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Southport Ave;773-871-6604HUNTER MOOREExecutive Chef, Parsons Chicken &Fish, Logan SquareI WAIT ALL YEAR FOR:A FRESH BRANDYWINE TOMATOGrowing up in Naples, Fla., HunterMoore recalls you-pick-it tomato elds.You pick up a ripe tomato, smell it,and its like Holy s---! As he plans themenu for his hotly anticipated restau-rant, visions of tomato salads dancein his head. Once tomato season hits,hell nd his x at Green City Market.Green City Market, south end of Lincoln Park;greencitymarket.orgLISA FRAMEDigital Strategist; Founder of#Soyeahduh, BucktownI WAIT ALL YEAR FOR:A THAI-LIME-STRAWBERRY POPSICLECome summertime, its Lisa Frames inner childthat she cant wait to nourish rst. Shes sucha big fan of the unusual avors of popsicles atCooking Fools (lime-strawberry; watermelon-cucumber-mint), shes developed a bit of apopsicle addiction. I just love eating them inthe hot sun and letting them drip everywhere.Cooking Fools, 1916 W North Ave; 773-276-5565JAMES VINCENT MEREDITHActor, The Book of Mormon, Oak ParkI WAIT ALL YEAR FOR:FRESH DOUGHNUTSSteppenwolf member James Vincent Meredith(currently playing Mafala in The Book ofMormon) cant wait for the Oak Park Farm-ers Market to open. Im not going there forthe vegetables. Im going there because theyhave these incredible doughnuts. Maybe itsnot surprising. After all, he starred in Supe-rior Donuts on Broadway. Ive got a thingfor donuts, he admits. What can I tell you?Oak Park Farmers Market starts the last Saturday inMay. 460 Lake St, Oak Park;oak-park.us/farmersmarketTHEWAITISOVERLONG CHICAGO WINTERS HAVE ONE REDEEMING FACTOR: THE ANTICIPATION OF SUMMER IS SO MUCHSWEETER. WE ASKED FOUR IN-THE-KNOW LOCALS TO NAME THE SINGLE, ABSOLUTE BEST THING ABOUTSUMMER; THAT ONE THING THEY SPEND ALL WINTER JUST DREAMING ABOUT. Chris LamorteBlueberryYogurtPortraits,BrianCassella;illustrations,HenryObasi;popsicles,BillHoganMango Pineapple & HabaneroMAY 12, 2013|11GOCLASSICGet Your Kicks onRoute 66Car ShowCheck out classiccars parked arounda courthouse squarenear the downstatePontiac OaklandAutomobile Museumand get your phototaken next to theworlds largest Route66 shield mural.June 1, Pontiac, Ill.;Route66carshow.com.Ohio Street beach: students Patrick Koegler and Leona Belle SansoneBerwyn Route 66 Car Show: interior of 1939 Ford CoupeScott Strazzante / Chicago TribuneAntonio Perez / Chicago Tribune12|CHICAGO TRIBUNE MAGAZINE MAY 12, 2013|13ifegivingyoulemons?Mak-inglemonadeissooldhat. Asunshinyspritz canfinditsrefreshingwayintoall sortsof summerfoodsanddrinks,saysYvettevanBoven,authorof Home Made Summer(StewartTabori&Chang, $35), abookthatcelebratestheseason. Herloveof summerfood (and our love of her delicate lemon cook-ies)provedjustenoughinspirationforustomake a leap into nostalgic, frosty summer fun.Wait until your guests get a loadofwhere yourlemons are going. Bill DaleyLLEMONZEST!Lemonthinice creamsandwichesWe adapted van Bovens elegantly thin crisps into theultimate ice cream sandwich by pairing them with pine-apple and coconut ice cream from the supermarket.1 Heat oven to 400 degrees. Beat 2 eggs, cup plus2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in amedium bowl for 5 minutes or until foamy. Beat in thegrated zest of 1 lemon.2 In a separate bowl, beat 6 tablespoons softenedbutter until light and airy. Stir the butter and cupour into the egg mixture in small batches, alternatingbetween the two. Stir in a tiny pinch of salt.3 Line 2 or 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.Scoop batter in 2-tablespoon mounds onto the bakingsheet at least 2 inches apart.4 Bake until the edges begin to brown, about 7 to 9minutes. 