Do you need a new summer obsession? Get yourself some hot grilled ćevapčići!

I first became aware of this delicious Balkan street food many years ago when this eye catching food stall started popping up at seemingly every summer festival in Chicago. The hand-formed sausages at their stall smelled amazing and tasted even better.

Phill Vucinic & Joe Alfirevich of Novi Most/Cevapcici Chicago have been spreading the good news of these delicious Balkan treats for over 20 years at this point. The formula is simple, but they’re so ridiculously satisfying. If you’re not able to stumble across a stall at a street festival, the recipes are usually simple enough to make at home. Or, if you’re in Chicagoland, the guys at Novi Most sell packaged ćevapčići to a good handful of groceries around town, including Agora Market!

I was reminded of ćevapčići recently when Niles and I ended up in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood a little while back, at a little tavern called Lockal. They’ll put cevapi on a pizza for you, and serve it with a shot of rakija too! Highly recommend. ^_^

Upcoming Events:

CANADA! I will be in Toronto for TCAF this weekend! Find me at table 106A! I’ll have lots of books and prints and stickers to share, and I’d love to see you! Also, please let me know your favorite restaurant in walking distance from Mattamy Athetic Centre.

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What I’m Into Lately:

I’ve been playing Dragon Quest VII Reimagined! I love a JRPG, and I really enjoyed Dragon Quest XI a few years ago (miss you, Sylvando!). I’d been eyeing this remake for a while, and when all the Dragon Quest games recently went on sale, I pulled the trigger. No regrets so far! (The sale goes for a few more days, too, if you’re tempted!)

What Toki’s Into Lately:

Just sitting around being perfectly handsome, blissfully unaware that I’m going to fly to Toronto in a few days.