If you’re looking for a fun night out with the girls that includes tasty drinks and tasty food, I recommend Coobah. Located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, this Latin-inspired restaurant served up dishes to rave about while serenading us with live Bossa Nova. To find out what was so great about our meal (and to see recipes to mimic these dishes yourself at home!), read on…

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Let’s not make things complicated this year. The 4th of July is quickly approaching and wouldn’t it be more enjoyable to throw together something simple? Enter: the Quick and Easy 4th of July Menu.  Full of mozzarella skewers, cheeseburgers, potato salads and more, this red-white-and-blue-filled menu will not steer you wrong.

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It’s the first day of summer and with today’s freebies, you have your choice of how to celebrate:

For a FREE 12-oz.refreshing fruit and tea drink, visit Caribou Coffee!

For a FREE smoothie, visit Tropical Cafe Smoothie!

There’s nothing like thirst quenching refreshing beverages on the first day of summer, especially when they’re free! Enjoy!

Last week I took a poll here at Chew on That as well as on Twitter on whether or not you wanted to continue with our Friday segment of Food In The News or start on some Foodie vocab lessons.  Many of you (especially on Twitter)  voted for Foodie Vocab lessons which is why we’re here today with our first lesson. Every lesson will include a word I’ve discovered simply by surfing the food blogs (as I do quite regularly), a quiz with four choices to see if YOU know what it means, and some pictures and links to yummy recipes related to the word.

This week’s word is: verrine (noun).

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