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Best Weekend Barbecue Wines

Alpana chooses wines that help balance out barbecue season

Master sommelier Alpana Singh

Looking for the best wines to pair with your weekend barbecue? Check, Please! Host and Master Sommelier Alpana Singh picks the best wines to stand up to barbecue sauce and coleslaw.

  • Rose - Bisol Jeio Rose - Italy $16 A great match for BBQ ribs.
  • Arigolas Costamolino Vermentino - Italy $16 White wine from Sardinia that is a natural match for grilled seafood or clam bakes.
  • Bonny Doon Muscat - Monterey $18 A slightly floral white that pairs well with side dishes like coleslaw, baked beans and potato salad.

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Hamburger Mary's

Hamburger Mary's

The popular, irreverant chain that first opened in San Francisco in 1972 now has a Chicago outpost in Andersonville. Hamburger Mary's spans two floors within dining downstairs and cabaret singers, karaoke, and late night dining upstairs in "Mary's Attic."

See what our citizen reviewers Danny, Edward and Hattie had to say about Hamburger Mary's, take a video tour to see if you'd like to try it out, and then write a review of your own.

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