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    Shrimp burgers and herbed gin and tonics: A Labor Day to remember

    by By Jeanmarie Brownson, Chicago Tribune Aug 24, 2017 6 minutes

    We enjoy burgers all summer long _ their charred goodness never ceases to satisfy. For Labor Day weekend, we'll splurge on a departure from the usual beef: crispy shrimp burgers with a spicy homemade mayonnaise.

    These indulgent burgers are inspired by a midday feast traveling in the UK with friends. After a morning exploring Abbey Road, we ventured to the Holborn Dining Room in London's Rosewood Hotel. The gorgeous marble, polished wood and red-accented brasserie is well known for our favorite summer cocktail _ the gin and tonic.

    These are not the sloppy Tanqueray and tonics of our youth. The Holborn's Gin Bar features more than 400 boutique gins and 27 tonic waters. In addition, the restaurant makes homemade syrups and secret potions to turn out more than 14,000 possible gin and tonic combinations. Fresh lavender, mint, rosemary, thyme and other botanicals, destined for muddling into a bar glass, scent the room.

    It took us a long time to select a gin and a tonic combination. In the end, a lavender and pink

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