#PaczkiDay 2015: The best paczki in town….

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#PaczkiDay 2015: The best paczki in town….

It’s a Chicago-area tradition – celebrating Fat Tuesday with Paczki Day. Basically, they are balls of fried dough stuffed with all kinds of fillings (DON’T CALL THEM A DONUT). Paczki is pronouced poonch-key, depending on who you ask. The idea is to eat these on Fat Tuesday before Lent kicks off. It’s a Polish tradition, and as I’m sure you are aware, Chicago has a huge Polish population.

This will be my 10th year working in Chicago TV, which has taken me to all kinds of locations on Paczki Day. This year, I hit the kitchen of the Zawaski family in Evergreen Park – in-laws to WGN reporter Patrick Elwood. Fran and Joanell Zawaski wake up at about midnight and start work on the 1,600+ paczki they will be making from scratch that morning. Those who are lucky enough to get on their list (mostly family and friends), pick up their order of paczki starting at 6:15am.

And they do it all for free.

It’s simply a family tradition – everybody gets together and chips in on the fun.

They were nice enough to host us all morning on the WGN Morning News. The entertainment was spectacular and the paczki were quite simply the best I have ever had.

Now if I could only get on that list…..

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Fried gnocchi explode, chef can’t stop laughing (VIDEO)

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Fried gnocchi explode, chef can’t stop laughing (VIDEO)

Never, ever deep-fry gnocchi.

That is the lesson of this video. It was posted to YouTube back in 2010 by the Webstaurant Store but recently found life on Reddit. This guy Steve was wondering if you could fry a gnocchi, so he decided to put a bunch of them into a fryer and see what would happen.

He probably should have brought a shield. Watch the video and wait for the fried gnocchi action to happen….

IF I DIE ON MARS: Meet the people who want to colonize the red planet

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IF I DIE ON MARS: Meet the people who want to colonize the red planet

It’s an amazing opportunity. You would be the first human being to travel to another planet, starting something new, paving the way for future generations to potentially colonize the universe. But there’s one problem.

Once you go, you can never come back.

A new short film IF I DIE ON MARS introduces us to three people who want to take up this challenge. The Mars One project hopes to set up a human settlement on the planet by 2025. More than 200,000 people have applied to go, and the group has been narrowed down to 660.

Mashable spoke with the film’s director about the project and what lies ahead when it comes to our exploration on Mars. Watch the full 10-minute movie below….

 

GRAMMYS: Kanye West says Beck “should have given his award to Beyonce”

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GRAMMYS: Kanye West says Beck “should have given his award to Beyonce”

Most people watch the Grammys for the performances, but there are a few people out there who still get wrapped up in who wins the awards.

Kanye West appears to be one of them.

After Beck won Album Of The Year, Kanye followed him on stage in what looked like a playful send up of his Taylor Swift moment where he told the world Beyonce had the greatest video OF ALL TIME. But all thoughts that he was kidding have evaporated after he voiced his opinion to E! after the show.

Here are his comments in full….

I understand that Kanye feels Beyonce should have won the Grammy. I love his passion and how vocal he is about his love for Beyonce’s work. But how does Beck winning a Grammy diminish art? Does he really think Beck isn’t an artist? I wish he could just praise Beyonce, even say she should have won, without making it seem like Beck is a jerk for accepting an award that was given to him.

What do you think?

POLTERGEIST Trailer: Is this remake clean?

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POLTERGEIST Trailer: Is this remake clean?

For the most part I hate remakes. Especially when it comes to iconic movies.

POLTERGEIST is one of those movies.

I remember being really young seeing the original for the first time. Yes, it freaked me out. I still get a little creeped out by clowns thanks to that bedroom scene. Same goes for fried chicken and new construction.

But more so, POLTERGEIST was one of those movies that made me fall in love with the horror genre. There is such a great buildup of tension, and when the crazy hits, it’s like one big, long exhale.

I have very little expectation for this remake. In a way, POLTERGEIST has already been remade countless times. Other filmmakers have tried to capture its charm and surprises in their own haunted house projects, some have had success while most have failed. But we live in a world where Hollywood is building new homes on top of hallowed ground, hoping that the ghosts of the past won’t reach up and stop the new neighborhood from flourishing.

The POLTERGEIST trailer is great. Let’s hope Sam Raimi, Gil Kenan and crew are able to construct something that makes a new generation of moviegoers fall in love with the genre the same way I did. Video below…

The Exercise Coach: High-tech workout comes to Chicago

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The Exercise Coach: High-tech workout comes to Chicago

On today’s WGN Morning News, I went to check out The Exercise Coach. The fitness program has been around the Chicago area since the early 2000s. They now have 30 locations across the country, and last month, they opened their first spot in the city. Here is our story with more below….

The company says they can get your fit with just two 20 minute workouts per week. The secret is in the technology, they say – their workout machines are hooked to computers that analyze all of your movements, and they use robotics to apply all of the tension based on your physical strength.

After testing out a few of the machines, I can say it’s like nothing I’ve felt before. You can really feel the machine fighting back and resisting as you are both pushing and pulling. Having the real-time target on the computer screen really pushes you to make sure you are getting what you need out of each rep.

As for the cost? It will set you back more than $300 per month, but they do offer free consultations if you want to try it out before you commit. Here are the details…

The Exercise Coach | 1015 W. Webster | 872-802-4464 | Vist exercisecoach.com to find other locations

This Cubs video will get you ready for Spring Training

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This Cubs video will get you ready for Spring Training

The INTERSTELLAR soundtrack makes everything better. Add it to nostalgic Chicago Cubs video and you get something altogether magical.

It’s a funny thing being a Cubs fan. Every time February/March/Early April comes around, videos like this one surface and make you forget everything that happened the year before, or all of reasons this team is nowhere ready to make a playoff run.

So, for just a few minutes, let Hans Zimmer make you dream about October on the North Side. Well done, Jay Tuohey. (via WGN News)

Chicago Cubs – 2015 Hype from Jay Tuohey on Vimeo.

Saved By The Bell cast reunites on Jimmy Fallon

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Saved By The Bell cast reunites on Jimmy Fallon

It’s been no secret – Jimmy Fallon has an obsession with Saved By The Bell, just like the rest of us who grew up with the show.

“The Tonight Show” is in Los Angeles this week, and one night after he recreated the Fresh Prince Of Bell Air open, Fallon got most of the cast members of Saved By The Bell back together for a roughly 10 minute bit. They include Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris, Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater, Elizabeth Berkley as Jessie Spano, Tiffani Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski and Richard Hastings as Mr. Belding. Noticeably absent – Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle and Dustin Diamond as Screech.

Check out the video….

Marshawn Lynch and Gronk play Mortal Kombat on Conan

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Marshawn Lynch and Gronk play Mortal Kombat on Conan

There is plenty of talking when Lynch and Gronk go head-to-head in this hilarious video game battle

Somehow, Conan managed to get Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch to sit down with New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski in a Marriott Courtyard hotel somewhere in Arizona, to play the yet-to-be-released Mortal Kombat X and chomp on some Skittles.

That’s pretty much it. Video above.

Ant-Man Trailer: Paul Rudd rides a bug in Marvel’s latest

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Ant-Man Trailer: Paul Rudd rides a bug in Marvel’s latest

Ant-Man trailer makes its debut, giving fans a first look at Paul Rudd in the title role

It’s one of the most anticipated movies of 2015. Paul Rudd is the latest star to fill one of Marvel’s suits, albeit their tiniest suit.

Watch the trailer above. It looks like it’ll be fun – but you have to wonder if superhero overload is going to set in anytime soon, if it hasn’t already.

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