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HAPPENINGS AT FVHOLIDAYS.ORG. >>> I THINK EVERYONE IN LAKE FOREST SHOULD COME AND TRY THE TAVERN. WE HAVE COMFORT FOOD. WE HAVE PIZZAS. THE WHOLE PLACE GIVES A WARM FEELING. IT IS THE FIRST THING PEOPLE NOTICE WHEN THEY WALK IN. I REACHED OUT TO CHEF GEORGE, AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE. HE HAS COME TO TOWN AND HELPED US WITH OUR MENU DEVELOPMENT. WE WANT TO TAKE THE MENU TO THE NEXT LEVEL. BRINGING A LITTLE BIT OF SPARK INTO THE MENU KEEP SOME OF THE OLD-TIME FAVORITES FOR THE CUSTOMERS WHO LIKE THOSE DISHES. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE NEW CUSTOMERS SO OUR CLIENTELE BASE IS GOING TO EXPAND. YOU WANT TO CATER TO THOSE AS WELL. WE PUT IN A COUPLE OF HOTSPOTS, ONE IN THE BARN AND ONE IN THE DINING ROOM. WE TOOK THESE BOOTHS AND PUT IN SCONCES AND USB PORTS SO YOU CAN PLUG YOUR LAPTOP IN AND WORK HERE. SO, MY IDEA IS TO BRING IN INNOVATION TO THE MENU AND BRING SOME ITEMS INTO THE MENU MIX SO THAT IT IS ATTRACTIVE TO CUSTOMERS. IT IS STILL THE SAME SWEET LITTLE SPICY CHILI AND A LITTLE BIT OF VINEGAR, SO IT HAS THE SWEETNESS AND HANGING IS THAT PEOPLE REALLY LIKE WITH CERTAIN SEAFOODS. SHORT RIBS ARE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME, SOMETHING THAT IS HEARTY, COMFORT FOOD, A MEAL THAT IS FULFILLING WE CREATE A GRAVY STYLE WITH HERBS AND A LITTLE RED WINE, AND THAT BECOMES ALSO THE GLAZE FOR THE RIBS. IT IS VERY SOFT. BECAUSE IT IS BEING COOKED ON BEEF BROTH WITH A LITTLE BIT OF RED WINE, IT IS ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE THAT RICHNESS TO IT. >> WE JUST PUT IN SOME GAMES FOR KIDS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS THAT WANT TO TAKE THEIR KIDS OUT. THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE THEM TO A BAR. THEY WANT TO TAKE THEM OUT TO A DINNER PLACE AND THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A KID CONVERSATION AND KNOW THAT THE KIDS ARE SAFE IN THE EYESIGHT.
