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Robert J. Hastert Jr. presided over a landmark dining establishment that could teach business school grads a thing or two. His White Fence Farm Restaurant seats 1,100 and has served up countless fried chicken dinners in its 56 years. Robert J. Hastert Jr., a native of Aurora and Navy veteran, poses with one of his restaurant's trucks in 2005. It has ridden out no-carb trends and economic downturns thanks to a warm welcome for patrons and its no-frills menu of good food, served hot. Mr. Hastert, 73, died Wednesday in Lemont. His Romeoville eatery is an economic force. It has sustained other businesses, including poultry ...
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in Illinois. Amidst the ephemera, pictures and postcards from a restaurant called White Fence Farm caught my eye. When Google research indicated it was still open, I vowed to make a trip during the summer. Over the Fourth of July weekend, Heidi and I followed through. White Fence Farm is located in Romeoville, IL, about a 90-minute drive from Kenosha on the old Route 66. Perfect for a pre-fireworks lunch/dinner expedition. We drove down in the afternoon and arrived about half an hour before the opening time of 4:00 p.m. One of the first things Heidi and ... Read More
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It’s America’s birthday weekend a good time to kick back and celebrate our freedom on the 4th of July! Celebrations can be found all over Metro Denver in parks and stadiums. Here is a list of the places offering 4th of July Celebrations, please note, some are on the 3rd not the 4th! Lutz/Stenger Sports Complex west of Kipling on W. 58th Avenue. The fireworks are set to a musical simulcast on KOOL 105.1. The celebration begins at 3 p.m. go to Arvada for more information . Fireworks kick off at night (9 p.m. ish) on July 4th. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. on July 4, on the west side of Aurora Municipal Center lawn. Aurora ...
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White Fence Farm Restaurant continues to be the potentate of poultry after 55 years in the business. Reigning with the title “the world’s greatest chicken,” the Romeoville restaurant will celebrate this milestone with dinner specials on Sept. 29. “We’re proud -- everyone who works here and the family,” says Laura Hastert-Gardner, whose family owns the restaurant. “They say White Fence Farm is an institution because we’ve been here so long.” Manuel Hernandez in the kitchen at White Fence Farm restaurant sprinkles powdered sugar on some of the restaurants famous fritters Friday ...
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Rancher David Evans of Marin Sun Farms with the grass-fed cattle he raises overlooking Point Reyes National Seashore. Chronicle photo by Christina Koci Hernandez Before the first case of mad cow disease was reported in the United States, Marin County rancher David Evans was proclaiming his determination to change the way cattle are raised and sold for beef. From his family's 2,400-acre ranch in the rolling, verdant hills of Point Reyes, the 32-year-old Evans represents a new generation of ranchers who want to protect the land and improve the quality of beef and the life of farm animals. In Evans' model, which differs ...
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Robert J. Hastert helped transform a rural southwest suburban estate bought by his father into a landmark family-style restaurant known for its succulent fried chicken and friendly atmosphere. Today, the White Fence Farm restaurant on Joliet Road near Romeoville seats 1,100 people in 12 dining rooms. "My dad was the general manager there from day one, and he never stopped working, even though he had some health issues in the last year and a half," said his daughter Laura Hastert-Gardner. A resident of Lemont, Mr. Hastert, 73, died on Wednesday, June 30, in a southwest suburban hospital, his daughter said. She said he ...
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What began as Karen Wellington's personal
quest for honest information about where food comes from has
evolved into a local family farm that is reaping more than just
healthier food -- it's producing a crop of friends. Offers for free eggs from Karen and Jim Wellington's 10-acre
farm, located within Goshen's city limits on Waverly Avenue,
between the canal and the river, have appeared on Facebook . Karen
drops off 10 to 12 dozen eggs a week at her husband Jim's downtown
Goshen eye care office for community members to pick up. There's
never any charge, she said. Wellington was inspired to begin ...
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Worth the trip! Crunchy,salty,moist fried chicken @ white fence farm
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I live in AZ now and miss so many of the good foods there. I can have some of them shipped to me but, unfortunately not all of them :( 4 years ago i know how ya feel - i just recently moved back to within driving distance of chicago after being gone for ten years. it's like nirvana. italian beef, DIPT. with giardinara and fries rolled up in the wax paper with it. of course the perennial chicago hot dog, with the works - including cucumbers, fluorescent green relish, and sport peppers. NO ketchup. white fence farm fried chicken home run inn pizza original rainbow cone ice cream fried shrimp from korner shrimp house on archer
I went there with friends who knew which back road to take to get there (Burrell near the MA/RI border). A great all-you-can eat family-style chicken dinner with rolls, roast chicken, green salad, their homemade salad dressing, spaghetti, and soft drinks was $10, if I remember correctly. The friends were ticked-off because it had gone up from the $8 that it used to be. They do not take credit cards. This was last summer so it may have gone up further. However it is worth it. Get there early or the waiting lines will be overwhelming. http://www.wrightsfarm.com/ is their web site if you need more details. 2 years ago Asker's ...
