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Delivery:
First-Class mail.

Type of business:
Romantic Fondue Dining

Location:
340 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago  60614

Phone:
773.281.9101

About:
For years, fondue dining at Geja's Café has been a favorite indulgence among Chicagoans as well as out-of-towners.  For many, it is a way to celebrate a special event or occasion; for others, it is simply an unforgettable dining experience that's fun to share with friends.

Fondue dining began, not as an indulgence, but rather as a way of life.  Cheese fondue originated in Switzerland from sheep and goat herders:  when they were away from home for long periods of time, they would travel with cheese, wine and bread.  For dinner, they melted the cheese and wine together over a fire and dipped in the bread for a warm, filling meal.

Entrée (hot oil) fondue got its beginnings in the vineyards of Europe.  Workers had little time to eat while they were in the fields harvesting grapes and the winery owners were faced with the unique challenge of feeding everyone.  To accomplish this task, the owners placed heated pots of oil in the fields so the grape pickers could eat whenever they got hungry.  The workers brought pouches of food from home and could eat by simply cooking the provisions they carried.  This saved everyone a great deal of time and helped ensure that the grapes would be harvested at the peak of ripeness.

When Geja's guests share pots of hot oil to cook their skewered foods, they're participating in one of the last forms of communal cooking available in Western society.

Website:
www.gejascafe.com

Sample Menu:
FLAMING CHOCOLATE FONDUE
Flamed with orange liqueur and served with strawberries, apples, melon, banana, pineapple, pound cake, and marshmallows
For two or more, per person

CHEESE & CHOCOLATE FONDUE SPECIAL
Geja's salad, cheese and flaming chocolate fondues, and coffee. For two or more, per person

CHEESE FONDUE
Imported Gruyère blended with white wine, Kirsch cherry brandy, and spices.  For dipping:  red and golden apple wedges, sweet grapes, French, pumpernickel and onion breads.  Price includes Geja's salad. For two or more; per person

ADD TO THE PLEASURE
Mild bell peppers, mushrooms, and onion rings
Chunks of zucchini, cauliflower, and broccoli

CHEESE BOARD
Your selection of prime cheeses served on a board with onion and dark rye breads and whipped butter.

CHEESES OF THE WORLD
SHARP CHEESES
Iowa Maytag blue
Aged Wisconsin Swiss
Canadian Black Diamond
Aged Wisconsin cheddar

ROBUST CHEESES
French Brie
Wisconsin herbed goat
French Roquefort
Swiss Gruyère

DELICATE CHEESES
French Gourmandaise
Wisconsin Muenster
Italian Bel Paese
Dutch Edam

GOURMET PLATTER
Imported Krakus ham, braunschweiger and landjäger sausages, and your choice of any three cheeses listed above.  With apple wedges, grapes, onion and pumpernickel breads, Dijon mustard, and Geja's Salad.