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Bees are the new urban livestock. And MichaelThompson, director of the Chicago Honey Co-op, has been herd-ing honey bees amid our citys skyscrapers for 40 years. Hes seenbeehives placed in gangways, on rooftops and in a parking lot. Wetalked to him about the growing interest in urban beekeeping.FARM FANCYUrban beekeeperMichael Thompson,left, on the rooftopof the ChicagoCultural Center.Williams-Sonomahas gone whole-hogfor the farming trendwith its new Agrar-ian line of equip-ment for everythingfrom growing herbsto raising chickens.The company didntforget the bees,offering a handsomehive and starter kit(above, $499) to getyour new hobby offthe ground.williams-sonoma.com/agrarianThey are two of the nest plants [for producinghoney] in the world. Yum.WHAT DOES IT COST TO GET STARTED?For one beehive and the bees, its about $700,but some of the equipment like the protectivegear and the tools youll have your whole life.For another $350 or so, you can add a secondhive. Youll need a 10-foot-square space to workaround the hive.WILL I GET MORE THAN A PINT FORMY 700 BUCKS?You can harvest 40 to 50 pounds of honey byJuly and theres no stopping it. But forget aboutgoing out of town for a week or two during sum-mer. Or, its bye-bye bees.DO YOU GET STUNG?I get stung about once a week average in sum-mer. It always hurts and I dont like it.HOW HARD IS BEEKEEPING?Its not for everybody. Its physically hard andyou have to pay attention. Youre out in the hotsun lifting heavy objects. You get dirty and sweatyand all the work happens in the sun, not whenits cloudy or at dusk. If it doesnt sound appeal-ing, you can order locally produced honey, or ndChicago Honey Co-op at city farmers markets.I try to encourage people to try Chicago honeybecause its unbelievably delicious and Ive tastedhoney from all over the world. Taste for yourself. Nina KoziolMore info at www.chicagohoneycoop.com.THE BIG FINISHAs running events go, few set them-selves apart like the Soldier Field 10 Mile.The 10th-anniversary course makes itsway along the lakefront and then nishes,spectacularly, on the 50-yard line of SoldierField, with Jumbotrons ashing and crowdscheering.May 25 in Chicago; soldiereld10.comSUPERSTAR SOCCERLionel Messi of Argentina, the worldstop soccer player, comes to ChicagosSoldier Field on July 6 at 6 p.m. for acharity all-star match featuring 36 soccerstars. The event, billed as Messi & Friendsvs. the World, is a benet for his childrensfoundation.soldiereld.netSWIM, BIKE, WISCOWhen it comes to triathlons, the ChicagoLifetime Tri is the undisputed 500-poundgorilla in the room. For a lower-key alterna-tive, look north to the Pleasant PrairieTriathlon. This race is held just over theWisconsin state line with an unintimidatingswim in warm, shallow Lake Andrea.June 23; pleasantprairietriathlon.comTAKEACHALLENGE16|CHICAGO TRIBUNE MAGAZINEsyoubraceforChicagosonslaughtof summermusicfestivals, saveroomfor a newaddition: the Great GoogaMooga. Organized by Super-flyPresents, thecompanybehindtheBonnarooandOutsideLandsfestivals,GoogaMoogafocusesonfood.AtlastyearsdebutfestivalinBrooklyn,theculinarytalentwasashighlyanticipatedasthemusic.People are looking at food as entertainment and on par with any othermajorpassion,saidSuperyco-founderRickFarman.Detailsof theChicago festival were unconrmed at press time, though rumors swirledaboutuber-chefsbythelakeshore.Tomakethemostof yoursummerfest-ing, Farman offered his insider tips.DRESSAPPROPRIATELY Duh, we know, but too often people get caught without a poncho or sweater whenthe weather turns, so check the forecast. Wear broken-in boots or comfy sneakers to survive the dust and thehours on your feet this is not the time for a new pair of sandals. Camelbak backpacks, which pipe water intoyour mouth, arent glam but are an especially handy festival tool, Farman said.GETTHEINSIDESCOOP Visit fan sites to learn inside info on how to enjoy the festival, from the best food tothe best bathrooms. Lollapalooza fans can nd an array of topic threads at theboard.lollapalooza.com.DONTOVER-PLAN Too much planning takes away from the discovery of what a festival is supposed to beabout, Farman