I have spent my entire life in Chicagoland. I grew up in the suburbs, even attended college here. My only time away was the year I spent at grad school in Urbana.
So why is it, at the age of 42, that just today I heard of Garrett's Popcorn? I was told that it is a Chicago institution, that people line up out the door for this "incredible" popcorn.
Now, I'm not a huge popcorn or caramel corn fan. I can take it or leave it... except in a movie theatre, of course. Then I must have a large popcorn with tons of imitation butter-flavored topping and salt. So I guess I don't understand this phenomenon of Garrett's, and I'm not feeling like I've missed out for never having tried the stuff. But I'm more bothered by the fact that I've never even heard of it.
What other amazing offerings does Chicago have that I don't know about?
So why is it, at the age of 42, that just today I heard of Garrett's Popcorn? I was told that it is a Chicago institution, that people line up out the door for this "incredible" popcorn.
Now, I'm not a huge popcorn or caramel corn fan. I can take it or leave it... except in a movie theatre, of course. Then I must have a large popcorn with tons of imitation butter-flavored topping and salt. So I guess I don't understand this phenomenon of Garrett's, and I'm not feeling like I've missed out for never having tried the stuff. But I'm more bothered by the fact that I've never even heard of it.
What other amazing offerings does Chicago have that I don't know about?
