What’s Your Favorite Food or Drink You Tried in 2012?

Tell us where you ate the item and why it’s a must try in the comment section.

Why order a hot dog when you can have a fowler? From movie-inspired sandwiches to Chili Bombs at an Evanston hot dog shop. North Shore Foodie Finds has trekked to some interesting eateries in search of the strange and delicious.  We want to know, what are some of your favorite food or drinks you tried in 2012? Tell us in the comment section below. To get your brains churning and possibly your bellies rumbling, here’s a look at what North Shore Foodie Finds devoured in 2012: 

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Could You Eat 15 Cheese Dogs From Left Bank?

Probably not. But want to see the Highland Park Patch editor try? Then 'like' us on Facebook!

Want to See the Highland Park Editor Eat 15 Cheese Hot Dogs from Left Bank?

Highland Park Patch has challenged Lake Forest Patch to see who can get more Facebook "likes" in two weeks. If Lake Forest wins, the Highland Park editor will attempt to eat 15 of Left Bank's famous cheese hot dogs.

It's the holiday season, which means there's a little too much camaraderie in the air. In an effort to make things a little more contentious, the Highland Park Patch editor Jacob Nelson has challenged me to see who can get more "likes" on Facebook in two weeks.  If I win, Jake has agreed to attempt to eat the Left Bank's famous cheese hot dogs...fifteen of them*.  If Highland Park wins, I have agreed to attempt to eat Real Urban Barbecue's Hungry Home Wrecker, a seven pound sandwich that has been attempted by many and successfully eaten by only one (on his way from one food eating contest to another, no less). We cannot allow this to happen.  Of course, you shouldn't just like the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch on Facebook for the glory. "…

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Bree Olson

3:00 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012

15 hot dogs from left bank is going to make that man sick for a month.   more ›