The Chicago Diner
March 23, 2007
www.veggiediner.com
3411 N Halsted,
773-935-6696

Coming in April

Mark your calendar for these featured specials. See our website on Friday's after 4pm for each week's specials.
(served after 4pm; details subject to change)



Vegan Chickin Kiev March 30-April 5 (above)


Vegan BBQ Chop 'Steak' April 6-12 (above)

Vegan Cajun Stew April 13-19 (above)

Vegan Corncakes April 20-26 (above)

Some Like it Raw

Here are a few featured Raw specials in April. See our website on Friday's after 4pm for each week's specials.
(served after 4pm; details subject to change)



Raw Spaghetti & Neatballs March 30-April 12(above)

Raw Lasagna April 13-26 (above)
Featured dessert in April

Vegan Tropical Paradise
Moist rum cake with pineapple & strawberry jam filling, lemon whip frosting & coconut.

Family Farmed Expo

Support Local and Organic Farmers at Chicago’s FamilyFarmed.org EXPO

The Chicago Cultural Center is the place to Taste Local Flavor on March 23 & 24 at the FamilyFarmed.org EXPO—where farmers, families, and friends come together to celebrate delicious, healthy, local, and organic food. At the Friday night Localicious food and wine tasting party, top Chicago chefs pair up with local farmers to serve sumptuous treats. The event features wines from Illinois vineyards, organic martinis, and Goose Island Beer. Live music by the Dominic Johnson Trio will be featured as well as a live auction hosted by television celebrity, Bill Kurtis. George Siemon, CEO of Organic Valley is our special guest. Tickets are $75 in advance online, and $90 at the door.

On Saturday March 24 at the FamilyFarmed.org you’ll have the chance to meet local family farmers, shop the farmers market and learn from over 100 informative exhibits set up by local food businesses and organizations (including Chicago Diner). There are a wide variety of workshops to attend; keynote speakers including top names in the food world; great movies; an interactive Organic Kids Corner; a bookstore with hundreds of titles; and demonstrations by some of Chicago’s hottest chefs including Rick Bayless, Bruce Sherman, Gale Gand, and Karyn Calabrese. Friday March 23rd is a trade show for businesses that want to source products from local and organic producers.

For more info and to buy discount advance tickets go to: www.familyfarmed.org

Happy 24th Dinerversary

Chicago Diner turns 24 on April 2, 2007. In celebration, we're having a week of Dinerversary specials, prizes & fun times: April 2-8.

Prizes include: FREE CHICAGO DINER T-SHIRTS & COOKBOOKS, FREE CUBS TICKETS, CHICAGO DINER MEMORABILIA, 1 MILLIONTH CUSTOMER AWARD, COMPLIMENTARY VEGAN SHAKES & DESSERTS, and more!

Stay tuned, check www.veggiediner.com or myspace.com/chicagodiner.

Benefit Nights
Save the world by eating at Chicago Diner

10% of sales on benefit nights goes to these great causes. Our newest is Felines Inc. a cageless, no-kill cat shelter on the north side of Chicago, housing up to 130 cats. Every cat admitted to Felines Inc. is examined by a vet, is spayed/neutered & vaccinated. A not-for-profit 501(c)(3), funded almost entirely through adoption fees & donations. Visit www.felinesinc.org for more info or to volunteer.

1st Wednesday of the month benefit - www.earthsavechicago.com
Next date April 4
2nd Wednesday of the month benefit - www.mercyforanimals.org
Next date April 11
3rd Wednesday of the month benefit -
www.felinesinc.org
Next date April 18

Cubs Veggie Box

Coming Soon: Our Cubs Veggie Box: tasty vegan chili dog, homestyle potatoes & Cubcake. Pick one up on your way to Wrigley Field only a few blocks away. Opening day April 9.

