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Harry Caray's Restaurant Group
began when the first Harry Caray's
Italian Steakhouse opened in Chicago's
River North neighborhood in 1987.
Located at 33 W. Kinzie St. it was once
home to the notorious enforcer of the
Al Capone gang, Frank Nitti. He lived
in an apartment on the fourth floor
with his wife Annette, who’s family
owned the building. Harry Caray was a
radio and television broadcaster,
covering Major League Baseball teams
beginning with a long tenure calling
the games of the St. Louis Cardinals,
Oakland Athletics, and the Chicago
White Sox before ending his career as
the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.
Harry Caray's Restaurant had been designated the Official Home Plate of
the Chicago Cubs. The bar is 60 feet, 6
inches long, the exact distance from
the pitcher's mound to home plate. The
restaurant houses 1,500 pieces of
baseball memorabilia, including a bat
autographed by Sammy Sosa during the
period in 1998 when he set a record
with 20 home runs in a single month, as
well as items from Stan Musial, Ernie
Banks, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams and
others.
"The Harry Caray's Restaurant Cookbook" was Published in 2003 by
Rutledge Hill Press. Cookbook
authors Jane and Michael Stern have
taken 150 of the best dishes at Harry Caray's Restaurant and converted them
into recipes. "The Harry Caray's
Restaurant Cookbook" is divided into
these categories: soups, salads,
sandwiches, appetizers, side dishes,
sauces and dressings, pasta and
risotto, Italian favorites, seafood,
chicken, steaks, veal and chops, and
desserts.
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