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Oswego restaurant in the spotlight on America’s Best Restaurants · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego restaurant in the spotlight on America's Best Restaurants written
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  Speaker 1: by Eric Shelkoff. This article is being read by an
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  Speaker 1: automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Shawn Kelly's eyes
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  Speaker 1: widened as an oversized burger was placed in front of
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  Speaker 1: him at Christina's Grill and Gatherings in Oswego. Kelly is
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  Speaker 1: host of America's Best Restaurants, a national media firm focused
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  Speaker 1: on highlighting independent restaurants. America's Best Restaurants was at the
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  Speaker 1: restaurant on April twenty first to film an episode for
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  Speaker 1: its YouTube channel. This is our own creation, said restaurant
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  Speaker 1: owner Alan Sobois in talking to Kelly about the burger.
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  Speaker 1: This is something that we added to our menu when
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  Speaker 1: we had one of our other restaurants. It was extremely
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  Speaker 1: popular there, so we brought it here. Its two eight
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  Speaker 1: ounce patties that are grilled and it served with caramelized onions, bacon,
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  Speaker 1: and barbecue sauce on a pretzel road. If you're hungry,
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  Speaker 1: this will do it, Kelly commented on the size of
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  Speaker 1: the burger. If two people are hungry, this will do it,
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  Speaker 1: he said. So Boy owns the restaurant located at thirty
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  Speaker 1: five sixteen US Route thirty four in Oswego with his wife, Christina.
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  Speaker 1: The restaurant is named after her. The Oswego couple in
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty took over Pierce's Restaurant and Bar at the
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  Speaker 1: Oswegoland Park District's Fox Ben Golf Course. The couple is
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  Speaker 1: enjoying the attention the restaurant has been getting a lot
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  Speaker 1: of people we haven't heard from in a long time
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  Speaker 1: have reached out to us, Alan so Boys said. The
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  Speaker 1: couple previously owned Bulldogs, Red Hots and North Island Sandwich
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  Speaker 1: Shop in downtown Batavia. Kelly enjoys putting independent restaurants in
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  Speaker 1: the spotlight. We have a whole team of social media
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  Speaker 1: people to help out with it, he said. We show
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  Speaker 1: up to showcase the dishes and showcase the people, and
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  Speaker 1: then that becomes part of their social media as well.
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  Speaker 1: When people see that, they are able to see the
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  Speaker 1: story behind the restaurant. They get to find out where
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  Speaker 1: the food comes from, who is making the food, why
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  Speaker 1: the dishes are what they are, and why the owners
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  Speaker 1: do what they do. Angie Hibbin, President Dot Keif, executive
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  Speaker 1: Officer of the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce is happy
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  Speaker 1: to see Christina's in the spotlight. She enjoyed lunch at
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  Speaker 1: the restaurant the day America's Best Restaurants was there. It's
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  Speaker 1: great exposure for the business, Hibbin said, it's great exposure
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  Speaker 1: for us. We go and letting people know that this
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  Speaker 1: is the most beautiful place in town to sit outside
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  Speaker 1: and eat. You can sit here in the summer and
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  Speaker 1: look at the beautiful golf course, and the food is good.
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  Speaker 1: Those who visit Christina's grill and gatherings will find a
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  Speaker 1: variety of food options. Our head cook is Mexican, Alan
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  Speaker 1: is Italian, and I myself am Cuban. General manager Sophia
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  Speaker 1: Lima said, all three of us are very passionate about
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  Speaker 1: the kitchen and what we do. We believe that cooking
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  Speaker 1: is not something that is done just to nurture, but
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  Speaker 1: also to enhance flavors. The team is developing entrees that
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  Speaker 1: are traditional to all three cultures in order to provide
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  Speaker 1: our customers with the best experience. Lima said, so by
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  Speaker 1: putting our passion and our love into the cooking process,
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  Speaker 1: we're able to provide a better culinary experience for our customers.