory Seeds
Johnny Seeds
Seed Savers
Renee’s Garden
Fedco
Seeds of Change
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Botanical Interests Be sure to get your orders in now because most of these companies are already very backed up on delivery times. |
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Caviar Delivery service daily, 12PM to 8PM until March 30.
Caviar has extended our delivery range up to 10-miles depending on routes and traffic. Please check your app to see if you're within range. Note about carryouts and curbside pickups.
Out of an abundance of caution for our staff, we are not offering carryouts or curbside pickups at this time. Thank you for your understanding. |
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Tired of beans already? Here’s our recipe for corn chowder from our original cookbook (long out of print). Corn Chowder Yield: 6–8 servings
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, diced
1 bay leaf
1 pound potatoes, peeled and diced
2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only, stems removed
salt to taste
1 quart vegetable stock or water
1 large red bell pepper, diced
4 cups corn kernels
2 to 3 cups soy milk
salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste
Directions: - In a large soup pot, heat the oil and sauté the onion and bay leaf until onion is soft, about 10 minutes.
- Add the potatoes, thyme, salt, and stock. Simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Add the bell pepper, corn, and soymilk. Simmer until heated through.
- If the soup needs a little more thickness, stir in some arrowroot slurry (see Baker's Note below) or cornstarch. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Baker’s Note: If you want to make any soup really thick, you can add arrowroot. Always mix the arrowroot with cold water and make a slurry before adding to the soup. Start with 2 to 3 tablespoons arrowroot mixed with 5 to 6 tablespoons water. |
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Gift cards are a great way to help your favorite restaurants survive during this trouble time.
Gift cards, cookbooks, and t-shirts are available at our online store and are also a great way to help us survive this troubled time. We're including some of our recipes in the emails this week and next but many more are available in our cookbook. |
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 Reminder of staff GoFundMe pages. Every effort is being made to keep as many of our beloved employees gainfully employed, with as much work as possible. We’ve not only increased hourly pay for our front of house staff, but have maintained hours for back of house and kitchen staff employees. For some of our employees, it is simply best to file for unemployment and we’ve connected them with all the resources to do so. Finally, we’re matching $5,000 to each GoFundMe page set up by employees of our locations at Logan Square and Halsted and encourage you to support them as well. |
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|  | Cookbook
Our second cookbook features dozens of great recipes including our famous Radical Rueben! |
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If you're not sure what to give that favorite VegHead on your list, gift cards eliminate the worry. |
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|  | Official T-Shirts
Two 100% cotton options: include our Retro Waiter and Veg Revolution make great gifts! |
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