said. Whether its stumbling onto a random stage, or meeting a new person, you should begoing with the thought that everything there is something I want to check out. Alexia Elejalde-RuizPITCHFORKTHEALTERNATIVETOTHEALTERNATIVEEvery summer in Chicago, a fork appears in the music festival season. I have chosen the PitchforkMusic Festival (July 19-21), and that has made all the difference.Pitchfork, to put it plainly, is a taste of what Lollapalooza will look like a year later: When the lineup isannounced, I recognize maybe a half dozen performers (out of about 50), and every summer my curios-ity is rewarded. (My music-buying spikes in late July now. Go gure.) Off-stage, that curiosity continues:Theres Flatstock, the festivals long-running poster fair and its whos who of regional graphic designers,from the graceful abstracts of Sonnenzimmer, to the appropriated nostalgia of Steve Walters ScrewballPress, and more including Silent Giants and Lil Tuffy (shown at left.) Theres the watermelon cups fromWishbone, the way people stretch out at the edge of Union Park. Then theres walking along Randolph ona late summer night, exhausted and full of seitan. Chris BorrelliLOLLAPALOOZALISTENFORTHEUNDERDOGSWith more than 100 acts performing inGrant Park Aug. 2-4, there will be noshortage of choices. Few of the bigger actsneed an introduction, but the essence ofany festival is its undercard. Which up-and-comers are worth checking out?ANGELHAZE Detroit MC Raykeea Wilsonis one of hip-hops freshest and mostpoetic new voices.FLUXPAVILION Joshua Steele blends liveinstrumentation with a sound steeped inelectronic dance music.GHOSTB.C. Sweden has a well-deservedreputation for producing top-notch metalbands, and Ghost B.C. adds its own twistto the tradition with heavy riffs, catchymelodies and theatrical stage presentation.THEORWELLS Five Chicago teens injecttheir garage-rock racket with soul andhooks.PALMAVIOLETS The quartets raucouslive show is already all the rage in England,and the undeniable Best of Friends isdestined to become a festival sing-along. Greg KotIF THIS IS CHICAGO, IT MUST BE FEST SEASON. WHETHER YOU GO CLASSIC OR JUMP A NEW BANDWAGON,HERES HOW TO DO IT RIGHTSOUNDS LIKE SUMMERAFitzpatric,MikeLawrie/GettyFitzandtheTantrumsat theGreatGooga Mooga 2012 in Brooklyn.MAY 12, 2013|17MADEINTHESHADEThis summer sunglasses go bigand chic. Let your Hollywoodstarlet shine. Topshop round,clear sunglasses.$32 at us.topshop.com.Styling, Jessica MoazamiLAWNBOYVivianne Westwoon MANSummertime Teeand grass stain cottongaberdine trousers.Viviennewestwood.co.ukfor stores.POP QUIZALL OF OUR CAPTIONS START WITH A SONG OR ALBUMTITLE. CAN YOU NAME THE BANDS?BESTFOR THE FEST7HEADLININGITEMSTOTOPEVERYMUSICLOVERSBILLPOWERTOTHEPEOPLEMophie Juice Pack Pluscase for iPhone 4/4s. 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The eventwill feature samples from around 100area restaurants using market produceand products, along with local beer, wine,hand-crafted cocktails and non alcoholicdrinks.July 18, 5:30 to 8 p.m.;greencitymarket.org.A LOW-KEY FOODIE FAVORITERide your bike (or take the blue line)to the Maxwell Street Market to get yourll of authentic Mexican and Salvadoranfood, for cheap. Sure, the shopping is notso great (unless you really need socks) butthe avors make up for it. Choose fromendless huaraches, tacos or pupusas andenjoy in a shady tent surrounded by localfamilies and foodies. Repeat until full.Sundays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 800 S DesPlaines St.BEST OF THE MARKETSMany Chicago neighborhoods hostthriving farmers markets, but none is asdiverse and diverting as the Logan SquareFarmers Market. Besides a large collec-tion of farmers, youll nd gifts (hand-made soaps, jams, nuts); cream puffs,donuts and baguettes; craft-distilled spiritsand farmstead cheeses to sample. Justspread a blanket and make a day of it.Sundays starting May 19; 10 a.m. to 3p.m.; 3111 W. Logan