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placed on top. Most bites
will also include the taste
of macadamia nuts, which
are mixed into the meringue.
While lime gets most
of the headlines when
it comes to this particular
dessert, and rightly
so, don’t sell the graham
cracker crust of Key lime
pie short. For a finishing
touch, Valley Lodge decorates
the pie with a raspberry
sauce.
Though not a pie, another
popular item in the
same vein as Key lime
pie on the dessert menu is
warm apple crisp ($7.99).
Baked with a light crust,
the crisp is topped with
vanilla ice cream and
sprinkled with cinnamon.
Valley Lodge Tavern
is located at 1141 Central
Ave. and is open 11
a.m.–11 p.m. Monday-
Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight
Friday-Saturday and
11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday.
It will be rolling out a
special menu, including
green beer and corned
beef cabbage, for St.
Patrick’s Day Saturday,
March 17. A live bagpiper
will perform.
Story by Eric DeGrechie,
Managing Editor
S’more pie — Three
Tarts Bakery and Cafe,
Northfield
Tucked away on the
east end of town, Three
Tarts Bakery and Cafe offers
locals a place to enjoy
coffee and a homemade
pastry and socialize in an
mom-and-pop-style establishment.
From breakfast danishes
and soup-and-panini
lunch pairings to the dozens
of cookies and cupcakes,
for the last two
decades, Three Tarts has
proven a fan favorite for
its homemade favorites
and personal customer
service.
“It’s a scratch bakery,
and we just celebrated 20
years, so we’re dependable,
we make it right
[and] we make everything
in the traditional methods,”
said co-owner Kate
Rooney.
Among Three Tarts’
many pastries are its pies,
offered in fruit, nut, cream
and custard varieties.
One favorite is the
s’more pie ($23.95), featuring
a firm chocolate filling
atop a graham cracker
crust finished with a top
coat of pristinely glazed
fresh marshmallows.
Three Tarts can also
use a regular pie crust or
a chocolate cookie crust.
Additionally, Rooney said
the crusts are made completely
fresh in-house, using
butter and shortening.
Other pie flavors offered
include Key lime,
apple oat crumble and
triple berry.
Rooney suggests people
contact them at least 24
hours in advance if they’d
like a specific pie to take
home.
Three Tarts Bakery and
Cafe, 301 S. Happ Road,
is open 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday and 7
a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. The
bakery is closed Sunday.
Story by Jacqueline Glosniak,
Contributing Editor
Hot toffee-apple and very
berry dessert pizza —
Marcello’s, Northbrook
Few things can put the
finishing touch on a meal
quite like the satisfying
taste of dessert.
Although the options
are vast, pie — a longdisputed
king of the dessert
world — remains atop
the list for most diners.
And with countless years
of experience under its
belt, few restaurants serve
up pie quite like Northbrook’s
Marcello’s.
The Northbrook staple
Leprechaun ice cream pie at Hackney’s in Glenview.
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boasts classic, fan-favorite
dishes throughout its
menu, but when it comes
to dessert, Marcello’s hot
toffee-apple and very berry
dessert pizza are both
blue ribbon worthy.
“Between both, I think
the apple one might be
slightly more popular,
but guests love our berry
one because of its great
colors,” said Larry Goodman,
general manager at
Marcello’s. “It comes out
of the oven hot and people
just crave it.”
According to Goodman,
both dishes have been on
the menu for more than 20
years and are popular selections
regardless of the
occasion.
After trying both, it’s
clear why both these dishes
are beloved by guests.
Both dishes are fresh tasting,
just the right amount
of sweet, and the crust
nicely finishes off both.
This writer highly recommends
both.
Both dishes retail for
$6.95. Marcello’s is open
11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-
Thursday, 11 a.m.-10:30
p.m. Friday, 4-10:30 p.m.
on Saturday and 4-9:30
p.m. Sunday.
The Northbrook spot
is located at 1911 Cherry
Lane. For more information,
please visit marcellos.com.
Story by Martin Carlino,
Contributing Editor
Leprechaun ice cream pie
— Hackney’s on Lake,
Glenview
Our office was torn on
which dish to feature this
month: pie for Pi Day or
Irish cuisine for St. Patrick’s
Day. Luckily, I discovered
the best of both
worlds in Glenview.
Hackney’s on Lake features
St. Patrick’s Day
decorations around the
holiday, but it serves Leprechaun
ice cream pie allyear
round.
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Key lime pie is available at Valley Lodge Tavern. Eric
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The pie ($6.75 per
slice) features layers of
mint-chocolate chip and
chocolate ice cream in
an Oreo Cookie crust
covered with rich fudge.
With a 1:1 chocolate to
chocolate-mint ratio, the
dish hits a sweet spot for
ice cream connoisseurs in
either camp.
Other pies on the Hackney’s
menu include Key
lime pie, featuring graham
cracker crust and whipped
cream, and Snickers ice
cream pie, complete with
the classic candy bar
blended with ice cream
in a graham cracker crust
and topped with rich
fudge.
Hackney’s on Lake,
1514 E. Lake Ave., is open
11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-
Thursday and 11 a.m.-10
p.m. Friday-Saturday.
Story by Contributing Editor
Chris Pullam
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