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[zizz]

Howdy cheftalkers.

I've been lurking your forums for some time now.

My name is Zak, I live about 1.3 hours away from Downtown Chicago, and I'm currently the marketing director / gofer / resident beer geek at my family's restaurant.

My grandfather started The Olympic Tavern in 1945. There's a nice little writeup in a local music/dining website here if you care to check it:
http://www.beetcafe.com/diningfeatur...ay.cfm?id=1022
(I know, I know our website is coming within the month)


Anyways, I've been in the restaurant my entire life, I'm becoming more and more confident in the kitchen, and I'm not sure what's next. I may leave for a year or two and get some experience in Vegas. Or Mexico. Or Italy. Who knows.


Nice to meet everyone.

-zak

[AngeliaB]

Hi there welcome to the boards

[Mezzaluna]

Welcome to Chef Talk, Zak! Coming as you do from a restaurant family, I'm sure you'll find plenty to share with us, and find others to connect with.

Nice article about your place. I know enough about the Rockford area to agree wholeheartedly about the price points of your menu. As for the beer: Why not add a New Glarus brew to your menu? They have some great ones!

Enjoy visiting often to share and learn. We'll look forward to your posts.

Regards,
Mezzaluna

P.S.- I visited Rockford several times when I was in high school (well into the last century ) and have fond memories. I grew up downstream from you in Rock Island.

[zizz]

Sorry. New Glarus pulled Illinois distribution last year.

New brews to my (selfishly chosen) beer menu;
Pyramid Apricot Hefe
Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
Flying Dog IPA and Amber
3 Floyds Alpha King
Rogue Dead Guy Ale