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Gluten Free Snack from Good Housekeeping

A tip from Find Me Gluten Free whose mission is to connect people with gluten-free friendly businesses. The January 2014 issue of @goodhousemag has a great article on "The Best Gluten-Free Snacks"! http://t.co/75TznZsKnP — Find Me Gluten Free (@findmegf) December 19, 2013 Van's Say Cheese Crackers (140 calories*), Glutino Pretzels (120 calories*), Kind Healthy Grains Bar in Dark Chocolate Chunk (150 calories*), Cybele's Free-to-Eat Cookies in Chocolate Chip (130 calories*) ... See also ... Good Housekeeping: The Best Gluten-Free Snacks findmeglutenfree.com Facebook.com/FindMeGlutenFree Twitter.com/findmegf

Stouffer's Chicken Enchiladas with Cheese Sauce and Rice

Stouffer's promotion: Stock up on party favorites for New Year's Eve today with a Stouffer's Party Size entrĂ©e. Stock up on party favorites for New Year's Eve today with a Stouffer's Party Size entrĂ©e. pic.twitter.com/6WxBdfzIho — STOUFFER'S (@stouffers) December 26, 2013

Circa '57 PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Circa '57 101 W Campbell St, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 PERMANENTLY CLOSED September 2015 847-392-1957 www.circa-57.com

Domino's Spent Millions to Fix Their Pizza

With sagging sales, a declining stock price and a pizza that consumers ranked behind Chuckie Cheese in taste, Dominos future was looking bleak in 2010. Their C-Suite took an unconventional approach to fixing their problems: They admitted their pizza wasn't good. A study found that people thought the pizza taste worse if they found out it was from Domino's.

Benihana in Wheeling

Benihana 150 North Milwaukee Avenue Wheeling, IL 60090 847-465-6021 benihana.com

CLOSED RESTAURANTS WHEELING

Bar Louie CLOSED 913 N. Milwaukee Ave. Wheeling, IL, 60090 847-279-1199 Don Roth's Blackhawk in Wheeling CLOSED 61 N. Milwaukee Ave. Wheeling, IL Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant CLOSED 401 East Dundee Road Wheeling, IL 60090 847-520-0666 Le Francais CLOSED MAY 2007 269 S. Milwaukee Avenue Wheeling, IL 847-541-7470 Weber Grill Restaurant CLOSED 920 North Milwaukee Ave. Wheeling, IL 847-215-0996

My Big Fat Greek Restaurant Closes in Rosemont

Maybe it was the name ... with the word "fat" in it. My Big Fat Greet Restaurant,  5445 Park Place, Rosemont closed after less than one year of operation. The restaurant opened last December -- facing a rough economy. MBFGR owner Boomtown Entertainment sold back its lease to the Village of Rosemont, which owns and operates the 200,000-square-foot MB Financial Park. Boomtown also owns Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar and Grill" next-door.

Bistro Chen

Bistro Chen 10 E. Miner Street Arlington Heights, IL 60004 847-255-9080 Facebook.com/BistroChenAH

Satisfries -- Lower Fat, Lower Calorie French Fries Unveiled at Burger King

CNN's Erin Burnett discusses Burger King's launch of a new line of french fries called Satisfries. Burger King unveiled Tuesday September 24, 2013 Satisfries -- french fries with 30% less fat and 20% fewer calories than Burger King's current fries. Also 40% less fat and 30% fewer calories than McDonald's fries. The small serving of BK's Satisfries is 270 calories and 11 grams of fat vs. 340 calories and 15 grams of fat for a small serving of its classic fries.

Taste of Arlington Heights Restaurant Exhibit Locator August 10, 2013

TASTE of Arlington Heights DOWNTOWN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Saturday August 10, 2013 12 noon - 11:00 pm Check out over 800 photos from last year ... LIST OF RESTAURANTS AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AT TASTE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SATURDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 10, 2013 Click on restaurant name to locate exhibit on a Google map ... [More accurate on computer compared to phone; may be off by up to 30 feet on phone. Plot the marker to where it would be in the street if it displays inside a building.] WARNING: To avoid serious injury, don't walk without watching where you are walking when you are using your device to home in on the restaurant exhibit location. Armand’s of Arlington Heights Bangkok CafĂ©

Taste of Arlington 2013: Mane Event & Taste of Arlington Heights, August 9-10, 2013 Downtown

The Mane Event on Friday followed by the Taste of Arlington Heights on Saturday is scheduled for August 9, 2013 and August 10, 2013 respectively. The bookend events both occur on Vail Avenue and Campbell Street in downtown Arlington Heights [ MAP / SAT ], and they combine to make one of the biggest weekend celebrations of the summer. Check out over 800 photos from last year ... The block-party styled weekend showcases live music from favorite local bands, wonderful food from local restaurants, kids’ entertainment, a Business Expo and performances by the Top 10 Finalists of Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent on Saturday afternoon. Mane Event (as in Horse Mane reference to the Arlington International Racecourse) and the Taste of Arlington weekend kick’s off Million Week is a celebration of the upcoming Arlington Million -- the premier race event held at Arlington International Racecourse on Saturday, August 17, 2013. Activities will be held at Arlington International (formerly Arlington

Funny Tweet About Dondi's Pizza and More Dondi's-Related Tweets

While investigating on Twitter, we found this funny tweet from Jimmy Higsch ... "Remembering when my old AIM screen name was 'DoNdIsRuLz'" #embarrassed Picking up a pizza from Dondi's... Remembering when my old AIM screen name was "DoNdIsRuLz" #embarrassed — Jimmy Hibsch (@hibsch) December 22, 2012 No better smell in town beats the smell of pizza and pizza dough from Dondi's -- not even the free smells from Jimmy Johns. Dondi's is a long-time favorite, and it shows as these tweets go way back ...

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Caribou Coffee

115A West Rand Road Arlington Heights, IL facebook ...

Biggby Coffee CLOSED

CLOSED IN MAY 2013 21 S. Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL 60005 847-902-6765 View Larger Map

Bakery Crescent

270 E. Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005 847-956-6470 View Larger Map