Yesterday a guy came in and grabbed a burger and fries to go, and while he was waiting for his order, he told me that he works at Blackbird and someone he worked with told him to come up to Evanston and check out Edzo's.
Then today, around the same time...maybe 3, 3:30 in the afternoon, another guy comes in, asks me what I recommend (double cheeseburger, fries), and gives me his name--Brian.
Turns out it's Brian Huston, of The Publican.
He grew up in Evanston and still lives here, I think. We talked for a while, he told me where he gets the espelette pepper he uses on their famous pork rinds, and I was so absorbed in the conversation that I forgot to pass his ticket into the kitchen.
Nice to meet you, Brian. Hope you liked the (somewhat delayed) burger.
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I'm not a chef, but I will definitely be by to check it out net time I'm up in E-town. Just don't tell Buffalo Joe's...