Gabriel's restaurant

310 Green Bay Rd.

Highwood, IL 60040

(847) 433-0031

 

 
SHOW DATE:
Sunday, April 2, 2000 10:30AM & 11:05PM ABC 7 WLS-TV Chicago

Special Guests:
-Former Restaurateur Doug Roth takes us "behind-the-scenes" to see how fresh the fish is in your favorite restaurant. We follow Doug as he takes us from the Seafood Merchant to Gabriel's restaurant.

-Rock-n-Roll Chef Jaime Laurita joins Janet Davies to talk about his new book "Plenty." Jaime's book features favorite recipes that he cooks up for the stars, including singer Sarah McLaughlin's favorite meals.

-Former Restaurateur Gordon Sinclair and Chicago Sun-Times Food Critic Pat Bruno visit 190 North for a friendly feud over how important a good review is for a new restaurant.

Places Featured:
-190 North's Bill Leff takes us to R Place, a truck stop that serves the biggest burger you can imagine - the Ethyl Burger!
EXTRA Information on Seafood Merchant and Gabriel's restaurant

Roy and Bonnie Axelson are the owners of Seafood Merchant, which is a company that delivers fresh seafood, frozen seafood products, specialty meats, and gourmet foods. They provide some of the best food products to restaurants and businesses all over the Chicagoland area.

Seafood Merchant is located in a modern 20,000 square foot processing facility in Vernon Hills. This facility is reliant on fish that come from as far as Costa Rica and New Zealand, among other places. Seafood Merchant is a place where you can find just about any type of fish that you can imagine.

Seafood Merchant

900 Forest Edge Dr.

Corporate Woods of Vernon Hills

Vernon Hills, IL 60061

(847) 634-0900

 

 

 

EXTRA Information on R Place and the Ethyl Burger

The Ethyl burger is not your typical burger. The cost and size of the burger is about 4 times as much as a normal burger. The Ethyl burger costs $19.95 and it weighs four pounds, and that includes the two pounds of ground beef, the one pound bun, and the one pound of toppings.

This may seem like a lot for a burger, but if you can actually finish it within an hour, you get it for free! Those lucky few who actually succeed also get an "I survived!" hat and their picture put on a plaque for all to see. Only one in four people actually survive the challenge of the Ethyl burger!

If you would like to take the challenge, the place to go to is R Place. To get to R Place in Morris, IL, take Exit 112B at the intersection of Interstate Highway 80 & Illinois Highway 47. You can contact R Place at #815-942-3690.

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