Blvd.;Logansquarefarmersmarket.orgDINNER ON THE FARMHow you gonna keep them down onthe farm? Feed em. Champaigns PrairieFruits Farm hosts a series of farm dinnersfeaturing a rotating roster of chefs andrestaurateurs. Prices range from $65 to$100 per person. Hungry city slickersshould take particular note of the Down-state Reunion dinner Aug. 10 with JaredVan Camp, the Danville native behindChicagos Old Town Social and Nellcote.prairiefruits.comGo hardWhatever youre going to freeze, know that the higher the sugar content, the softerthe freeze.A slushy cube just wont do. Schoettler typically dilutes juice with water by half beforefreezing into ice.AddspiceAny spice you like can avor water and become an ice cube. Schoettler suggests cin-namon, ginger, even spicy chiles avor the water to taste, then freeze.Consider avorsChooseaavor for your icethat willcomplementthedrink itsgoinginto.One simple formula: Pick an ingredient that will turn a simple drink into a more complex cocktailonce it melts. Avodka lemonade, for example, can become aJohn Daly with the addition of an icedtea ice cube.Shape up Thegeometryoficematters.Crushediceorcubesfromtheicemakeraretobeavoided, says Schoettler.Youwant at least a1-inchcube, made inasilicone mold, toserve or shakeon.Cubes work for any drink in a rocks glass and are especially good for shaking anything with eggwhites in it, because they help to agitate the ingredients. For a stirred cocktail, try a larger pieceof ice. And for anything carbonated, you want a single large shard multiple ice cubes break upcarbonation, causing your drink to go at. Cindy DampierFROZENASSETSIce,says Craig Schoettler, is the cornerstone of a drink.HesnotkiddingtheDrumbarbeveragedirectorandAviaryveteranhasearnedhis culinary mixology chops making frozen water into something ... more.If youweregoingtomakesoup,hesays,youwouldntusewaterasyourbase,youd use chickenstock. Its the same withice its going to be inyour cocktail, so whatif that ice also added a avor? Anything thats water-based can be frozen.Acting onthat bit ofbartending wisdom, Schoettler constructs cocktails that start asone thing (say, a vodka soda) yet morph into another (say, a vodka cranberry lemonade)as the ice melts. And its a tactic that can make you look like a party-giving savant thissummer. Schoettler shares all you need to know to try this at home and a few insider tips for dealingwith the cold stuff.20|CHICAGO TRIBUNE MAGAZINEShowroomHours:M-F 8:30-5:00SATby Appt. 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Thereare a half-dozen different water areasto choose from, plus concessions, sundecks and green-garden surroundings.cypresscove.orgCENTENNIAL BEACH Part beach, partwater park, part old-timey swimming hole,this Naperville Park District beach hassand, open water, diving boards, slidesand oating docks, and is big enough tohost a triathlon and other events over thesummer.napervilleparks.org/centennialbeach63RD STREET BEACH The gloriousClassical Revival beach house, completedin 1919, makes this the Great Gatsbyof Chicago swim spots, but that doesntmean you have to do without modernamenities. During the summer season,you can indulsge in bike rentals, snacks,and a kid-friendly interactive water fea-ture. 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The hour-long program is designedto allow you to be mindful of your youngones as you look and talk about arts with otheradults. Imagine: An hour of Basquiat instead ofBarney.June 5, July 3, Aug. 7, 11:30 a.m.;mcachicago.org.THE SURE-THING SERIESWhile its often worth leaving downtown atdays end, at least one thing is worth spendingevenings with the shopping bag-toters: freemusic at Pritzker Pavilion. The programmingis adventurous, the sound pristine, and theview, unbeatable. Oh, and its free.New Music Mondays run May 27 toJuly 29, featuring acts that t loosely intothe alternative category. 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