Organic Reunion Beer

From the founders of Pete's Wicked Ale & the participation of Bison Brewing Co:

ORGANIC REUNION BEER, Imperial Brown Ale
All proceeds from the sale of this limited edition brew donated to bone cancer research & patient care, the Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research.

www.imbcr.org

Order Your Cake Online
Pickup only

Now available: Order your favorite cake online (pickup only) for your upcoming birthday, anniversary, get together, etc, at your convenience 24/7. Browse our selection & flavors. So easy! Allow 48 hours for pick up. Pay with your major credit card in our secure online webstore. www.veggiediner.com click on ORDER STUFF. Can't get to Chicago? Look for our cakes, muffins & cookies at 18 midwest Whole Foods Markets.

What's this Raw Cheesecake that everyone is going bonkers over? Well, its 'cheesecake' made from cashews, sweetened with agave nectar and has a date, almond & pecan crust. It is as close to perfection as you can get below 118 degrees. It's very exotic, takes 3 days to make, and we offer varying flavors: coconut, cacao, lemon, vanilla, berry & mango. You can order one of these online too, but like we said, it takes our little Oompa Loompas three days to squeeze out one of these! So don't wait until the last minute.

MySpace
myspace.com/chicagodiner

Be our MySpace friend and network with over 1500 Chicago Diner devotees, fans, vegans, vegetarians, raw foodists & healthy eaters.

Go to myspace.com/chicagodiner. See photos, videos & friend comments. Our friends also receive exclusive MySpace only promotions.

Do you have a veggie or animal friendly event for us to promote? Send us info; we may include in the newsletter or our myspace page.



Cookbook

Purchase The Chicago Diner Cookbook in our webstore!

Featuring over 120 of our classic Chicago Diner favorites like Lentil Loaf, Shepherd's Pie (see below), Sloppy Jo, Black Bean Burger, also, desserts, brunch items, soups & sauces.
Makes a great gift! We offer low cost shipping to 50 states.

Chicago Green Festival


SAT & SUN April 21-22 McCormick Place/Lakeside. Same great event, for the first time in Chicago! Celebrate Earth Day at Green Festival in one of the greenest cities in the nation. Chicago Diner will be among 300 exhibitors at this year's event in one of the nations largest eco-mall. There will be more than 150 dynamic speakers on 5 stages, plus shopping, eco-fashion, natural home & health products, solar panels, fair trade gifts & crafts. Green career networking & investing sessions, Family Farmed Pavilion, Organic Valley Family Farm's Kids' Zone, live music.


City's Best

AOL Cityguide 2007 City's Best Vegetarian
AOL Cityguide 2006 City's Best Vegetarian

AOL Cityguide 2005 City's Best Healthy Dining
VegNews Veggie Awards:
"Favorite Vegetarian Restaurant" 2005
"Editor's Pick: Best Down Home Cookin' 2005
"Favorite Sunday Brunch" 2005 & 2006
City's Best Healthy Food 2006 CitySearch.com
City's Best Vegetarian 2004 CitySearch.com

Chicago Diner is now a member of
Co-op America Business Network & listed in the National Green Pages.

Selected Links

Chicago Soy Dairy www.welovesoy.com Temptation vegan ice cream
happycow.net www.happycow.net best restaurant spotter
pjchmiel.com www.pjchmiel.com Chicago Restaurant reviews
VegChicago.com www.vegchicago.com
Go Veg.com www.goveg.com PETA website
Action for Animals www.afa-online.org
Vegan Outreach www.veganoutreach.org
Critical Mass Chicago www.chicagocriticalmass.org
Aware Toys www.kitoys.com

Shown at left: Ki - Mother Nature's Child, a teaching toy. It is non violent, non-gender & non-racial, designed to enoucrage young minds to envision global community & to learn about environmental awareness.

METROMIX FIX
Watch an except from CLTV's Metromix featuring The Chicago Diner, America's Favorite Vegetarian Restaurant, Vegnews Magazine 2005 Veggie Awards. It features views of the dining room, comments from customers, pictures of food, and info from the staff. Look for the video on our home page at www.veggiediner.com click on the Metromix logo.
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